Gil Kane died on this date in 2000. He was an artistic bad-ass. Let’s get that out of the way. He also depicted his figures in wildly exaggerated poses and drew far too many covers with the reader looking up various characters’ noses. Let’s get that out of the way as well. The bottom line is that Gil was a lifelong fan of the Good Stuff, he created a body of classic work and he was—and remains—an influence on numerous comics artists.