Fantastic Four #169 (Pt 12) Statuesque Ben

1967: Fantastic Four #58 - Jack Kirby

1975: Fantastic Four #169 - Rich Buckler

Fantastic Four #169 (Pt 11) Human Torch and Fantastic Four #42

1965: Fantastic Four #42 - Jack Kirby

1975: Fantastic Four #169 - Rich Buckler

Fantastic Four #169 (Pt 10) Cool Hand Luke

1967: Fantastic Four #66  Jack Kirby

1976: Fantastic Four #169  Rich Buckler

Fantastic Four #169 (Pt 9) Invisible Woman and Fantastic Four #70--Plus Marvel's Greatest Comics!

1968: Fantastic Four #70  Jack Kirby
 with touch-ups on Sue by John Romita Sr. 

1976: Fantastic Four #169  Rich Buckler

John Romita Sr. redrew Sue's hips and legs on 1968's Fantastic Four #70 cover. Jack Kirby's original drawing of Sue is shown on the cover of 1974's Marvel's Greatest Comics #53. 

1974: Marvel's Greatest Comics #53 
Just Jack!
Kirby's cover 

                                                                 with an unaltered Sue

Fantastic Four #169 (Pt 8) The Human Torch's Back

1962: Fantastic Four #4  Kirby

1976: Fantastic Four #169  Buckler

Fantastic Four #169 (Pt 7) Ben Falls Back

1963: Fantastic Four #9  Jack Kirby

1976: Fantastic Four #169 Rich Buckler

We've seen that Fantastic Four #9 panel before, remember? 😉

Fantastic Four #169 (Pt 6) From Fantastic Four #14

1963: Fantastic Four #14  Jack Kirby

1975: Fantastic Four #169  Rich Buckler

Fantastic Four #169 (Pt 5) Ben Bursts Forth

1963: Strange Tales #114   Jack Kirby--a popular Kirby pose

Here's a variation from 
1976: Fantastic Four #169   Rich Buckler

Fantastic Four #169 (Pt 4) Ben Grimm and Dr. Santini

1967: Fantastic Four #68  Jack Kirby

1976: Fantastic Four #169  Rich Buckler

Below, the subsequent panels in the respective sequences.  Dr. Santini and Ben must shop at the same store :)

Fantastic Four #68

Fantastic Four #169

Fantastic Four #169 (Pt 3) More From Fantastic Four #79

As we saw last time, FF #79 was used for reference. Here's another example, though this one is more of an "inspired by."  

1968: Fantastic Four #79  Jack Kirby

1976: Fantastic Four #169  Rich Buckler

Fantastic Four #169 (Pt 2) Ben's Beer Brawl!

1968: Fantastic Four #79 Jack Kirby

1976: Fantastic Four #169 Rich Buckler

Fantastic Four #169 (Pt 1) Ben! Bam! Btamm!

1976: Fantastic Four #169  Rich Buckler

In #169's opening panel (above) Ben remembers his glory days from Fantastic Four #77 (below).  I also included the adjacent panel because I wanted to display the full impact of Ben's BTAMM!

1968: Fantastic Four #77  Jack Kirby

In #169's splash, Reed and Sue are based on  a panel from Fantastic Four #45.

1976: Fantastic Four #169  Buckler

1965: Fantastic Four #45  Kirby