SUPERMAN (1939-86; 2006-11) #247
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52 pgs; Guardians of the Universe app.Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson. Must There Be a Superman?, script by Elliot S! Maggin, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; The Guardians of the Universe tell Superman that his actions may be impeding the progress of the human race; While Superman considers what they said, he gets involved in the problems in a migrant camp. When On Earth...The Private Life of Clark Kent, script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson. Muto--Monarch of Menace! starring Superman of 2466, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein.
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.
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.