Gil Kane & Wally Wood - Captain Action 3 Page 9
Artists: Gil Kane (Penciller) , Wallace Wood (Inker) , Gil Kane (Writer)
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Dr Evil - Toy Box
Dr Evil - Toy
Stan Lee 1968
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DescriptionThe Mark of Kane!The time is late 60's/early 70's, the fact is the number of Comics series Gil Kane left an indelible print on is mind-boggling!... DC, Marvel, Tower, Charlton, not counting his self-published stories or his zillion covers. There was a time he was everywhere, mostly taking over existing strips and gracing them with gripping, powerful art. And, as if it was not enough, the end result was impressive regardless of the inker! Granted, some of them were certainly better suited to his style, which brings us neatly to this page where he is teamed up, in an infrequent combination, with no else than Wally Wood, an artist supreme in his own right and no mean slouch at inking either... Sometimes, Wood's talent was more than enough to overcome pencililng completely, but this is not so here, as the two combine effortlessly to create some explosive, show-stopping art. And all this in a comic book inspired by an action toy with not enough of a character to make it happen... And, look at that costume: desperately camp if you ask me... Well, I have treasured this short and sweet run for long now and I felt that, both art-wise and storywise, the series was up for some fascinating twists and turns while the Kane/Wood team was having the figures litterally jumping off the page... Gil Kane himself expressed great satisfaction at being able to write the stories from this third issue on. He felt he was at last in a position to tell his own and up the ante to the max. Which he did! Cancellation happened just after 5 issues, but, strangely enough, not because of sales results. It appeared the deal between DC and the toy company was just for a 5-issue run and that, by the time it was published, the toy itself was not distributed anymore. So, there it went down the drain... But, whatever, cancellation seemed to happen very quickly for most of these experimental series. Think of "Hawk & Dove", "Creeper", "Angel & Ape", "Bat Lash" or, at Marvel, "Captain Marvel" and "Warlock". On most of these, you will find the Mark of Kane... And what a Mark! Oh, and one last thing: this page is graced with some genuine Wood machinery! Ah ! I guess some of you know what I mean!... Social/Sharing |
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Aaron N. 
Member Since 2009
Posted on 7/29/2017
Nice page! Is it a coincidence that Dr. Evil in his human guise looks exactly like Stan Lee? Hmm. Guess we'll never know...
Al Simpleton
Member Since 2013
Posted on 7/31/2017
Aaron N. wrote:
Nice page! Is it a coincidence that Dr. Evil in his human guise looks exactly like Stan Lee? Hmm. Guess we'll never know...Thanks Aaron! Regarding your query, I've run some research and found out that the original Dr Evil toy had a mask whose face had hair and beard that match with the character depicted here (see additional pictures). Now, it's true that he does look like Stan Lee in 1968, especially on this very page. Knowing that Gil Kane was quite fond of using real-life people as models for private jokes (Mike Friedrich and Gil himself are in this very issue), it might just be that he took the original features and bended them a bit to make him look more like Stan Lee. Unless Wally Wood did that at inking stage... So, the verdict is still open, but my guess is that the coincidence was so tempting it couldn't be ignored... And all this a full 4 years before Funky Flashman!
Timothy Finney
Member Since 2006
Posted on 7/30/2017
Yes, Wood gave Kane's dynamism and sense of design, which I think was superior to Wood's, a fuller, more realized look without overpowering it like he did most other artists. Also, I know exactly what you mean when you write "genuine Wood machinery." Congrats!
Al Simpleton
Member Since 2013
Posted on 7/31/2017
Timothy Finney wrote:
Yes, Wood gave Kane's dynamism and sense of design, which I think was superior to Wood's, a fuller, more realized look without overpowering it like he did most other artists. Also, I know exactly what you mean when you write "genuine Wood machinery." Congrats!Thanks Timothy! That's exactly why I think the Kane/Wood collaborations are priceless!... And that there were too few of them...
Dadako Dadako
Member Since 2010
Posted on 7/30/2017
..Only the best of C. A. comic books when you can see this fabulous mix of talents! ..Huge Congrats, Al!
Al Simpleton
Member Since 2013
Posted on 7/31/2017
Dadako Dadako wrote:
..Only the best of C. A. comic books when you can see this fabulous mix of talents! ..Huge Congrats, Al!Thanks Alessio! To my knowledge this has not been reprinted, so I'm quite happy to be able to dig up some hidden gem from these times!
Al Simpleton
Member Since 2013
Posted on 7/31/2017
Red Raven wrote:
kane + wood = great piece !!!Thanks Adom! I agree: a winning combination!...
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