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Sinnott Inking Challenge Spotlight on Gene Colan

Gene Colan first broke into the comic book business in the Golden-age in 1944 at Fiction House before he did a short stint in the Army Air Corps towards the end of WWII and returning to civilian life and Timely Comics, the precursor to Marvel Comics, in 1946. He was hired on staff and worked on Captain America Comics until the majority of staff was let go in the 1948 industry downturn and he went to freelance at National Comics, the precursor of DC, as well as taking on some Atlas assignments (what Timely became before Marvel). After the Marvel Silver-age launch, Gene was hired for superhero work in the mid-’60s under the pseudonym “Adam Austin” for Sub-Mariner in Tales to Astonish and Iron Man in Tales of Suspense. Stan Lee was able to convince Gene to move over to Marvel and use the “Marvel Method”, using his own name in credits, which lead to series stints on Doctor Strange, Daredevil and Captain America, where he worked with Joe Sinnott and co-created the first African-American mainstream superhero, the Falcon. He also co-created the Kree-born Captain Marvel and the original Guardians of the Galaxy. In the 1970s, he started a long, uninterrupted run with Marv Wolfman on Tomb of Dracula (most-brilliantly inked by Tom Palmer) for 70 issues, where he co-created Blade the Vampire Slayer, did most of the issues of Steve Gerber’s Howard the Duck series and even a brief return to Daredevil. After a falling out with Marvel editor-in-chief, Jim Shooter, Gene moved over to DC Comics in 1981, where he had memorable runs on Batman and Wonder Woman and new properties like Night Force, Silverblade, Jemm, Son of Saturn and Nathaniel Dusk. This would be followed by independent work at Eclipse, Archie and Dark Horse before returning back to Marvel in the late 1980s into the 2000s, even returning to characters Dracula and Daredevil. In 2005, he would be inducted into the Will Eisner Hall of Fame. His final work was for Captain America #601 in 2009 for which he won an Eisner Award before passing away in 2011 at the age of 84.

There are 10 Pieces of Art In This Gallery.    

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Klaus Janson Inks

Art Details

Artist:	Gene Colan (Penciller) Klaus Janson (Inker)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Illustration
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views	51
Comments:	1
Added to Site:	1/15/2026

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Klaus Janson Inks
Artist: Gene Colan (Penciller)
Klaus Janson (Inker)
51 Views, 1 Comment

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Andrew Pepoy Inks

Art Details

Artist:	Gene Colan (Penciller) Andrew Pepoy (Inker)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Illustration
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views	34
Comments:	1
Added to Site:	1/11/2026

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Andrew Pepoy Inks
Artist: Gene Colan (Penciller)
Andrew Pepoy (Inker)
34 Views, 1 Comment

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Kevin Conrad Inks

Art Details

Artist:	Gene Colan (Penciller) Kevin Conrad (Inker)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Illustration
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views	32
Comments:	1
Added to Site:	1/11/2026

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Kevin Conrad Inks
Artist: Gene Colan (Penciller)
Kevin Conrad (Inker)
32 Views, 1 Comment

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Sergio Cariello inks

Art Details

Artist:	Gene Colan (Penciller) Sergio Cariello (Inker)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Illustration
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views	45
Comments:	0
Added to Site:	1/11/2026

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Sergio Cariello inks
Artist: Gene Colan (Penciller)
Sergio Cariello (Inker)
45 Views

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Keith Williams inks

Art Details

Artist:	Gene Colan (Penciller) Keith Williams (Inker)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Illustration
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views	31
Comments:	0
Added to Site:	1/11/2026

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Keith Williams inks
Artist: Gene Colan (Penciller)
Keith Williams (Inker)
31 Views

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Josef Rubinstein inks

Art Details

Artist:	Gene Colan (Penciller) Josef Rubinstein (Inker)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Illustration
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views	47
Comments:	2
Added to Site:	1/11/2026

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Josef Rubinstein inks
Artist: Gene Colan (Penciller)
Josef Rubinstein (Inker)
47 Views, 2 Comments

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Bob Smith Inks

Art Details

Artist:	Gene Colan (Penciller) Bob Smith (Inker)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Illustration
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views	45
Comments:	1
Added to Site:	1/11/2026

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Bob Smith Inks
Artist: Gene Colan (Penciller)
Bob Smith (Inker)
45 Views, 1 Comment

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Scott Hanna inks

Art Details

Artist:	Gene Colan (Penciller) Scott Hanna (Inker)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:
Views	68
Comments:	0
Added to Site:	12/1/2025

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Scott Hanna inks
Artist: Gene Colan (Penciller)
Scott Hanna (Inker)
68 Views

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Geoff Isherwood inks

Art Details

Artist:	Gene Colan (Penciller) Geoff Isherwood (Inker)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views	70
Comments:	0
Added to Site:	12/1/2025

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Geoff Isherwood inks
Artist: Gene Colan (Penciller)
Geoff Isherwood (Inker)
70 Views

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Gen Colan Pencils

Art Details

Artist:	Gene Colan (Penciller)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views	71
Comments:	0
Added to Site:	12/1/2025

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Gen Colan Pencils
Artist: Gene Colan (Penciller)
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There are 10 Pieces of Art In This Gallery.    

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