Fantastic Four #149 (Pt 25) Captain America and Ben Grimm

1974: Fantastic Four #149 Buckler

1967: Tales of Suspense #95 Kirby

Standards shots

Fantastic Four #149 (Pt 24) More Giganto--And His Brother

1962: Fantastic Four #4 Kirby

1974: Fantastic Four #149 Buckler

Fantastic Four #149 (Pt 23) Time to Get the Flock Outta Here

         

1974: Fantastic Four 149 Buckler

1970: Avengers 80  J. Buscema

Fantastic Four #149 (Pt 22) Giant-Size Giganto

1962: Fantastic Four #4 Kirby 

1974: Fantastic Four #149 Buckler - two-page spread

Fantastic Four #149 (Pt 21) Thing, Sub-Mariner, Silver Surfer and Quasimdo

1974: Fantastic Four #149 Buckler

1967: "Peerless Power of the Silver Surfer" - Fantastic Four Annual #5 Kirby

Fantastic Four #149 (Pt 20) Ben and the Inhumans

1974: Fantastic Four 149 Buckler

1967: Fantastic Four Annual 5 Kirby

Fantastic Four #149 (Pt 19) Black Panther, Karnak, Sub-Mariner and Human Torch

1967: Fantastic Four Annual #5  Kirby

1974: Fantastic Four #149  Buckler

Fantastic Four #149 (Pt 18) Captain America and Sub-Mariner

1974: Fantastic Four #149 Buckler

1968: Captain America #108 Kirby

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. 

Fantastic Four #149 (Pt 16) Sub-Mariner and Black Bolt Bookends

1974   FF #149 Rich Buckler

1996   FF #411 Paul Ryan 

Plus! Check out the très élégant inspiration for FF #149's Namor here. 

Fantastic Four #149 (Pt 15) Sue's Ready For Her Close-Up

FF 35 (1964) Kirby-Stone

FF 149 (1974) Buckler-Sinnott

We've seen this FF #35 Sue image used elsewhere, remember?  


Sinnott's work on Buckler and Buscema. 

FF 149 (1974) Buckler-Sinnott

 Fantastic Four #107 (1970) John Buscema-Sinnott

Fantastic Four #149 (Pt 14) Gangway! Here Come Sub-Mariner, Thundra, Ben and Reed

Fantastic Four #149 (1974) Rich Buckler

Fantastic Four #58 (1967) Jack Kirby

Fantastic Four #149 (Pt 13) Sue Stoops To Conquer

Fantastic Four #149 (1974) Buckler

Fantastic Four #113 (1971) John Buscema

The granddaddy of them all--Fantastic Four #33 (1964) Jack Kirby

Fantastic Four #149 (Pt 12) Thundra and Crystal Again

Fantastic Four #149 (1974) Buckler

Fantastic Four #100 (1970) Kirby

For more Thundra-Crystal connections, see Thundra and Lightning and Crystal and Fantastic Femmes Face Frightful Foes.

Fantastic Four #149 (Pt 11) He's Got Legs

Fantastic Four #149 (1974) Buckler 

   Fantastic Four Annual #5 (1967) Kirby

Fantastic Four #149 (Pt 10) Mr. Fantastic's Gaze

I wanted to post these panel tiers that are from two different Fantastic Four issues that were produced nearly a year and half apart:

Top row: Fantastic Four #132 (April 1973) John Buscema

Bottom row: Fantastic Four #149 (August 1974) Rich Buckler 

You can see how seamlessly they flow into one another; of course both issues were embellished by that most extraordinary of inkers, the incomparable Joe Sinnott (as if you couldn't tell). Sinnott's finishes helped maintain a consistent look for the FF from the second half of the 1960s well into the 1970s.  It's Joltin' Joe's 88th birthday today, so let's all wish him a great one!

Fantastic Four #149 (Pt 9) This Page...That Panel!

Adjacent panels from Fantastic Four #69 (1967) Jack Kirby

Sue in this tier from Fantastic Four #69 (above) is recalled in  #149. 

Fantastic Four #149 (1974) Rich Buckler

Now let's take a look at Sue and Ben in panel 4 on the #149 page.  

Fantastic Four #149 (1974) Buckler

Fantastic Four #60 (1967) Kirby

Fantastic Four #149 (Pt 8) Sue Richards and Crystal

Fantastic Four #149 (1974) Rich Buckler

Fantastic Four #99 (1970) Jack Kirby

Fantastic Four #149 (Pt 7) Sub-Mariner and Thundra

Fantastic Four #149 (1974) Buckler

Fantastic Four #8 (1962) Kirby

Fantastic Four #149 (Pt 6) Thundra, Sub-Mariner, Dr. Doom, Ben Grimm

These are well-known examples.

Fantastic Four #149 (1974) Rich Buckler

Fantastic Four #60 (1967) Jack Kirby

More of the ever-lovin' blue-eyed Thing...

Sequence in Fantastic Four #149

Sequence in Fantastic Four #60