Sample Scan:


Name:

    Gil Kane Type: Changed Name

Other Names:

  1. Eli Type: None
  2. Eli Katz Type: Name at Birth
    Given name: Eli Family name: Katz
  3. Scott Edward Type: Pen Name
  4. Gil Stack Type: Changed Name
  5. Гил Кейн Type: None

Signatures:

  1. Bekay [generic]
  2. Eli Katz [generic]
  3. G K
  4. G Kane [generic]
  5. G. K. [generic]
  6. G. Kane [generic]
  7. G.K. [generic]
  8. Gil [generic]
  9. GIL KANE
  10. Gil Kane [generic]
  11. Gil Stack [generic]
  12. GK [generic]
  13. GK [circle]
  14. GK• [stretched letters]
  15. Jack Kirby [generic]
  16. Joe Simon [generic]
  17. K [generic]
  18. Kane [generic]
  19. KANE (in sign) [generic]
  20. Phil Martel [generic]
  21. Simon [generic]

Awards:

  1. 1971: National Cartoonist Society Awards (NCS Awards) - Story Comic Book Division
  2. 1971: Shazam Award - Special Recognition
  3. 1972: National Cartoonist Society Awards (NCS Awards) - Story Comic Book Division
  4. 1975: National Cartoonist Society Awards (NCS Awards) - Story Comic Book Division
  5. 1975: Inkpot Award - [no name]
  6. 1977: National Cartoonist Society Awards (NCS Awards) - Story Comic Strip Division
  7. 1997: Harvey Award - Jack Kirby Hall of Fame - Lifetime Achievement
  8. 1997: Eisner Award - Hall of Fame
  9. 2000: Eagle Awards - Roll of Honour

Awards for Issues:

  1. 1965: Alley Awards - Best Giant Comic
    T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents (1965 series) #1

Art Influences:

Gil Kane (b. 1926) stated influences by:
  1. Milton Caniff (b. 1907)
  2. Jack Cole (b. 1918)
  3. Reed Crandall (b. 1917)
  4. Will Eisner (b. 1917)
  5. Lou Fine (b. 1914)
  6. Hal Foster (b. 1892)
  7. Alex Raymond (b. 1909)
Influences by Gil Kane (b. 1926) were stated by:
  1. Enrique Alcatena (b. 1957)
  2. Nick Alenikov (b. 1959)
  3. Mark Alexander (b. 1955)
  4. Mark Bagley (b. 1957)
  5. Al Bigley (b. 1965)
  6. Jon Bogdanove (b. 1958)
  7. Roger Brand (b. 1943)
  8. June Brigman (b. 1960)
  9. John Byrne (b. 1950)
  10. Chris Carlson (b. 1949)
  11. Howard Chaykin (b. 1950)
  12. Michael Chen (b. 1955)
  13. Alan Davis (b. 1956)
  14. Dan Day (b. 1956)
  15. Jeff Dee (b. 1961)
  16. John Dennis (b. 1950)
  17. Hector Diaz (b. 1964)
  18. Dennis Fujitake (b. 1947)
  19. Ron Garney (b. 1962)
  20. Cully Hamner (b. 1969)
  21. Phil Hester (b. 1966)
  22. Kevin Hopgood (b. 1961)
  23. Don Hudson
  24. Geof Isherwood (b. 1960)
  25. Henrik Jonsson (b. 1986)
  26. Joe Jusko (b. 1959)
  27. Steve Leialoha (b. 1952)
  28. Lou Manna (b. 1954)
  29. Todd McFarlane (b. 1961)
  30. Grant Miehm (b. 1960)
  31. Kevin Nowlan (b. 1958)
  32. George Pérez (b. 1954)
  33. Whilce Portacio (b. 1963)
  34. Marco Rudy (b. 1982)
  35. Javier Saltares (b. 1961)
  36. Cara Sherman (b. 1952)
  37. Rick Stasi (b. 1952)
  38. Joe Staton (b. 1948)
  39. Carl Taylor (b. 1954)
  40. Ty Templeton (b. 1962)
  41. Greg Theakston (b. 1953)
  42. Art Thibert (b. 1961)
  43. Roy Thomas (b. 1940)
  44. Mike Tiefenbacher (b. 1952)
  45. Neil Vokes (b. 1954)
  46. Mike Wieringo (b. 1963)

Memberships:

  1. National Cartoonist Society Type: member


Relations:

  1. Employee of - Bernard Baily Studio
    Notes: Did pencils and inks circa 1944.
  2. Employee of - Binder Studio
    Notes: Did pencils and inks 1942.
  3. Employee of - Cloud Studios
    Notes: Unconfirmed, but may have done pencils and inks at an unknown time.
  4. Relative - Marty Elkin (b. 1928)
    Notes: Cousin.
  5. Employee of - L. B. Cole Studio (b. 1943)
    Notes: Did pencil and inks 1944 to 1945.