Curt Swan

Curt Swan

1920–1996 Willmar, Minnesota 351 series 4,778 issues

2 awards

Curt Swan (1920-1996), born Douglas Curtis Swan in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was the definitive Superman artist of the Silver and Bronze Ages. Of Swedish descent (the family name was shortened from Svensson), Swan first pencilled Superman for Superman #51 (1948) and went on to draw approximately 1,140 stories in the Superman family of titles over nearly five decades.

Swan's clean, naturalistic style replaced Wayne Boring's earlier version of the character in the early 1960s and became the look most readers associated with Superman for three decades. He co-created supporting characters including Lucy Lane, Krypto the Superdog, Faora, and Superboy-Prime. Swan was released from the Superman titles in 1986 when DC rebooted the character under John Byrne.

Swan received an Inkpot Award in 1984 and was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1997.

Name

Curt Swan

Issues

4,778

Series

351

Titles

9

Awards

Eisner Awards - Hall of Fame (1997), Inkpot Award (1984)

Gender

Male

Birth Date

February 17, 1920

Death Date

June 17, 1996

Birth Place

Willmar, Minnesota

Country

United States

Series

The Power of Shazam!: The Worm Turns

The Power of Shazam!: The Worm Turns (2023)

1 issue

Aquaman: 80 Years of the King of the Seas: The Deluxe Edition

Aquaman: 80 Years of the King of the Seas: The Deluxe Edition (2023)

1 issue

Back Issue

Back Issue (2003)

TwoMorrows Publishing

169 issues

The New Teen Titans

The New Teen Titans (2014)

Collected Edition

14 issues

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen's Boss Perry White

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen's Boss Perry White (2022)

One-Shot

Tails of the Super-Pets

Tails of the Super-Pets (2022)

Collected Edition

1 issue

Superman: The Man of Steel

Superman: The Man of Steel (2020)

Collected Edition

4 issues

Superman in the Fifties

Superman in the Fifties (2021)

Collected Edition

1 issue

Superman: Kryptonite Nevermore

Superman: Kryptonite Nevermore (2021)

Collected Edition

1 issue

DC Through the '80s: The End of Eras

DC Through the '80s: The End of Eras (2020)

1 issue

Issues

Issue #2

#2

Issue #2

Batman & Superman in World's Finest: The Silver Age Omnibus (2025)

Jan 06, 2026

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Superman: The Silver Age Omnibus (2024)

Mar 12, 2024

Book Two

#1

Book Two

The Power of Shazam!: The Worm Turns (2023)

May 30, 2023

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Aquaman: 80 Years of the King of the Seas: The Deluxe Edition (2023)

Feb 15, 2023

Issue #137

#137

Issue #137

Back Issue (2003)

Jul 13, 2022

Volume Fourteen

#14

Volume Fourteen

The New Teen Titans (2014)

Jul 19, 2022

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen's Boss Perry White (2022)

Jun 21, 2022

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Tails of the Super-Pets (2022)

May 03, 2022

Issue #134

#134

Issue #134

Back Issue (2003)

Apr 27, 2022

Vol. 4

#4

Vol. 4

Superman: The Man of Steel (2020)

Mar 01, 2022

Frequent collaborators

Ben Oda

Ben Oda

E. Nelson Bridwell

E. Nelson Bridwell

Henry Boltinoff

Henry Boltinoff

Vince Colletta

Vince Colletta

Ira Schnapp

Ira Schnapp

Gaspar Saladino

Gaspar Saladino

Bob Rozakis

Bob Rozakis

Mort Weisinger

Mort Weisinger

Jack Schiff

Jack Schiff

Tatjana Wood

Tatjana Wood

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