Swan, Curt - SUPERMAN (1939-86; 2006-11) #246 Half Splash
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Curt Swan pencils/Murphy Anderson inks; page 12; 1971; image size 10" x 15"
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Curt Swan pencils/Murphy Anderson inks; page 12; 1971; image size 10" x 15"
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A 15% BUYER'S PREMIUM WILL BE ADDED TO THIS ITEM AT CONCLUSION OF THE AUCTION
Curt Swan pencils/Murphy Anderson inks; page 12; 1971; image size 10" x 15"Classic Swanderson page from the story 'Danger-Monster at Work!', featuring a large half splash panel of Superman trying to contain protoplasmic blob attacking S.T.A.R. Labs. Great images of the Man of Steel in every panel, with the last panel being an exceptional image. Pen and ink. Art is in excellent condition.
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.
Curt Swan pencils/Murphy Anderson inks; page 12; 1971; image size 10" x 15"Classic Swanderson page from the story 'Danger-Monster at Work!', featuring a large half splash panel of Superman trying to contain protoplasmic blob attacking S.T.A.R. Labs. Great images of the Man of Steel in every panel, with the last panel being an exceptional image. Pen and ink. Art is in excellent condition.
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.