January 31, 2000(2000-01-31) (aged 73) Miami, Florida, U.S.
Nationality
American
Area(s)
Writer, Penciller
Pseudonym(s)
Scott Edward, Gil Stack, Stack Til, Stacktil, Pen Star, Phil Martell
Notable works
Green Lantern Atom Spider-Man Blackmark Adam Warlock
Awards
National Cartoonists Society Award (1971, 1972, 1975, 1977) Shazam Award (1971) Inkpot Award (1975)
Gil Kane (/ɡɪlkeɪn/; born Eli Katz/kæts/, Latvian: Elija Kacs; April 6, 1926 – January 31, 2000) was a Latvian-born American comics artist whose career spanned the 1940s to the 1990s and virtually every major comics company and character.
Kane co-created the modern-day versions of the superheroes Green Lantern and the Atom for DC Comics, and co-created Iron Fist and Adam Warlock with Roy Thomas for Marvel Comics. He was involved in the anti-drug storyline in The Amazing Spider-Man #96–98, which, at the behest of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, bucked the then-prevalent Comics Code Authority to depict drug abuse, and ultimately spurred an update of the Code. Kane additionally pioneered an early graphic novel prototype, His Name Is... Savage, in 1968, and a seminal graphic novel, Blackmark, in 1971.
In 1997, he was inducted into both the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame and the Harvey Award Jack Kirby Hall of Fame.
GilKane (/ɡɪl keɪn/; born Eli Katz /kæts/, Latvian: Elija Kacs; April 6, 1926 – January 31, 2000) was a Latvian-born American comics artist whose career...
of his magic ring. For the Silver Age of Comic Books, John Broome and GilKane reinvented the character as Hal Jordan in 1959 and introduced the Green...
would pencil in order to become acquainted with the Marvel look. As artist GilKane described: Jack was the single most influential figure in the turnaround...
was conceived and drawn by comic book artist GilKane, and scripted by Archie Goodwin from an outline by Kane. The term "graphic novel", while seen in print...
American comic book creators were becoming more adventurous with the form. GilKane and Archie Goodwin self-published a 40-page, magazine-format comics novel...
half of issue #4, John Severin the cover of issue #8, and the team of GilKane (penciler) and Frank Giacoia (inker) the covers of issues #5, 6 and 9....
characters who no longer had their own titles. Writer Roy Thomas and penciler GilKane revamped Him as the allegorical Messiah Adam Warlock in Marvel Premiere...
first appearance. Writer and then editor-in-chief Roy Thomas and penciler GilKane significantly revamped Him as Adam Warlock in Marvel Premiere #1 (April...
1960s. Having faded from appearances in DC publications, Marv Wolfman and GilKane brought them together in Action Comics #545 (July 1983) as a team that...
John Broome, and Robert Kanigher, and artists Curt Swan, Jack Kirby, GilKane, Steve Ditko, Mike Sekowsky, Gene Colan, Carmine Infantino, John Buscema...
KaneGil is a village in Batala in Gurdaspur district of Punjab State, India. It is located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from sub district headquarter, 45 kilometres...
particularly those featuring Green Lantern. Created by John Broome and GilKane, Sinestro is a former Green Lantern Corps member who was dishonorably discharged...
Comics. The character was created in 1959 by writer John Broome and artist GilKane, and first appeared in Showcase #22 (October 1959). Hal Jordan is a reinvention...
popular Marvel Comics character Spider-Man, written by Stan Lee and drawn by GilKane. It spans the issues The Amazing Spider-Man #100–102 (1971) and features...
1973). The two-issue story was written by Gerry Conway, with pencil art by GilKane and inking by John Romita Sr. and Tony Mortellaro. The story features a...
Earth 2. Hal Jordan was created in 1959 by writer John Broome and artist GilKane and first appeared in Showcase #22 (October 1959). Hal Jordan is a reinvention...
Metal magazine, Armand Eisen and GilKane contacted Corben and asked him if he wanted to work on the book. GilKane changed the hero's name from "Niord"...
issues of Marvel Fanfare feature adaptations of the Mowgli stories by GilKane. These later were collected as an omnibus volume. A 1978 live-action sketch...
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