This is a post for the true comic book geeks. Who was Curt Swan's best inker? Swan was of course the Superman artist from the '60s to the '80s. The question is who was his best inker. If you're a baby boomer and read Superman in the '60s, the answer is probably George Klein. Clean lines, a massive chest, a 'Mad Men'-era haircut. Truly manly.
Then the '70s came along and Murphy Anderson started inking, and everything changed. The lines were feathered, and Superman was dragged out of the '50s. Sideburns! Anderson would be my favorite inker and though most of his work on Swan was from the early '70s, he'd still pop up through the '80s on one-shots. DC definitely needs to put out a Swanderson trade paperback.
The late '70s also gave us Bob Oksner, Dave Hunt and Kurt Shaffenberger. Oksner was probably the most true to Swan's pencils. Not a lot of flair, but a real solid Klein-like consistency. Shaffenberger could make any penciller look like Shaffenberger. Compare his work on Swan to his work on his own pencils and you'll see little difference. Shaffenberger did make the most perfect S insignia though.
When asked, Swan said his favorite was Al Williamson, an EC Comics veteran who, once again, put his own imprint on Swan's pencils. It is an interesting look.
Hola , que bueno tu blog. Yo se que a ver mucha gente que va a estar muy en desacuerdo conmigo , pero los mejores entintadores de Curt Swan los tuvo en los 70s..Bob Oskner en definitiva fue el mejor , pero vince colletta tambien le mejoraba mucho el dibujo.Para mi esos fueron los mejores. En un segundo plano dejo a tex baisdell, murphy anderson y frank chiriamonte. El trabajo de Murphy anderson era para que lo dejen trabajar solo sin entintar a nadie. Pero los años previos a las crisis de las tierras infinitas si fue el declive de la calidad artistica del buen curt, lo entintadores que tuvo,no le favorecian en su trabajo
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