11 Facts About Rich Buckler

Rich Buckler drew the first three issues of writer Don McGregor's Black Panther series in Jungle Action vol.

Rich Buckler fulfilled a decade-long dream in 1974 when assigned to draw Marvel's flagship series, Fantastic Four, on which he stayed for two years.

Also during this period, Rich Buckler hired the young George Perez as his studio assistant.

Rich Buckler drew the newspaper comic strip The Incredible Hulk for approximately six months in 1979.

Rich Buckler sued the magazine for libel, but later dropped the suit.

Rich Buckler worked for Archie Comics in 1983 and 1984, when that publisher briefly revived its Red Circle Comics superhero line, and he recruited Cary Burkett to write the Mighty Crusaders title.

In 1985, Rich Buckler returned to Marvel and briefly drew The Spectacular Spider-Man with writer Peter David, where they produced the storyline "The Death of Jean DeWolff".

Rich Buckler served as editor for a short-lived line of comics by Solson Publications, where in 1987 he created Reagan's Raiders.

Rich Buckler was the author of three books on comic book artistry: How to Become a Comic Book Artist and How to Draw Superheroes in 1986, and How to Draw Dynamic Comic Books in 2007.

In 2011, Rich Buckler drew a Djustine short story written by Enrico Teodorani for the Italian market.

Rich Buckler died May 19,2017, after a long battle with cancer.