Gil Kane

Gil Kane

Gil Kane (born April 6, 1926 in Riga , † January 31, 2000 in Miami , Florida ), (actually Eli Katz , pseudonym: Scott Edwards), was an American comic artist who worked for DC Comics and first for more than 50 years then worked for Marvel Comics , who is known for his dynamically drawn superheroes and innovative battle scenes.

Life and artistic work

Youth and artistic beginnings (1926 to 1952)

Kane was born in Riga in 1926 under the name Eli Katz as the son of Latvian parents. In 1929 he and his parents moved to the USA. There the family settled in Brooklyn, New York. Kane, the draw brought an autodidact in and presented his first work as a 16-year-old.

During the Second World War, Katz was briefly used as a member of the US Army in the Pacific.

After returning home, he took on changing stage names such as Pen Star and Gil Stack before finally choosing Gil Kane.

Working for DC Comics (1950s and early 1960s)

In the late 1950s, Kane began working as a draftsman for DC Comics . He designed the superhero Green Lantern again for a further generation of readers and also artistically supervised the series The Atom .

Working for Marvel Comics (late 1960s and 1970s)

In the 1960s he moved to the competing publisher Marvel Comics , for whom he worked on the series Spider-Man , The Incredible Hulk and the hero Captain America , who came from the Second World War , he gave a more modern look and more dynamism.

Kane's most important work at Marvel is the story told in the comic books The Amazing Spider-Man # 96-98 from 1971, which is one of the first US comics to deal with the drug problem in a credible way , for which the story is received praise from both critics and the US Department of Health.

freelance artist

Kane collaborated with Archie Goodwin on the co-authored, Kane-designed, critically acclaimed comic novels His Name is… Savage (1968) and Blackmark (1971).

Kane was known to enjoy working as an Inker for his own drawings.

marriage and family

Kane was married twice and had three children - Scott, Eric, and Beverly Kane. Kane died in 2000 from cancer.

Prices

In the course of his career, Kane has received numerous awards, including the 1971 and 1975 National Cartoonists Society Awards for Best Story Comic Book and 1977 the Story Comic Strip Award (for the Star Hawks series ).

In 1971, Kane received the Shazam Award for his graphic novel Blackmark for “outstanding service to the comic medium”.

In the 1990s he was inducted into both the Eisner Award Hall of Fame and the Harvey Award Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in recognition of his life's work as an artist.

credentials

• Obituary Gil Kane Dies; drew the Hulk And Captain Marvel Comics , International Herald Tribune, February 4, 2000