Posted By Dan Greenfield on Nov 8, 2024 | 3 comments

A BIRTHDAY SALUTE: The late, trailblazing artist was born 92 years ago…

The late Tony DeZuniga paved the way for the wave of Filipino artists who joined the American comics scene in the 1970s.

He was best known for co-creating Black Orchid and Jonah Hex at DC, but I’m of the mind that the latter is the more compelling character.

We’ve done 13 Hex covers in the past to celebrate DeZuniga’s birthday — he was born Nov. 8, 1932 — so this year we’re broadening the scope to other Old West (and Old West-ish) characters he worked on during his Bronze Age heyday.

So, dig these 13 COVERS from both DC and Marvel.

Right on.

Neat signature!

From a Dave Cockrum sketch

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MORE

— TONY DeZUNIGA and the Deep Influence of Non-American Artists on American Comics. Click here.

— 13 COVERS: A TONY DeZUNIGA Birthday Celebration, 2002 Edition: JONAH HEX. Click here.