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| Born | Ernesto Chan July 27, 1940 The Philippines |
| Nationality | Naturalized American |
| Area(s) | Penciller, Inker |
| Pseudonym(s) | Ernie Chua |
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Ernesto "Ernie" Chan (born July 27, 1940)[1] is a Filipino-born American comic book artist. He migrated to the United States in 1970, and became a citizen in 1976.[2] For a number of years, he was obliged to work under the name "Ernie Chua" as that name had been wrongfully entered on his U.S. immigration documents, but he was later able to be credited under his given name.[2][3]
He is particularly known for his work on the Marvel Comics version of Conan the Barbarian, although he has also worked for other publishers such as DC Comics, with a long tenure on Batman and Detective Comics. He studied with John Buscema, and also worked with him as the inker on Conan during the 1970s. He also inked the art of Buscema's brother Sal on The Incredible Hulk.
Later, Chan pencilled several issues of Conan and Doctor Strange, and worked on Kull the Destroyer in 1977 and Power Man in the 1980s. For DC Comics, he did the Claw the Unconquered series. Chan was also a cover artist.
Chan (under the name Chua) was DC Comic's primary cover artist from approximately 1975 to 1977. He followed in an honored lineage that included Curt Swan, Murphy Anderson, Neal Adams, and Nick Cardy. One of Chan's fortés was his ability to compose covers that included multiple characters and yet did not seem "crowded."
Chan has been retired since 2002.
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Selected Bibliography
Interior pencil art includes:
DC Comics
- Adventure Comics (Spectre) #437-438; (Seven Soldiers of Victory) #441
- Batman #262-264, 267, 269-270, 273-283
- Claw the Unconquered #1-7
- Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love #4
- Detective Comics (Batman) #447-449, 451-453, 456, 460-466
- Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion #8
- Ghosts #4, 10-12, 14
- House of Mystery #203
- House of Secrets #117, 124, 126, 129, 133, 137, 141, 143-144, 147-148
- Joker #3
- Jonah Hex #6-9
- Kamandi #49
- Superman (Fabulous World of Krypton) #282
- Swamp Thing #24
- Tales of the Unexpected #134, 146, 149, 151, 170, 182, 188
- Teen Titans (Lilith) #43
- Weird Mystery Tales #14
- Witching Hour #40
- World´s Finest Comics #242
Marvel Comics
- Conan the Barbarian #87
- Kull the Destroyer #21-29
- Luke Cage, Power Man #94-100
- Savage Sword of Conan #29, 35, 68-69, 71
- Spider-Woman #29
Notes
- ^ Thompson, Maggie and Miller, John Jackson. "Comics Industry Birthdays," CBGXtra Forum, Comic Buyer's Guide (June 10, 2005). Accessed June 24, 2009.
- ^ a b "About Ernie Chan," biographical section in Chan's official website.
- ^ Ernie Chan interviewed by Barry Dutter in Marvel Age #109 (February 1992).
References
- Ernie Chan at the Comic Book DB
- Ernie Chua at the Comic Book DB
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