Charlton Comics and DC Comics editor Dick Giordano felt that, "If you take a close look at Vince's inking style, you'll find it bears a close resemblance to Alex Raymond's style on "Rip Kirby"; that was very popular at that time. ... Vince used to have these "Rip Kirby" strips in front of him, looking at them while he was inking. But what he was inking had nothing to do with the strip he was looking at. I don't know what he got out of it except inspiration".