| Curt Swan | |
| Birth name | Curtis D. Swan |
| Born | February 17, 1920 Willmar, Minnesota |
| Died | June 16, 1996 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Penciller, Inker |
| Notable works | Superman |
Curtis D. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Willmar is a city in and the County seat of Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, United States. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Swan (February 17, 1920 in Willmar, Minnesota -June 16, 1996)[1] was an American comic book artist, best known for his work on the Superman comics spanning three decades. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Willmar is a city in and the County seat of Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, United States. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of Activities to do with creating Art, practicing the Arts and/or demonstrating Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon
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Biography
Early life and career
Curt Swan, whose grandmother had shortened the original family name of Swanson, was the youngest of five children. Superman Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? is a notable story from 1986 featuring the DC Comics character of Superman. Father John Swan worked for the railroads; mother Leotine Hanson had worked in a local hospital. "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation.
Drafted into the army in 1940, he spent World War II working on the G. Conscription (also known as the draft, the call-up or national service) is a general term for involuntary labor demanded by some established authority The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including I. magazine, Stars and Stripes. After returning to civilian life in 1945 he began working for DC Comics. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company After a stint on Boy Commandos he began to just pencil pages, leaving the inking to others. The Boy Commandos was a 1940s Comic book series created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby for DC Comics.
Superman
He drew many different features including "Tommy Tomorrow" and "Gangbusters", but slowly began gravitating towards the Superman line of books including Superboy, Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen and the "Legion of Super-Heroes" feature in Adventure Comics. Tommy Tomorrow was a long-running science fiction hero published by DC Comics in several of their titles from 1947 to 1963 For the 1942 serial see Gang Busters. For the role-playing game see Gangbusters. Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon This article is about the original pre-Crisis Superboy For similarly-named DC Comics characters see Superboy. James Bartholomew "Jimmy" Olsen is a Fictional character, a Photojournalist who appears mainly in DC Comics ’ Superman stories This is about the DC Comics superhero team For the animated television series based on this see Legion of Super Heroes (TV series. Adventure Comics is a Comic book series published by DC Comics from 1935 to 1983 He drew the daily newspaper comic strip Superman from the late 1950s until its demise in 1964. The daily Superman Newspaper comic strip began in January 6 1939 and a separate Sunday strip was added on November 5 1939
Swan became the artist most associated with Superman during the period fans and historians call the Silver Age of comic books, producing hundreds of covers and stories from the 1950s through the 1980s. The Silver Age of Comic Books was a period of artistic advancement and commercial success in mainstream American comic books predominantly those featuring the Superhero With his frequent inker Murphy Anderson, the pair's collaborative artwork came to be called "Swanderson" by the fans. Murphy Anderson (b 1926 in Asheville North Carolina) is an American Comic book Penciller and Inker who has worked for companies
In the Superman-based television show, Smallville (TV Series), Christopher Reeve makes a guest-appearance in two episodes as character Virgil Swan, who knows all about Clark Kent and his origins. Christopher D'Olier Reeve ( September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004) was an American Actor, director, This could well be an allusion to Swan.
Later life and career
After DC's 1985 12-issue limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths and with the impending 1986 revision of Superman by writer and artist John Byrne, Swan was released from his duties on the Superman comics. A limited series is a term originated by Marvel Comics referring to a Comic book series with a set number of issues Crisis on Infinite Earths is a twelve-issue American comic book Limited series (identified as a "12-part maxi-series" and crossover John Lindley Byrne (born July 6 1950) is a British -born Canadian - American author and artist of Comic books Since the His swan song on Superman was the non-canonical 1986 story "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?", written by Alan Moore. The phrase " swan song " is a reference to an ancient belief that the Mute Swan ( Cygnus olor) is completely mute during its lifetime until the moment just Superman Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? is a notable story from 1986 featuring the DC Comics character of Superman. Alan Moore (born November 18 1953 in Northampton) is an English Writer most famous for his influential work in Comics, including the acclaimed After this, Swan continued to do occasional minor projects for DC, including an Aquaman limited series and special in 1989, and various returns on illustrating Superman.
He was living in Wilton, Connecticut, at the time of his death. Wilton is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, in the United States. Issue 92 of the Legion of Super-heroes memorialized him with a cameo appearance as an art teacher.
Footnotes
- ^ Social Security Death Index gives June 17, 1996 as the date death was verified by a family member; verification date can be the same as the death date, or one or more days afterward.
References
External links
- PaulGravett.com (tribute to Swan)
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