Thanks alizarin for providing additional historical context behind Gil Kane's early days on GL.

The only thing I will add is that I do believe Kane's artwork improved perceptibly in the mid-60s, during the range of issues I cited earlier, for a couple of reasons.

Firstly, it seems that Broome and Kane were directed to show GL duking it out more in the stories, and to blow up some of the action into dynamic large panel layouts (no doubt influenced by the Marvelous competition, I'm sure) - two things that Kane clearly embraced.  Secondly, as alizarin alluded, Gil also got to ink his own work for about a year, encompassing issues #50 to 57.

That's the reason I continue to lobby for at least one more GL archive - those beautiful Gil Kane solo issues.  I think those who dropped out on the feature early on may be pleasantly surprised on becoming acquainted with those stories.


"As for contentment, that is a myth.  Give a man everything he wishes and he will be unhappy, because he didn't wish for more; give him more, and he will die of his worries.  Only a turtle, asleep on a sunny log, knows contentment!"
-Merlin to Prince Valiant

            Hal Foster 3-7-43