Tony DeZuniga
| Tony DeZuniga | |
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DeZuniga on June 19, 2011 at the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo.
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| Born |
November 8, 1932 Manila, Philippines |
| Died | May 11, 2012 (aged 79) Las Piñas, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Area(s) | Penciller, Inker |
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Notable works
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Adventure Comics (Black Orchid) Arak, Son of Thunder Jonah Hex Weird Western Tales (Jonah Hex) |
Tony DeZuniga (November 8, 1932 – May 11, 2012) was a Filipino comics artist and illustrator best known for his works for DC Comics. He co-created the fictional characters Jonah Hex and Black Orchid.
DeZuniga was the first Filipino comic book artist whose work was accepted by American publishers, paving the way for many other Filipino artists to enter the international comic book industry.
DeZuniga began his comics career at the age of 16, as a letterer for Liwayway, a Filipino weekly magazine whose contributors included comic book artists Alfredo Alcala and Nestor Redondo, who would later become his mentors.
He eventually received a Bachelor of Science degree in commercial art from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines. In 1962, he came to the United States to study graphic design in New York City. He returned to his native country to work in advertising and to freelance for Filipino comics.
When he returned to New York City in the late 1960s, DeZuniga entered the American comic book market under editor Joe Orlando at DC Comics, inking pencil art by Ric Estrada on a romance comics tale for Girl's Love Stories #153. DeZuniga's U.S. debut as a penciler came with a self-inked horror story for House of Mystery #188 (Sept./Oct. 1970).
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