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Gil Kane · Arts & Literature

What

Comic book artist (born Eli Katz) who co-created the modern Green Lantern and the Atom for DC Comics. (Note: the site's 'Flash Gordon' claim is inaccurate.)

When

1926, Riga, Latvia — 2000, Miami, Florida, United States

Where

Latvia · United States

Biography

Gil Kane is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Comic book artist (born Eli Katz) who co-created the modern Green Lantern and the Atom for DC Comics. (Note: the site's 'Flash Gordon' claim is inaccurate.)

How & why

Gil Kane, born Eli Katz, was a comic-book artist who helped redesign the modern Green Lantern and co-created the Silver Age Atom for DC Comics, and later drew many Marvel characters. His dynamic figure work and layouts influenced generations of comics artists. He was Jewish, born to a Jewish family in Riga and raised in New York.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gil_Kane

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Comic book artist (born Eli Katz) who co-created the modern Green Lantern and the Atom for DC Comics. (Note: the site's 'Flash Gordon' claim is inaccurate.)

1959

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gil_Kane