Gene Colan
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Colan at the Big Apple Summer Sizzler in Manhattan, June 13, 2009.
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| Born | Eugene Jules Colan September 1, 1926 The Bronx, New York |
| Died | June 23, 2011 (aged 84) The Bronx, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Penciller, Inker |
| Pseudonym(s) | Adam Austin |
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Notable works
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Daredevil Detectives Inc. Doctor Strange Howard the Duck The Tomb of Dracula |
| Awards |
Eagle Award, 1977, 1979 Eisner Award, 2010 |
| Spouse(s) | Sallee Greenberg (divorced) Adrienne Brickman |
Eugene Jules "Gene" Colan (September 1, 1926 – June 23, 2011) was an American comic book artist best known for his work for Marvel Comics, where his signature titles include the superhero series Daredevil, the cult-hit satiric series Howard the Duck, and The Tomb of Dracula, considered one of comics' classic horror series. He co-created the Falcon, the first African-American superhero in mainstream comics, and the non-costumed, supernatural vampire hunter Blade, which went on to appear in a series of films starring Wesley Snipes.
Colan was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2005.
Eugene Jules Colan was born September 1, 1926 to Harold Colan, an insurance salesman, and Winifred Levy Colan, an antique dealer, in The Bronx,New York City, New York. His parents ran an antiques business on the Upper East Side. His family were Christians, and his family's surname had originally been "Cohen". Colan began drawing at age three. "The first thing I ever drew was a lion. I must've absolutely copied it or something. But that's what my folks tell me. And from then on, I just drew everything in sight. My grandfather was my favorite subject". Among his earliest influences, he said in 2001, were the Coulton Waugh adventure comic strip Dickie Dare "in The New York Sun. I was influenced by the style, or the story. Mostly the story. I took it very seriously." He moved with his family "at about age 4" to Long Beach, New York, on Long Island. Later, he would try to copy artist Norman Rockwell's covers to The Saturday Evening Post. Other major art influences were comics artists Syd Shores and Milton Caniff. Colan attended George Washington High School in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan, and went on to study at the Art Students League of New York.
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