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By the end of the 50s, everything began to collapse and, little by little, I lost all of my work. I lost Rex, the Wonder Dog and all the westerns.
Gil Kane
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Gil Kane
Age: 73 †
Born: 1926
Born: April 6
Died: 2000
Died: January 31
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Rīga
Eli Katz
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Dog
Wonder
Lost
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Littles
Little
Westerns
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