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Curt Swan, whose Swedish grandmother had shortened and Americanized the original family name of Svensson, was born in Minneapolis, the youngest of five children. [3] Father John Swan worked for the railroads; mother Leontine Jessie Hanson [4] had worked in a local hospital. [5] As a boy, Swan's given name – Douglas – was shortened to "Doug," and, disliking the phonetic similarity to "Dog ...
Feb 17, 2020 · To the Baby Boom Generation that grew up on his work, Curt Swan (1920-1996) was, is, and forever will be the definitive Superman artist. Over the course of his almost-four decade run on the character (1948-1986), Swan depicted many of the landmark events that became touchstones in the lives of the Superman family.
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Feb 18, 2020 · No artist has drawn Superman more than the late Curt Swan. In honor of what would have been his 100th birthday, we look back on his incredible artistic legacy.
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Jun 17, 1996 · Curt Swan (1920 - 1996) Curt Swan was born February 17, 1920 and was the youngest of five children. His father John Swan worked for the railroads while his mother Leotine Hanson worked in a local hospital. As a boy, Swan's given name - Douglas - was shortened to "Doug," and, disliking the phonetic similarity to "Dog," Swan thereafter reversed ...
Mar 28, 2020 · Superman Artist – Curt Swan. March 28, 2020 Comic Book News 2. Curt Swan was born February 17th 1920, in Willmar, Minnesota as the youngest of five children of John Swan, a railroad man, and the former Leotine Hanson who had worked in a local hospital. Swan was of Swedish stock; his Grandmother had actually changed the family name from ...
Curt Swan (b. February 17, 1920 – d.June 16, 1996) was a writer. Swan is probably best known as the penciller for the Silver Age-Bronze Age Superman titles, as well as the Legion of Super-Heroes. Swan succeeded Wayne Boring as the prime Superman artist. He provided the pencils for Alan Moore's imaginary tale Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? which was Swan's final major contribution ...
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Feb 17, 2016 · Douglas Curtis Swan was born February 17, 1920, in Willmar, Minnesota, the youngest of five children. As a young man, he would switch his first and middle names and go by “Curt,” largely due to his dislike for how much “Doug” sounded like “dog.”. At age 18, Swan joined the National Guard, and by 1940 he was called to join the Army.
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