Fantastic Four #168 (Pt 4) Ben and Johnny Storm Out--Plus Profiles

More Fantastic Four #44 and #168

1965: Fantastic Four #44 - Jack Kirby                              1976: Fantastic Four #168 - Rich Buckler     

Let's face it--it's pretty clear that Buckler had #44 nearby. Here's an example of how #44 helped suggest character position/placement within a panel, with Johnny and Ben:

Top: 1965: Fantastic Four #44       
Bottom: 1976: Fantastic Four #168 

                                       

Fantastic Four #168 (Pt 3) Johnny On the Spot

Top: Fantastic Four #44 (1965)  Jack Kirby

Bottom: Fantastic Four #168 (1976)  Rich Buckler

Fantastic Four #168 (Pt 2) Nod To A Classic Cover

Top: Fantastic Four #3 (1963) Jack Kirby
Bottom: Fantastic Four #168 (1976) Rich Buckler

Fantastic Four #168 (Pt 1) Reed Richards and Johnny Storm

1976: Fantastic Four #168  Rich Buckler

1967: Fantastic Four #60 Jack Kirby

1976: Fantastic Four #168

Fantastic Four #161 (Pt 1) Romantic Reed Reassures Sue

Reed's romantic technique: gazing out a window...playfully touching Sue's chin...and finally, a clinch.

1975: Fantastic Four #161  Rich Buckler

1968: Fantastic Four #72  Jack Kirby

Breaking it down: 

Top: 1975, Fantastic Four #161   Buckler
Bottom: 1968, Fantastic Four #72  Kirby

1968: Fantastic Four #72  Kirby                                         1975: Fantastic Four #161  Buckler

Fantastic Four #159 (Pt 3) Medusa and Inhumans

1967: Fantastic Four Annual #5 Jack Kirby

1975: Fantastic Four #159 Rich Buckler

Fantastic Four #159 (Pt 2) Sue Storm and Medusa

Top: 1964, Fantastic Four #31 - Jack Kirby
Bottom: 1975, Fantastic Four #159 - Rich Buckler

Fantastic Four #159 (Pt 1) Black Bolt's Punch

A couple of standard "punch" shots.

1966: Fantastic Four #46  Jack Kirby

1975: Fantastic Four #159  Rich Buckler

Fantastic Four #158 (Pt 8) Black Bolt, Stoic

Black Bolt and Karnak in Fantastic Four Annual #5 . 

Fantastic Four Annual #5 (1967) Jack Kirby

And here's stoic, statue-like Black Bolt in Fantastic Four #158.

  Fantastic Four #153 (1975) Buckler

Bonus! Also from FF #158: a page later, complete with Karnak. 

Fantastic Four #158, Buckler

Fantastic Four #158 (Pt 7) Karnak the Not-So-Magnificent

1967: Fantastic Four Annual #5  Jack Kirby

1975: Fantastic Four #158  Rich Buckler

Fantastic Four #158 (Pt 6) Inhuman Explosions!

1967: Fantastic Four Annual #5- Kirby      Black Bolt

1975: Fantastic Four #158- Buckler
Gorgon

Fantastic Four #158 (Pt 5) Quicksilver and Crystal

1965: Fantastic Four #37  Jack Kirby

1975: Fantastic Four #158  Rich Buckler

Love it, Pietro has the same chin as Morrat 😄

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

1965: Tales of Suspense #62  Jack Kirby

1975: Fantastic Four #158   Rich Buckler

Fantastic Four #158 (Pt 3) Ben Grimm or Johnny Storm? It's a Tie!

1966: Fantastic Four #51  Jack Kirby

1975: Fantastic Four #158   Rich Buckler

                   
                         

Fantastic Four #158 (Pt 2) Ben Grimm and the Kids