Gil Kane

Gil Kane ( born April 6, 1926 in Riga, † January 31, 2000 in Florida), (actually Eli Katz, pseudonym: Scott Edwards), was an American comic book artist.

Life and artistic work

Youth and artistic beginnings ( 1926-1952 )

Kane was born in 1926 under the name Eli Katz, the son of Latvian parents in Riga. In 1929 he moved to the U.S. with his parents. There the family settled in Brooklyn, New York, down.

During the Second World War Katz was briefly employed as a member of the U.S. Army in the Pacific.

After his return, he took to changing artist names like Pen Star and Gil stack before he finally decided in favor of Gil Kane.

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

The late fifties Kane began for the publisher DC Comics to work as an illustrator, at which he supervised such series as Green Lantern or " The Atom " artistic.

Work for Marvel Comics ( Late 1960s and 1970s)

In the sixties, he moved to the rival publisher Marvel Comics for which he is on series such as " Spider -Man ", " The Incredible Hulk " and " Captain America " worked.

As Kane's most important work at Marvel, the " apply that at all to be one of the first American comics in a credible way with the problem " in the comic books "The Amazing Spider -Man " # 96-98 from 1971 told story dealing drugs " what the story was praised by both critics and the American Ministry of Health.

Freelance artist

Together with Archie Goodwin created the Kane made ​​jointly and visually designed by Kane, the critically acclaimed, comic novels "His Name is ... Savage " (1968) and " Black Mark " (1971).

Kane died in 2000 due to cancer.

Marriage and Family

Kane was married twice and had three children - Scott, Eric and Beverly Kane.

Prices

Throughout his career, Kane has received numerous awards, so in the years 1971. 1972 and 1975 the price of the " National Cartoonists Society " for the " Best Story Comic Book" and 1977 "Story Comic Strip Award" (for the series "Star Hawks ").

1971 Kane was honored for his graphic novel " Black Mark " with the " Shazam Award" for " outstanding contributions to the medium of comics ."

In the 1990s, he was admitted in recognition of his artistic life's work, both in the " Eisner Award Hall of Fame " and the " Harvey Award Jack Kirby Hall of Fame".

  • Cartoonist
  • Americans
  • Born in 1926
  • Died in 2000
  • Man
  • Person (Riga)
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