Romeo Tanghal

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Romeo Tanghal
Born (1947-07-24) July 24, 1947 (age 77)
Nationality Filipino
Area(s) Penciller, Inker
Notable works
The New Teen Titans
Awards Inkpot 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]

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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

DC Comics

Eclipse Comics

Marvel Comics

Valiant Comics

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References

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  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.
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  8. "Inkpot Award". San Diego Comic-Con International. 2016. Archived from the original on April 4, 2016.
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The New Teen Titans inker
1980–1984
Succeeded by
Preceded byThe New Teen Titans vol. 2 inker
1984–1988
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Preceded by Fantastic Four inker
1988–1989
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Preceded by Green Lantern vol. 3 inker
1991–1997
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