Romeo Tanghal

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Romeo Tanghal
Born (1947-07-24) July 24, 1947 (age 78)
Nationality Filipino
Area Penciller, Inker
Notable works
 The New Teen Titans
Awards Inkpot Award 2013
SpouseAurora
ChildrenRomeo Alexis, Raphael Angelo

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]

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Career

Romeo Tanghal was born and raised in the Philippines. A self–taught artist, he often brought comic books to school instead of his textbooks. [3] Drawing inspiration from artist Joe Kubert's work on The Brave and The Bold , he began doing comics illustrations after graduating high school, working for Gold Star Publications for two years as a production assistant for paste-ups, mechanicals, and corrections. [3]

Tanghal briefly worked with various local publications before emigrating to Detroit in 1976 with his wife, Aurora. [2] [3] After meeting DC Comics editor Joe Orlando in New York, Tanghal's first published work in the U.S. was "If There Were No Batman... I Would Have to Invent Him" in Batman #284 (Feb. 1977). [3] [4] Following Orlando's advice, he then drew short stories for House of Mystery , House of Secrets , and Weird War Tales to adapt his style to better fit American comics. [3] [4] He later worked 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. [4] 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, [5] and the origin of the Penguin in The Best of DC #10 (March 1981). [6] Tanghal began working for Marvel Comics in 1986. He inked the comics adaptations of such films as Labyrinth , [7] Elvira, Mistress of the Dark , and Willow . [4] Tanghal did character design and storyboards for Sunbow Entertainment from 1985 to 1987. [8]

Awards

Tanghal received an Inkpot Award in 2013. [9]

Bibliography

Continuity Comics

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. 1 2 "Romeo Tanghal". Lambiek Comiclopedia. July 29, 2012. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Carmichael, Michael C. (1982). Superman Family #214; Daily Planet Extra (back cover) - DC Profile #87 Romeo Tanghal. DC Comics.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Romeo Tanghal at the Grand Comics Database
  5. ↑ Wells, John (October 2014). "Buried Treasures in DC's Reprint Digests". Back Issue! (76). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 55–56.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Bails, Jerry (n.d.). "Tanghal, Romeo". Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928-1999. Archived from the original on May 10, 2007.
  9. ↑ "Inkpot Award". San Diego Comic-Con International. 2016. Archived from the original on April 4, 2016.
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