SUPERMAN (1939-86; 2006-11) #174
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Curt Swan cvr/art; Batman cameo, Mr. Mxyzptlk app.Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. Clark Kent's Incredible Delusion! [part 1] starring Superman and Batman, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Curt Swan (page 1) and Al Plastino (pages 2-8), inks by George Klein (page 1) and Al Plastino (pages 2-8). The End of a Hero! [part 2] starring Superman, Superboy, and Adam Newman, script by Edmond Hamilton, art by Al Plastino. Super-Mxyzptlk...Hero! starring Superman, Mr. Mxyzptlk, and Bizarro #1, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Al Plastino.
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.