Romeo Tanghal

Romeo Tanghal
Born (1947-07-24) July 24, 1947 (age 77)
NationalityFilipino
Area(s)Penciller, Inker
Notable works
The New Teen Titans
AwardsInkpot Award 2013

Romeo Tanghal (born July 24, 1947)[1] is a Filipino comics artist who has worked primarily as an inker. He became well known in the industry in the 1980s for his work on DC Comics' The New Teen Titans.[2]

Career

Romeo Tanghal was born and raised in the Philippines. A self–taught artist, he started doing comics illustrations after graduating high school. He briefly worked with various local publications before emigrating to the United States in 1976.[2] His first published work in the U.S. was "If There Were No Batman... I Would Have to Invent Him" in Batman #284 (Feb. 1977) for DC Comics.[3] He then drew short stories for House of Mystery, House of Secrets, and Weird War Tales.[3] He later became the inker on such features as Super Friends, "Scalphunter" in Weird Western Tales, and "Gravedigger" in Men of War. In 1980, Tanghal became the inker of George Pérez's penciled artwork on The New Teen Titans.[3] Tanghal drew two origin stories for DC's digest line during this time, a ten-page short story in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #5 (Nov.–Dec. 1980) featuring Zatara and Zatanna[4] and the origin of the Penguin in The Best of DC #10 (March 1981).[5] Tanghal began working for Marvel Comics as well in 1986. He inked the comics adaptations of such films as Labyrinth,[6] Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, and Willow.[3] Tanghal did character design and storyboards for Sunbow Entertainment from 1985 to 1987.[7]

Awards

Tanghal received an Inkpot Award in 2013.[8]

Bibliography

Continuity Comics

  • Crazyman #1 (1992)

DC Comics

Eclipse Comics

Marvel Comics

Valiant Comics

References

  1. ^ Carmichael, Michael C. (January 1982). "DC Profile #87: Romeo Tanghal". The Superman Family (214). New York City: DC Comics. Archived from the original on July 31, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Romeo Tanghal". Lambiek Comiclopedia. July 29, 2012. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d Romeo Tanghal at the Grand Comics Database
  4. ^ Wells, John (October 2014). "Buried Treasures in DC's Reprint Digests". Back Issue! (76). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 55–56.
  5. ^ Manning, Matthew K. (2014). "1980s". In Dougall, Alastair (ed.). Batman: A Visual History. London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 139. ISBN 978-1465424563. After 40 memorable years as Batman's bird-obsessed number two foe, the Penguin had his bizarre beginnings finally revealed to a curious readership in this completely new origin tale...written by Michael Fleisher with pencils by Romeo Tanghal.
  6. ^ Friedt, Stephan (July 2016). "Marvel at the Movies: The House of Ideas' Hollywood Adaptations of the 1970s and 1980s". Back Issue! (89). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 72.
  7. ^ Bails, Jerry (n.d.). "Tanghal, Romeo". Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928-1999. Archived from the original on May 10, 2007.
  8. ^ "Inkpot Award". San Diego Comic-Con International. 2016. Archived from the original on April 4, 2016.
Preceded by
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The New Teen Titans inker
1980–1984
Succeeded by
Preceded by The New Teen Titans vol. 2 inker
1984–1988
Succeeded by
Preceded by Fantastic Four inker
1988–1989
Succeeded by
Preceded by Green Lantern vol. 3 inker
1991–1997
Succeeded by