Superman #281 is an issue of the series Superman (Volume 1) with a cover date of November, 1974.
The murder of his wife's bionic (psychic) twin on Earth dooms the wife of alien super-hero Vartox. Vartox must now find a way to bring the killer to justice on his own world, despite the interference of Superman.
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Curt Swan pencils/Bob Oksner inks; page 17; 1974; image size 10" x 15"
Swan, the definitive Superman artist, who drew the character for decades, shows why he was the go to for the Man of Steel, joined by accomplished artist and regular collaborator Oksner. This page features multiple incredible panels of Superman action, including an inventive sequence of Superman tunneling through a building. Pen and ink. Art is in excellent condition.
Artists Information
Swan was a house artist at DC working on titles like Tommy Tomorrow, he began gravitating towards Superman and his related books, Superboy, World's Finest and Jimmy Olsen, he would eventually leave DC thanks to his personality issue with Editor In Chief Mort Weisinger. He would eventually return and go on to be the artist that defined the look of Superman in the Silver Age, eventually becoming the editor of the title, but after thirty years of keeping up standards of all things Superman, Swan was given the boot in favor of John Byrne's Superman reboot, Swan's comic work began to taper off after this dismissal and he eventually retired, but will forever be recognized as the Silver Age Superman's finest artist.
Illustrator primarily known for his humor comics at DC, Adventures of Jerry Lewis, Adventures of Bob Hope, Sgt. BIlko, Welcome Back Kotter, etc...Oksner made the transition to hero books when the humor market dried up, he worked on Superman, Shazam! and even Ambush Bug.
