Ernie Chan

Infobox Comics creator

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birthname = Ernesto Chan
birthdate = 1940
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nationality = Naturalised American(immigrated Filipino)
area = Penciller; Inker
alias = Ernie Chua


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Ernesto "Ernie" Chan (born 1940) is a Filipino-born American comic book artist. He migrated to the United States in 1970, and became a citizen in 1976. [ [http://www.erniechan.com/about.asp About Ernie Chan] , biographical section in Ernie Chan's official website] 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 was later able to be credited under his given name. [ [http://www.erniechan.com/ Ernie Chan's official website] ] [Ernie Chan interview with Barry Dutter in "Marvel Age" #109, 1992]

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. 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 Chua name) was DC Comic's primary cover artist from approximately 1975 to 1977. He followed in an honoured lineage that included Curt Swan, Murphy Anderson, Neal Adams, and Nick Cardy. One of Chan's fortes during this time was his ability to compose covers that included multiple characters and yet did not seem "crowded".

To date, Chan has retired since 2002.

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