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Gil Kane Quotes

American - Artist | April 6, 1926 - January 31, 2000

I was hired as a penciler.

All of the penciling was consistently done by one person and the inking was whoever could finish on time.

Time Person Done Finish Could

Then the war became a real problem and along with other shortages, they started to have paper problems.

War Problems Problem Real Started

In other words, DC was never harmed by the paper shortages.

Words Never Paper Other DC Harmed

Coming into the business, you'd pass through these little agencies until you got to understand what was happening in the business, unless you were really able to have a style strong enough to go directly to the publishers.

Business Style Strong Enough You Go

But generally speaking, people weren't fired, art jobs were very hard to get, so something really calamitous had to happen to a person who was working there in order for you to find a space.

Art Space People You Find Person

It was exactly an assembly line. You could look into infinity down these rows of drawing tables.

Drawing You Look Down Line Infinity

But I was also a big mouth, I started to develop a troubled relationship with Harry Shorten.

Relationship Mouth Big Started Also

I was not too smart and constantly mouthed off and didn't know anything.

Smart Know Anything Off Constantly

I was hired to do as many Boy Commando, Newsboy Legion, and Sandman stories as I could.

Boy Stories Many Could Legion Hired

DC used to print up all of their pages, they were the only company that did it.

Company Up Used Only Print Did

First of all there was a guy named Charles Nicholas, who used to do all of the inking that Jack and Simon didn't do. Simon used to do splashes and covers, but Charles Nicholas, after a while, did the inside of all of the stuff.

Inside First Guy Used Who Stuff

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