Career
Buckler broke into comics as a teenager with the four-page historical story "Freedom Fighters: Washington Attacks Trenton" in the King Features comic book Flash Gordon #10 (Nov. 1967).
When given the chance in 1974 to draw The Fantastic Four, Buckler fulfilled a decade-long dream; he stayed on the title for two years. During this period, Buckler was known as well for his original creation, Deathlok. Other notable work from this period includes his collaboration with writer Don McGregor on the acclaimed Black Panther series in Jungle Action. Also during this period, Buckler hired the young George Pérez as his studio assistant.
At DC, he and Roy Thomas launched All-Star Squadron with a special insert in Justice League of America #193 (Aug. 1981) which led to the new team's own title the following month. Buckler worked for Archie Comics in 1983-1984, when that publisher briefly revived its Red Circle Comics superhero line. In 1985 he returned to Marvel and had a short but memorable run on the title The Spectacular Spider-Man with writer Peter David, where they produced the "The Death of Jean DeWolff" storyline. He also served as editor for a short-lived line of comics by Solson Publications, where in 1987 he created Reagan's Raiders.
He is the author of two books: How to Become a Comic Book Artist and How to Draw Superheroes .
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