Fantastic Four #168 (Pt 8) From Fantastic Four #54

1966: Fantastic Four #54  Jack Kirby

1976: Fantastic Four #168  Rich Buckler

Love.This.One. Why? Well, Fantastic Four #54 was one of the first back issues I ever had. It filled in a lot of the FF's history for me, as it featured not only the FF but also the Black Panther (T'Challa's in the first panel above), the Inhumans, and Wyatt Wingfoot.  It remains one of my most cherished comics!

Fantastic Four #168 (Pt 6) Ben, Alicia, Johnny, Crystal--and O'Hoolihan (Who?!)

Fantastic Four #168 (1976) Buckler           Fantastic Four #79 (1968) Kirby

Fantastic Four #168 (1976) Buckler          Fantastic Four #79 (1968) Kirby 

Fantastic Four #168 (1976) Buckler

Fantastic Four #79 (1968) Kirby


The panels on the pages

Fantastic Four #79 (1968) Jack Kirby

Fantastic Four #168 (1976) Rich Buckler

And as we saw last time, the second panel on the #168 page was inspired by a panel from Fantastic Four #79. 

Fantastic Four #158 (Pt 4) Quicksilver's Awkward Position

1965: Tales of Suspense #62  Jack Kirby

1975: Fantastic Four #158   Rich Buckler

Fantastic Four #156 - Shalla, Surfer and Doom=Sharon, Steve and Skull

Shalla Bal's distraught expression in Fantastic Four #156 (l.) immediately reminded me of Sharon Carter's distraught expression in Captain America #104 (r.)...

1975: Fantastic Four #156-Rich Buckler     1968: Captain America #104-Jack Kirby       


     ...and that led me to--well, take a look 😉

1975: sequence from Fantastic Four #156 - Rich Buckler

1968: sequence from Captain America #104 - Jack Kirby

Breaking it down:  

1975: Fantastic Four #156 - Buckler             1968: Captain America #104 -Kirby

1975: Fantastic Four #156 - Buckler     1968: Captain America #104 -Kirby           

1975: Fantastic Four #156 - Buckler     1968: Captain America #104 -Kirby   

Avengers #76 and #102 - The Bewitching Scarlet Witch

Which Witch is which? 

Scarlet Witch in
Avengers #76 (1970) - John Buscema 
and 
Avengers #102 (1972) - Rich Buckler

Sub-Mariner and Lady Dorma by Jack Kirby and Dan Adkins

1964: Fantastic Four #33 - Jack Kirby

1967: Tales to Atsonish #92 - Dan Adkins

Avengers Assemble! A Walk Down Memory Lane

In the "reminds me of" category.   Assemblers should check out the new Waid-Kitson Avengers limited series--a must-read for fans of the Kooky Quartet! 

                      (top): 1967: Avengers #46 - John Buscema natch!

                      (bottom) 2017: Avengers #3.1 -  Barry Kitson pays homage to Big John

Fantastic Four #152 (Pt 12) Loki, Thor and Thundra

1964: Journey Into Mystery #108  Kirby

1974: Fantastic Four #152  Buckler

Giant-Size Fantastic Four #3 (Pt 3) Kirby Crowd Scene--Now In Living Color!

1967: Fantastic Four #59   Kirby

1974: Giant-Size Fantastic Four #3  Buckler

Fantastic Four #151 (Pt 22) Why It's...

         1966: Fantastic Four #52                       1974: Fantastic Four #151
Kirby                                                         Buckler

Fantastic Four #151 (Pt 12) Big Ben Front and Center

1962: Fantastic Four #4  Kirby

1974: Fantastic Four #151  Buckler

Fantastic Four #150 (Pt 28) Franklin Richards and Mole Man

1974:  Fantastic Four #150  Buckler

1969:  Fantastic Four #89  Kirby

More of the Franklin/Fantastic Four #89 - #150 connection here! 

Fantastic Four #149 (Pt 17) Jaws

1962: Fantastic Four #4 Kirby

1974: Fantastic Four #149 Buckler

Note: The great Roger Kastel, who is known for his Star Trek, Doc Savage movie posters, book covers, etc., created the Jaws painting that was used for the novel's cover--first published in early 1974, a few months before FF #149--and the 1975 movie poster. 

Giant-Size Avengers #1 (Pt 36) Avengers and Inhumans, Faces In a Crowd

1969: Fantastic Four #83  Kirby                    1974: Giant-Size Avengers #1 Buckler

Fantastic Four #147 (Pt 39) Thing and Sub-Mariner Race to the Finish Line

1966: Fantastic Four #48  Kirby

1974: Fantastic Four #147 Buckler

Giant-Size Super-Stars #1 (Pt 37) Coffee Talk

        1967: Fantastic Four 68 Kirby                    1974: Giant-Size Super-Stars 1  Buckler

Giant-Size Super-Stars #1 (Pt 27) Thundra and Hercules

1965: Journey Into Mystery Annual #1  Kirby

1974: Giant-Size Super-Stars #1  Buckler

Giant-Size Super-Stars #1 (Pt 14) Thundra, Thunder God and Throngs

1974: Giant-Size Super-Stars #1  Rich Buckler

1965:  Journey Into Mystery #121  Jack Kirby

Fantastic Four #136 - Medusa, Johnny, Sue and Sub-Mariner

1973 - Fantastic Four 136            1964 -  Fantastic Four 27
Buscema                                        Kirby

Fantastic Four #135 - Alicia Masters Twice as Nice

Two-panel Alicia sequence by John Buscema in FF #135.

1973: Fantastic Four 135 

Possibly inspired by some older Alicia panels. Breaking it down:

             1973: Fantastic Four 135-Buscema        1962: Fantastic Four 8-Kirby        

          1973: Fantastic Four 135-Buscema           1964: Fantastic Four 29-Kirby