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Curt Swan | One of the greatest (see list) | Titans Annual 1990

Artists: Curt Swan (Penciller) , Al Vey (Inker)

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Title:	Curt Swan \| One of the greatest (see list) \| Titans Annual 1990
Artist:	Curt Swan (Penciller)
Artist:	Al Vey (Inker)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	119
Likes on CAF:	13 14
Comments:	5
Added to Site:	9/27/2025
Comic Art Archive:	The New Teen Titans Annual Issue: 1 Page: 27 View

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It's always unusual to see Curt Swan's pencils on anything other than Superman. The 18 pages he drew here for the New Teen Titans Annual were his second-longest body of consecutive pages after he retired from monthly comics in 1986 until he passed in 1996.

Swan began his career with DC in 1946 after serving in the Army Signal Corps during World War II. With a 50-year career, he ranks in the middle of the pack for active years as a penciller for mainstream comics (depending on your definition of "active" and "mainstream").

1. Joe Kubert | 74 yrs. (1938–2012)
2. Ramona Fradon | 71 yrs. (1950–2021)
3. Joe Sinnott | 69 yrs. (1950–2019)
4. John Romita Sr. | 69 yrs. (1949–2018)
5. Russ Heath | 69 yrs. (1942–2011)
6. George Tuska | 68 yrs. (1941–2009)
7. Steve Ditko | 65 yrs. (1953–2018)
8. Gene Colan | 65 yrs. (1944–2009)
9. John Severin | 65 yrs. (1947–2012)
10. Dick Ayers | 63 yrs. (1942–2005)
11. Neal Adams | 62 yrs. (1959–2021)
12. Carmine Infantino | 62 yrs. (1942–2004)
13. Gil Kane | 56 yrs. (1944–2000)
14. Jack Kirby | 55 yrs. (1939–1994)
15. John Buscema | 52 yrs. (1948–2000)
16. Sal Buscema | 52 yrs. (1969–2021)
17. Jim Starlin | 52 yrs. (1972–2024)
18. Dave Gibbons | 51 yrs. (1970–2021)
19. Marie Severin | 51 yrs. (1949–2000)
20. Curt Swan | 50 yrs. (1946–1996)
21. Joe Staton | 50 yrs. (1971–2021)
22. Walt Simonson | 48 yrs. (1973–2021)
23. John Romita Jr. | 48 yrs. (1977–2025)
24. Brian Bolland | 47 yrs. (1977–2024)
25. Frank Miller | 47 yrs. (1978–2025)
26. Bill Sienkiewicz | 46 yrs. (1979–2025)
27. George Pérez | 45 yrs. (1974–2019)
28. John Byrne | 45 yrs. (1974–2019)
29. Ross Andru | 44 yrs. (1948–1992)
30. Dan Jurgens | 44 yrs. (1981–2025)
31. Jerry Ordway | 44 yrs. (1981–2025)
32. Erik Larsen | 43 yrs. (1982–2025)
33. Mark Bagley | 42 yrs. (1983–2025)
34. Don Heck | 41 yrs. (1952–1993)
35. Todd McFarlane | 41 yrs. (1984–2025)
36. Alex Saviuk | 41 yrs. (1978–2019)
37. Jim Lee | 39 yrs. (1986–2025)
38. Jim Aparo | 38 yrs. (1966–2004)
39. Alex Ross | 35 yrs. (1990–2025)
40. Dick Dillin | 28 yrs. (1952–1980)

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Rick W
Member Since 2017

1 - Posted on 9/27/2025

Beauty of a page!

Nick - Barry - Matt - Hal - Namor
Member Since 2015

1 - Posted on 9/27/2025

Incredibly Gorgeous!

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 9/28/2025

Swan is one of the greats to define Superman for several generations. His work on Titans showed that he still had the chops to pull together tight storytelling and some gorgeous good girls like Starfire. Vey's inks were crucial during the Grummett Titans years and here he makes the page have a visual connection to the regular series.

Kavi H
Member Since 2018

1 - Posted on 9/28/2025

Nice cosmic panels and gorgeous Starfire images on this very nice Swan/Vey page. congrats! and thanks for the info on that list, I hope some of the ones still working through 2025 have long careers to come but I'd imagine it would be difficult to top some of those names and their lengthy runs in the industry.

Miki Annamanthadoo
Member Since 2003

1 - Posted on 9/28/2025

Always nice to see Swan's art from this period. I think Al did a great job inking him.

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