Sal Buscema was an American comic artist, known for his work on Hulk, Rom, Defenders, Spectacular, Spider-Man, and New Mutants. Sal died last Friday at 89. His widow, Joanna Buscema, confirmed the news of his passing on social media. Artist Sterling Clark, who earlier worked with Buscema on an issue of National Guardians, broke the news. Clark mentioned that Joan notified him about Sal's death,"Wow. I just received word from Mts. Joan that Sal Buscema passed away last Friday. He was 89. Today, he would've turned 90. When I think back on my childhood and all of the comic books that I read, Sal's name seems to have appeared in just about all of them. I didn't just read the books that he illustrated, I studied them."Sal is the younger brother of the famed comic book artist, John Buscema, and began his career inking his brother's comic pages in the 50s.More about Sal Buscema's careerSal Buscema started his comic artist career as an inker and worked with his brother, John Buscema, at Dell Comics. He worked in advertising and government illustration around the same time before joining Marvel full-time in 1968. At Marvel, he earned the name "Our Pal Sal" and gained recognition for drawing the Incredible Hulk for ten years from 1975 to 1985. Throughout the 80s and the 90s, Sal also worked on New Mutants, Captain America, The Defenders, Rom: Spaceknight, The Avengers, Sub-Mariner, and many others.From 1997 to 1999, Buscema worked for rival DC Comics, including the Batman, Superman, and Superboy series. He eventually returned to Marvel and inked Pat Olliffe on Spider Girl in 1999. Buscema retired for three years before returning to comics full-time in 2003. In 2011, he returned to DC Comics with DC Retroactive: The Flash - The 70s.He won several accolades, including the Inkpot Award, the Inkwell Awards, and the Ringo Award. American writer, J.M. DeMatteis, who worked on Justice League and Spider-Man comics, among many others, paid tribute to Sal on BlueSky, noting,"Sal Buscema turns 90 today. There's hardly a Marvel character Sal hasn't left his mark on, from Cap to the Hulk, Avengers to Thor. Working with Sal for two years on Spectacular Spider-Man remains a highlight of my career. And the best part? He's not just a great artist, he's truly a good guy."In 1960, Buscema tied the knot with Joan and had three sons, Joe, Tony, and Mike.