He was additionally an early and outspoken advocate of creators' rights in an industry that at the time did not offer character ownership or royalties. Circa 1963, Kane set up a studio on East 63rd Street in Manhattan, New York City, New York, and for five years worked sporadically on both His Name Is... Savage and a project that would become the paperback comics novel Blackmark.
In addition to being an early and vocal advocate for creators' rights in an industry lacking character ownership or royalties at the time, Kane also set up a studio on East 63rd Street in Manhattan around 1963. He worked sporadically over the next five years on both His Name Is... Savage and a future project that would become Blackmark.