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With no real thanks, no pomp nor circumstance, DC simply relieved Curt of his artistic duties on Superman. Curt Swan who had drawn Superman in Action, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Superman, and World's Finest, and drew Superboy in Adventure Comics, who was the quintessential Superman artist of the 1960s, '70s and '80s. He became just another victim ...
He was best known as an inker for DC Comics, where he was an integral part of the Superman family of titles from 1955 to 1968, and for Marvel Comics, where he was the generally recognized, uncredited inker on Jack Kirby's pencil art for the landmark comic book The Fantastic Four #1. [4]
Sales data first became public in 1960, and showed that Superman was the best-selling comic book character of the 1960s and 1970s. [ 2 ] [ 76 ] [ 77 ] Sales rose again starting in 1987. Superman #75 (Nov 1992) had over 23 million copies sold, [ 78 ] making it the best-selling issue of a comic book of all time, due to a media sensation over The ...
Scott Williams (born 1960) is an American comic book artist, best known for his work as an inker, and for his decades-long partnership with artist Jim Lee, both of whom began Homage Studios, [2] collaborating on books including The Uncanny X-Men, WildCATs, Batman, Superman, WildC.A.T.s/X-Men, All-Star Batman and Robin, and Justice League.
Kurt Schaffenberger (December 15, 1920 [1] – January 24, 2002) [2] was an American comics artist. He was best known for his work on Captain Marvel and the Marvel Family during both the Golden Age and Bronze Age of comics, as well as his work on the title Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane during the 1950s and 1960s. Schaffenberger used the ...
Joe Shuster — co-creator, artist. Co-created several secondary characters including Lois Lane , Alexander Joseph "Lex" Luthor , Perry White , James Bartholomew "Jimmy" Olsen , Jonathan and Martha Kent , Jor-El , Lara Lor-Van , Mr. Mxyzptlk and George Taylor , among others.
Superman: The Complete Comic Strips 1939–1966 is an unofficial umbrella name for the six following titles: Superman: The Golden Age Dailies, Superman: The Golden Age Sundays; Superman: The Atomic Age Dailies, Superman: The Atomic Age Sundays; Superman: The Silver Age Dailies and Superman: The Silver Age Sundays, all published by The Library of American Comics.
Jack Abel (July 15, 1927 – March 6, 1996) [1] [2] was an American comic book artist best known as an inker for leading publishers DC Comics and Marvel Comics.He was DC's primary inker on the Superman titles in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and inked penciler Herb Trimpe's introduction of the popular superhero Wolverine in The Incredible Hulk #181 (Nov. 1974).