Awards
- 1968: Alley Award for Best Full-Length Story, for Marvel Comics' The Silver Surfer #1: "Origin of the Silver Surfer", by Stan Lee & John Buscema (tied with DC Comics' The Brave and the Bold #79: "Track of the Hook", by Bob Haney & Neal Adams): also Best New Strip for The Silver Surfer
- 1969: Alley Award for Best Full-Length Story for The Silver Surfer #5: "...And Who Shall Mourn for Him?," by Stan Lee, John Buscema & Sal Buscema (Marvel Comics)
- 1974: Shazam Award for Best Penciller (Dramatic Division).
- 1977: Eagle Award for Favourite Single Comicbook Story for Howard the Duck #3: Four Feathers of Death, with Steve Gerber
- 1978: Inkpot Award
- 1997: "Author that We Loved" award at the Spanish Haxtur Awards
- 2002: inducted into the Eisner Award Hall of Fame
In 2002 and 2004, the Haxtur Awards presented the Special John Buscema Award.
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