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Pete Ross
Peter Ross is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Publication history The character was created by Leo Dorfman and George Papp, and first appeared in ''Superboy'' #86 (January 1961). Fictional character biography Silver Age Pete was the childhood best friend of Clark Kent in Smallville. One night when they were camping together, Pete secretly saw Clark changing into Superboy to attend to an emergency. Pete kept his knowledge of the superhero's secret identity to himself, even avoiding revealing his discovery to Clark. Pete resolved to use this knowledge to help his friend, for example by creating a distraction to allow Clark to slip away from a dangerous situation without raising suspicion. The Legion of Super-Heroes was aware of Pete's assistance to Clark and made him an honorary member during his teenage years. It is stated that Pete Ross's knowledge of Superboy's secret identity will eventually save Superman's life, with the Legio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curt Swan
Douglas Curtis Swan (February 17, 1920 – June 17, 1996) was an American comics artist. The artist most associated with Superman during the period fans call the Bronze Age of Comic Books, Swan produced hundreds of covers and stories from the 1950s through the 1980s. Biography Early life and career Curt Swan was born in Minneapolis on February 17, 1920, the youngest of five children. Swan's Swedes, Swedish grandmother had shortened and Americanized the original family name of Svensson. Father John Swan worked for the Rail transport, railroads; mother Leontine Jessie Hanson had worked in a local hospital. As a boy, Swan's given name – Douglas – was shortened to "Doug," and, disliking the phonetic similarity to "Dog," Swan thereafter reversed the order of his given names and went by "Curtis Douglas," rather than "Douglas Curtis." Having enlisted in Minnesota's National Guard's 135th Regiment, 34th Infantry Division (United States), 34th Division in 1940, Swan was sent to Europ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whatever Happened To The Man Of Tomorrow
"Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?" is a 1986 American comic book story published by DC Comics, featuring the superhero Superman. Written by British author Alan Moore with help from long-time ''Superman'' editor Julius Schwartz, the story was published in two parts, beginning in ''Superman'' #423 and ending in ''Action Comics'' #583, both published in June 1986. The story was drawn by long-time artist Curt Swan in one of his final major contributions to the Superman titles and was inked by George Pérez in the issue of ''Superman'' and Kurt Schaffenberger in the issue of ''Action Comics''. The story was an imaginary story which told the final tale of the Silver Age Superman and his long history, which was being rebooted following the events of ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'', before his modern introduction in the John Byrne series, '' The Man of Steel''. Moore wanted his plot to honor the long history of the character and to serve as a complete conclusion to his mytholog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |