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Curt Swan

Curt Swan

1920–1996 Willmar, Minnesota 294 series, 392 with collected and international editions 3,613 issues
2 awards

Curt Swan (1920-1996) was the Superman artist of the Silver and Bronze Ages. He first penciled the character in Superman #51 in 1948 and drew roughly 1,140 stories. His clean line was the look most readers pictured until DC's 1986 reboot.

Name
Curt Swan
Issues
3,613
Series
392
Collected Editions
68
International Editions
30
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
Batman & Superman in World's Finest: The Silver Age Omnibus

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

Collected Edition

DC Comics

1 issue

Superman: The Silver Age Omnibus

Superman: The Silver Age Omnibus (2024)

Collected Edition

DC Comics

1 issue

The Power of Shazam!: The Worm Turns

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

DC Comics

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)

DC Comics

1 issue

Back Issue

Back Issue (2003)

TwoMorrows Publishing

169 issues

The New Teen Titans

The New Teen Titans (2014)

Collected Edition

DC Comics

14 issues

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen's Boss Perry White

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

One-Shot

DC Comics

Tails of the Super-Pets

Tails of the Super-Pets (2022)

Collected Edition

DC Comics

1 issue

Superman: The Man of Steel

Superman: The Man of Steel (2020)

Collected Edition

DC Comics

4 issues

Captain America

Captain America (2019)

Panini Verlag

5 issues

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

Mort Weisinger

Mort Weisinger

E. Nelson Bridwell

E. Nelson Bridwell

Bob Rozakis

Bob Rozakis

George Klein

George Klein

Stan Kaye

Stan Kaye

Ben Oda

Ben Oda

Henry Boltinoff

Henry Boltinoff

Tatjana Wood

Tatjana Wood

Vince Colletta

Vince Colletta

Ira Schnapp

Ira Schnapp

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