# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gene-colan
# Generated: 2026-08-13T09:49:24.246Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gene-colan"
name: "Gene Colan"
slug: "gene-colan"
description: "Eugene Jules Colan 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; Carol Danvers, who would become Ms. Marvel and Captain Marvel; and the non-costumed, supernatural vampire hunter Blade."
tagline: "American comics creator and artist (1926-2011)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/GeneColan6.13.09ByLuigiNovi.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Artists"
  slug: "artists"
profileType:
  name: "Artist"
  slug: "artist"
birthDate: "1926-09-01"
deathDate: "2011-06-23"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           51.27
  momentum:             7.635135135135135
  historical:           13.60472133333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0170160/"
    handle:    "nm0170160"
sources:
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    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "جين كولان"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Gene Colan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Gene Colan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Colan"
    title: "Gene Colan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Colan"
    title: "Gene Colan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%DB%8C%D9%86_%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86"
    title: "جین کولان"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Colan"
    title: "Gene Colan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Colan"
    title: "Gene Colan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Colan"
    title: "Gene Colan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%A7%84_%EC%BD%9C%EB%9F%B0"
    title: "진 콜런"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Colan"
    title: "Gene Colan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Colan"
    title: "Gene Colan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%2C_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%BD"
    title: "Колан, Джин"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Colan"
    title: "Gene Colan"
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  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1266750"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1116441"
    title: "Gene Colan"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump