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| Above, Superman no. 174. Cover by Curt Swan (pencils) and George Klein (inks). |
Thanks to Bruce Kanin for posting the above cover art of Superman no. 174 (cover date January 1965) at Facebook, I am reminded that this is one of my favorite covers by the late, great Superman artist Curt Swan (February 17, 1920 – June 17, 1996).
I became even more impressed with the cover when I took art classes and learned how to work with perspective. Perspective is a bit of a complicated technique to do and Swan accomplished it expertly here. This made me appreciate it even more. Sadly, one doesn't see this kind of workmanship in comic books much anymore.
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| Above, Curt Swan circa 1986 with a 3D shadowbox creation by Todd R. Reis of a Swan cover. Photo courtesy of Todd R. Reis. |
The cover was inked by one of the best Swan inkers, George Klein.
To learn more on Curt Swan, a new Facebook group has been set up, The Silver Age Mythology of Superman. It is a closed group, with membership subject to approval.
