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Douglas Curtis Swan (February 17, 1920 – June 17, 1996) was an American comics artist. The artist most associated with Superman during the period fans call the Bronze Age of Comic Books , Swan produced hundreds of covers and stories from the 1950s through the 1980s.
- American
- June 17, 1996 (aged 76), Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S.
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.
- Mike Avila
Feb 17, 2020 · Though most think of Swan first and foremost as the definitive Superman artist, they often overlook the quantity and quality of his Superboy work — 17 years’ worth of stories and more than 200 covers for both Superboy and Adventure Comics — that make him the definitive artist of that character, too.
Mar 28, 2020 · From 1955 on, SUPERMAN was Curt Swan’s character. His art defined SUPERMAN for the next thirty years. The lantern jaw was gone, the ironing board flying was gone. All of this was replaced by Swan’s realistic, expressive, human faces, and fluid, even graceful, forms flying through the sky.
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From June 18, 1956 to November 12, 1960 he and Curt took over the Superman daily comic strip and then became the cover artists for Superman and Action in late 1957. They also did most of the Batman and Detective covers in 1958 -59. Curt Swan and Stan Kaye from August 8, 1958 and August 15, 1959 daily strips.
Jun 17, 1996 · Over the years, Swan was a remarkably consistent and prolific artist, often illustrating two or more titles per month. Swan remained as artist of Superman when Julius Schwartz became the editor of the title with issue #233 (Jan. 1971), and writer Denny O'Neil streamlined the Superman mythos, starting with the elimination of Kryptonite.
