Ernie Chan
| Ernie Chan | |
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 Chan in May 2009 |
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| Born | Ernesto Chan July 27, 1940 The Philippines |
| Died | May 16, 2012 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Penciller, Inker |
| Pseudonym(s) | Ernie Chua |
| Notable works | Batman Conan the Barbarian Detective Comics Kull the Conqueror Savage Sword of Conan |
Ernesto "Ernie" Chan (July 27, 1940[1]–May 16, 2012)[2][3] sometimes credited as Ernie Chua, was a Filipino-American comic book artist, known for work published by Marvel Comics and DC Comics, including many Marvel issues of series featuring Conan the Barbarian. Chan also had a long tenure on Batman and Detective Comics. Other than his work on Batman, Chan primarily focused on non-superhero characters, staying mostly in the genres of horror, war, and swords-and-sorcery.
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Biography [edit]
Chan migrated to the United States in 1970, and became a citizen in 1976.[4] For a number of years, he worked under the name "Ernie Chua", which had been incorrectly entered on his U.S. immigration documents, but he was later credited under his true surname.[4][5] 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.
Chan broke into American comics in 1972 with DC, as a penciler on horror/mystery titles like Ghosts, House of Mystery, and The Unexpected. By 1974, he was working regularly for Marvel on Conan the Barbarian. From 1975–1976, Chan worked exclusively for DC, including the artwork for Claw the Unconquered, written by David Michelinie.[6] Under the name Chua, he was DC Comic's primary cover artist from approximately 1975 to 1977.[citation needed]
Chan pencilled several issues of Conan and Doctor Strange, and worked on Kull the Destroyer in 1977 and Power Man in the 1980s. From about 1978 onward, he worked almost exclusively for Marvel, in the 1980s focusing on Conan.
In 2002, he retired except for commissioned artwork,[4] but returned to comics to draw writer Andrew Zar's adult-oriented webcomic The Vat #1 in 2009.[7]
Chan was based in Oakland, California, and had three children;[8] his daughter Cleo Caron Chan was born April 25, 1978.[9] Ernie Chan died in mid-May 2012 after a yearlong battle with cancer.[2]
Bibliography [edit]
Comics work (interior pencil art, except where noted) includes:
DC [edit]
- Adventure Comics (Spectre) #437-438; (Seven Soldiers of Victory) #441 (1975)
- Batman #262-264, 267, 269-270, 273-283 (1975–77)
- Captain Carrot #18 (1983)
- Claw the Unconquered #1-7 (1975–76)
- Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love (then, Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion) #4, 8 (1972)
- DC Special Series (The Unexpected) #4 (1977)
- Detective Comics (Elongated Man) #444; (Batman) #447-449, 451-453, 456, 460-466 (1975–76)
- G.I. Combat #209 (1978)
- Ghosts #4, 10-11, 14, 21, 27, 30, 70 (1972–78)
- House of Mystery #203, 251, 254-257, 290 (1972–81)
- House of Secrets #117, 124, 126, 129, 133, 137, 141, 143-144, 147-148 (1974–77)
- Joker #3 (1975)
- Jonah Hex #6-9 (1977–78)
- Kamandi #49 (1977)
- Sandman #2-3 (1975)
- Secret Society of Super-Villains #4 (1976)
- Secrets of Haunted House #1, 5 (1975)
- Secrets of Sinister House #16 (1974)
- Superman (Fabulous World of Krypton) #282 (1974)
- Swamp Thing #24 (1976)
- Tales of Ghost Castle #3 (1975)
- Teen Titans (Lilith) #43 (1973)
- The Unexpected #134, 146, 149, 151, 170, 182, 188 (1972–78)
- Weird Mystery Tales #14 (1974)
- Weird War Tales #17, 24, 26, 29-30, 42, 44, 49, 53-54, 58-59 (1973–78)
- Witching Hour #40, 62 (1974–76)
- World's Finest Comics (Superman & Batman) #242 (1976)
Marvel [edit]
- Chamber of Chills #3 (1973)
- Conan the Barbarian (full art): #87, Annual #9-11 (1978); (inks over other artists pencils): #26-36, 40-43, 70-86, 88-118, 131, 134, 142, 144, 147-153, 156-157, 168, 175, 177-178, 181-185, 187-190, 249-250, 252, 254 (1973–92)
- Doc Savage #8 (1977)
- Haunt of Horror #1 (1974)
- King Conan #5, 10 (1981–82)
- Kull the Conqueror, vol. 2, #4 (1984)
- Kull the Destroyer (previously Kull the Conqueror, vol. 1) #21-29 (1977–78)
- Marvel Comics Presents #65 (1990)
- Marvel Two-in-One #35-36 (1978)
- Power Man and Iron Fist #94-100 (1983)
- Savage Sword of Conan #29, 35, 59, 68-69, 71, 76, 87, 111, 113, 116, 119, 122-123, 125, 137, 155, 158, 160-161, 164, 173, 177, 179, 183, 185, 187, 211-212, 214, 227 (1978–94)
- Spider-Woman #29 (1980)
- Tales of the Zombie #4 (1974)
- Thor #336 (1983)
DarkBrain [edit]
Notes [edit]
- ^ Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). "Comics Industry Birthdays". Comics Buyer's Guide. Archived from the original on October 29, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2010. Text "John Jackson Miller" ignored (help)
- ^ a b Lamentillo, Anna Mae Yu (May 18, 2012). "Comics artist Ernie Chan, 71, passes away". GMA News. Archived from the original on May 19, 2012.
- ^ Langshaw, Mark (May 18, 2012). "'Conan' artist Ernie Chan dies, aged 71". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on May 19, 2012.
- ^ a b c "About Ernie Chan". Ernie Chan official website. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011.
- ^ Ernie Chan interview (February 1992). Marvel Age (109).
- ^ McAvennie, Michael; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "1970s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. p. 163. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9. "David Michelinie's pen and Ernie Chan's pencils and inks provided the magic for this fantasy series that introduced Claw the Unconquered, a barbaric outlander with a deformed claw-like right hand."
- ^ "Ernie Chan Interview". Dark Brain Comics. November 30, 2009. Archived from the original on March 27, 2010.
- ^ Lin, Sam Chu. "Asians Fulfill Fantasies As Comic Book Artists," Asian Week (17 June 1988), p. 12.
- ^ "Bullpen Bulletins," Marvel Comics cover-dated November 1978.
References [edit]
- Ernie Chan at the Grand Comics Database
- Ernie Chua at the Grand Comics Database
- Ernie Chan at the Comic Book DB
- Ernie Chua at the Comic Book DB
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- Official website Archived from the original on July 10, 2011.
