From Wiki- In the comic strip, Kane was a dark-haired, mustachioed soldier. Kane first appeared in the January 30, 1929 comic strip.
[3] He was romantically involved with
Wilma Deering; however, after Wilma left him for Buck Rogers, Kane became a criminal and Buck's mortal enemy.
[3]
Kane carried out numerous criminal schemes and attempted to kill Buck
on numerous occasions. Kane was often assisted by his girlfriend, Ardala
Valmar.
[2][3] Movie serial Kane is a "
super-racketeer" who became the supreme
dictator of
Earth
with the help of his criminal army. Although the events of the serial
transpire in the year 2440, Kane has apparently ruled the world for some
time before that. He was portrayed by actor
Anthony Warde. On the 1979 television series
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century,
Kane is reimagined as a defector from Earth to the Draconian Realm, a
powerful empire said to have conquered three quarters of the known
universe. Known simply as "Kane" in this version, he is the supreme
commander of the Draconian forces under Emperor Draco. While the
original Killer Kane was the absolute leader, on the television series,
Kane answers to Draco and (grudgingly) his daughter Princess Ardala, who
acts as Draco's emissary (although Princess Ardala did not appear in
the 1939 serial). In this version, Ardala is a Princess (which she was
not in the original comic strips) who also commands Kane (in the comics,
it was Ardala who was Kane's subordinate).
[3] Back to me:
That is three different Kanes, though he was always a Citizen Kane of Earth at some point. I hadn't seen the comic strip version of Buck or the serial, so I only knew of him from the movie and TV show.
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