Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Gil Kane/Bill Draut original comic page from House of Mystery



A nice image by Gil Kane and Bill Draut from House of Mystery.  I do wonder if the main figure in this page is based on, or looks like, Julie Schwartz, Kane's long time editor at DC.  Wouldn't have been the first time Schwartz was in a comic book story.  Sorry for the large size, but I enjoy seeing art as large as possible.

Thursday, April 5, 2012

And now, a representative Gil Kane cover from the '70's. It's from Master of Kung Fu #32.
It's not one of his best, but is a fairly nice action shot featuring
Shang -Chi. I probably would have liked this better if Gil had inked it himself.
This cover was inked by Mike Esposito.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012





At right, an image from All Star Western #103. A great example of Kane doing pencils and inks. The DC western stories weren't realistic at all, but the art by the likes of Kane, Infantino, et al made up for the vapidity of the stories. Of course, most comic book western stories weren't realistic in these pre-Wild Bunch days, but they were entertaining enough, I guess.

Monday, October 31, 2011

Gil Kane Flash Gordon cover



A classic Kane cover from 1966 from King Comics' Flash Gordon #2. A shame that Gil didn't do interiors for this book.

He was doing plenty of work elsewhere for Marvel and Tower Comics at the time.

Saturday, September 10, 2011

The above is an excerpt from a Gil Kane interview, published in Alter Ego #10, first run.
It's an interesting interview, Gil is outspoken about art and comics writing, and I urge you all to get hold of this issue if you can. I can only post this page in good conscience and within the bounds of fair use.


Thursday, August 25, 2011

Noman by Kane/Wood

At right: a typical '60's page pencilled by Gil Kane, inked by Wally Wood. From the Noman story in Thunder Agents #5, June 1966. A pretty solid page even though the Kane pencils are somewhat obscured by Wood's inks.


From way back in 1957, the cover to Strange Adventures #83.
Kane was adept at drawing science fiction stories and Julie Schwartz didn't hesitate to use him. Here's a rather droll cover with George Washington and Honest Abe Lincoln enjoying some tunes. (Well, not really, but I don't know what Gil intended in giving them
earphones!)