John Buscema, Frank Giacoia, 1968-09 Buscema/Giacoia: Sub-Mariner #5 p13 - Comic Strip
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1968-09 Buscema/Giacoia: Sub-Mariner #5 p13

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"...with fast moving scripts by Roy Thomas and sprawling art by a John Buscema (who was just entering his most dynamic period). The early issues of the Sub-Mariner Strip were some of the best kept secrets at Marvel!"
--Pierre Comtois: Marvel Comics in the 1960s, p. 210-211

In Sub-Mariner #5 (Sept. 1968) Todd Arliss an injured olympic swimmer made a faustian deal with the devil (Dr. Dorcas) to restore his aquatic talents. The panels show the bizarre experiment with impressive details ...

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About John Buscema

John Buscema, born Giovanni Natale Buscema, was an American comic-book artist and one of the mainstays of Marvel Comics during its 1960s and 1970s ascendancy into an industry leader and its subsequent expansion to a major pop culture conglomerate. His younger brother Sal Buscema is also a comic-book artist. Buscema is best known for his run on the series The Avengers and The Silver Surfer, and for over 200 stories featuring the sword and sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian.