Gene in January, Day ElevenDaredevil #81, page 14 by Gene Colan and Jack
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"The Black Widow is one of the few characters I've ever asked an artist to do
an illustration of for me. I asked Gene to do one for me, which he did. I
always loved her. Not when she was being drawn by Don Heck in The Avengers. It
was when she got her own little series and Gene Colan took over the artwork.
Specifically the scene in one story that made me fall in love with the
character was one that Roy and Gene did. It was a Modesty Blaise kind of story.
The bit was she was in the back seat of her limo. Ivan, her chauffeur, was in
the front seat and she said, "Eyes front, Ivan." I liked that! You know, there
was a sense of sexuality about her, a sense of female empowerment. She takes no
crap. She's independent. She's red-headed. [laughs] One of my ongoing
fantasies." ~ Gerry Conway
Pax,Sean
