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Curt Swan

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Curt Swan

93 CPVs Creator Category: Artist Notable Age: Silver

Curt Swan was a DC artist of the Silver and Bronze Ages, best known for his long run on Superman, Action Comics, and World's Finest Comics, where his clean, consistent draftsmanship helped define Superman's mid-century visual identity. His work is closely tied to the core look of DC's Superman line, and collectors often use Swan-drawn issues as reference points for character-defining covers, long-run title continuity, and Silver Age Superman collecting.

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Top Curt Swan CPVs

Curt Swan has 93 CPVs in the guide, led by the Superman #423/Action Comics #583 "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?" storyline, with Superman #423 marking the final issue before the title became Adventures of Superman and Action Comics #583 concluding Alan Moore's story as the last pre-Crisis Superman. Other standouts include DC Comics Presents #87 for the origin and first appearance of Superboy-Prime, Action Comics #544 for the 45th anniversary first appearances and origins of Brainiac's robotic body and Lex Luthor's armor, Batman #358 for Killer Croc's hidden-face cover appearance, Superman #411 and #415 for Earth-Prime/Crisis-related material, Superman #377 for the Masters of the Universe preview, Mask Vol 2 #1 for its animated-series and toy-franchise basis, and Action Comics #600 as the last Canadian Price Variant in its title.

Batman #358
DC Comics Presents #87
Action Comics #583
Superman #423
Action Comics #544
Superman #411
Superman #415
Superman #377
Mask Vol 2 #1
Action Comics #600

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