ACTION COMICS (1938-2011) #319
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Charleston copyCover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. "The Condemned Superman," script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein; As Superman's trial for the murder of Luthor progresses, conviction looks certain until he is able to prove that Luthor is not dead after all. Metamorpho the Element Man ad. Batman Silver Anniversary ad. One-page Broadway Ha-Lights story by Harry Lampert. "The Super-Cheat!", art by Jim Mooney; Linda's nemesis Donna Storm cheats to receive high marks, then frames Linda for theft when Supergirl helps Linda's classmates with their studies.
Artist Information
Swan was a house artist at DC working on titles like Tommy Tomorrow, he began gravitating towards Superman and his related books, Superboy, World's Finest and Jimmy Olsen, he would eventually leave DC thanks to his personality issue with Editor In Chief Mort Weisinger. He would eventually return and go on to be the artist that defined the look of Superman in the Silver Age, eventually becoming the editor of the title, but after thirty years of keeping up standards of all things Superman, Swan was given the boot in favor of John Byrne's Superman reboot, Swan's comic work began to taper off after this dismissal and he eventually retired, but will forever be recognized as the Silver Age Superman's finest artist.
bondage cover
Charleston copyCover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. "The Condemned Superman," script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein; As Superman's trial for the murder of Luthor progresses, conviction looks certain until he is able to prove that Luthor is not dead after all. Metamorpho the Element Man ad. Batman Silver Anniversary ad. One-page Broadway Ha-Lights story by Harry Lampert. "The Super-Cheat!", art by Jim Mooney; Linda's nemesis Donna Storm cheats to receive high marks, then frames Linda for theft when Supergirl helps Linda's classmates with their studies.
Artist Information
Swan was a house artist at DC working on titles like Tommy Tomorrow, he began gravitating towards Superman and his related books, Superboy, World's Finest and Jimmy Olsen, he would eventually leave DC thanks to his personality issue with Editor In Chief Mort Weisinger. He would eventually return and go on to be the artist that defined the look of Superman in the Silver Age, eventually becoming the editor of the title, but after thirty years of keeping up standards of all things Superman, Swan was given the boot in favor of John Byrne's Superman reboot, Swan's comic work began to taper off after this dismissal and he eventually retired, but will forever be recognized as the Silver Age Superman's finest artist.