Douglas Curtis Swan (1920-02-17)February 17, 1920 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Died
June 17, 1996(1996-06-17) (aged 76) Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S.
Area(s)
Penciller
Notable works
Action Comics Adventure Comics Superman
Awards
Inkpot Award, 1984[1] Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame, 1997
Douglas Curtis Swan (February 17, 1920 – June 17, 1996)[2] 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.
^Inkpot Award
^Curt Swan, Social Security Death Index details, FamilySearch gives June 17, 1996, as the date of death, and was verified by a family member; verification date can be the same as the death date, or one or more days afterward.
the Bronze Age of Comic Books, Swan produced hundreds of covers and stories from the 1950s through the 1980s. CurtSwan, whose Swedish grandmother had...
to the Man of Tomorrow?", which was published in 1986. Illustrated by CurtSwan, it was designed as the last Superman story in the pre-Crisis on Infinite...
Superman #264 (June 1973) in a story written by Cary Bates and penciled by CurtSwan. When editor Julius Schwartz suggested adding a sportscaster to Clark...
Shooter (w), CurtSwan (p), George Klein (i). "The War of the Legions!" Adventure Comics, no. 355 (April 1967). Robert Bernstein (w), CurtSwan (p), George...
appeared in Superman #323 (May 1978), and was created by Martin Pasko and CurtSwan. The Joseph Martin version of the Atomic Skull first appeared in The Adventures...
comic books. He redrew Superman taller and more detailed. Around 1955, CurtSwan in turn succeeded Boring. The 1980s saw a boom in the diversity of comic...
Comics #210 (March 1955), and was created by writer Otto Binder and artist CurtSwan. Originally intended as a one-off character, the dog attracted positive...
Stan Lee, Gardner Fox, John Broome, and Robert Kanigher, and artists CurtSwan, Jack Kirby, Gil Kane, Steve Ditko, Mike Sekowsky, Gene Colan, Carmine...
1996 – Thomas Kuhn, American historian and philosopher (b. 1922) 1996 – CurtSwan, American illustrator (b. 1920) 1999 – Basil Hume, English cardinal (b...
first appeared in Action Comics #432 and was created by Cary Bates and CurtSwan. The Hiro Okamura version of the Toyman first appeared in Superman (vol...
Williamson Wally Wood CurtSwan/George Klein – Worked for decades on DC's Superman titles. Commander R. A. Benson, USN (Ret.) wrote "[I]t was Swan with Klein who...
#285 (January 1962). In the view of comics historian Les Daniels, artist CurtSwan became the definitive artist of Superman in the early 1960s with a "new...
Lois (2022–2023). Lucy Lane was created by writer Otto Binder and artist CurtSwan. She was introduced in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #36 (April 1959). She...
Corben version of Metallo debuted in Superman #310 and was created by CurtSwan and Martin Pasko. Metalo (note the alternate spelling) is the identity...
association with Superman. The character was created by Cary Bates and CurtSwan, and first appeared in Action Comics #471 (May 1977). Most commonly, Faora...
Finest Comics #142 (June 1964) and was created by Edmond Hamilton and CurtSwan. Joseph Meach was a diver who had fallen on hard times. In an attempt...
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