I guess there's a good reason why the World's Finest remained a duo and not a trio.

It's Valdemar of the Flame!

The viking leader from the isolated woods of...Maine?

Keeping the world safe from environmental disasters with the help of his huge golden falcon and flaming sword.

Using your heat vision to light the cigar of your desperately ill friend, while he lies hooked to life support in his hospital bed.

Today is Curt Swan's birthday, as the mighty penciller of steel was born 91 years ago!

In celebration, let's take today's Superman pic from one of the few times that Curt Swan actually inked his own work. As far as I know, that only happened a handful of times in his four decade career. One of those rare instances was in the pages of Superman Annual #9 from 1983!


As an extra added bonus, that's the man himself flying with Superman.

Happy Birthday, Curt Swan!

If you stopped into your local comic book store 25 years ago today, you got to see an awesome shot of Superman trying out for the role of Boulder #3 in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.


Unfortunately, he didn't get the part as he kept breaking character and calling the Ent he was working with by her real name.

You know you're secure in your super-hero identity when you can just chill and let your guard down while swapping stories like a couple of school girls.


Thanks to Elliot S! Maggin and Alex Toth for giving us a peek into the private lives of the world's finest.