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Adrian Gonzales

Adrian Gonzales (1937 – October 23, 1998)[1] was a Filipino comics artist best known for his work on All-Star Squadron, Arak, Son of Thunder, and Super Powers for DC Comics.

Career

Adrian Gonzales began his career as a comic book artist in the 1960s working for such Philippine comics publications as Hiwaga Komiks and Tagalog Klasiks.[1][2] He made his debut in the US comics market with the story "The Young Wolves" in Our Army at War #252 (Dec. 1972) published by DC Comics.[3] He only did sporadic work for US publishers until 1981 when he became the penciler on the All-Star Squadron series. Editor Len Wein hired Gonzales as a replacement for the previous artist Rich Buckler and notified the title's creator/writer Roy Thomas with a note stating "You're going to like Adrian Gonzales".[4] He drew the series for 13 issues[3] which included a crossover with the Justice League of America[5][6] and then became the artist on the Arak, Son of Thunder title.[4] DC Comics produced several Superman stories for the German comics market in the early 1980s[7] and Gonzales drew one of them.[8][9] In addition, he contributed to Archie Comics' 1983 revival of the Mighty Crusaders series.[3] A New Teen Titans drug awareness comic book sponsored by IBM and drawn by Gonzales was published in cooperation with The President's Drug Awareness Campaign in 1984.[10][11] That same year, he penciled the Super Powers limited series which tied-in with the Kenner Products toyline of the same name.[12] After a brief stint working on the Sgt. Rock series,[3] Gonzales left the comics industry in 1985 and became a storyboard artist for several animation studios including Hanna-Barbera and Ruby-Spears.[1]

Bibliography

Archie Comics

  • Blue Ribbon Comics #6 (1984)
  • The Fly #2, 4 (1983)
  • Lancelot Strong, the Shield #1 (1983)
  • Mighty Crusaders #4–5, 8 (1983–1984)

DC Comics

  • All-Star Squadron #6–18, Annual #1 (1982–1983)
  • Arak, Son of Thunder #15–25, Annual #1 (1982–1984)
  • Batman #340–341, 351 (1981–1982)
  • The Brave and the Bold #185 (Batman and Green Arrow) (1982)
  • Detective Comics #530, 532 (Green Arrow backup stories) (1983)
  • The Flash #303 (Firestorm backup story) (1981)
  • Ghosts #103, 105–108, 110 (1981–1982)
  • G.I. Combat #273 (1985)
  • House of Mystery #294–295, 298–304, 306–313, 321 (1981–1983)
  • New Teen Titans (The President's Drug Awareness Campaign) #3 (1984)
  • Our Army at War #252 (1972)
  • Secrets of Haunted House #41–44 (1981–1982)
  • Sgt. Rock #391, 394, 397, 399–401, 405–406 (1984–1985)
  • Superman Spectacular #1 (1982)
  • Super Powers #1–4 (1984)
  • The Unexpected #214–216 (1981)
  • Unknown Soldier #257–259 (1981–1982)
  • Weird War Tales #105, 113 (1982)
  • The Witching Hour #27–28, 30–31 (1973)
  • Wonder Woman #293 (1982)
  • World's Finest Comics #273–274, 288–291, 293 (Superman and Batman) (1981–1983)

Marvel Comics

  • Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction #4, Annual #1 (1975–1976)

Western Publishing

  • Gremlins #11365 (1984)

External links

References

  1. Ading Gonzales Lambiek Comiclopedia, April 13, 2012^
  2. Gerry Alanguilan. Ading Gonzales aka Adrian Gonzales Komikero Komiks, September 13, 2005, retrieved May 16, 2015^
  3. {{gcdb|type=credit|search= Adrian+Gonzales|title= Adrian Gonzales}}^
  4. Roy Thomas. 'I Want To Do It All Again!' Roy Thomas Talks About The 1980s at DC Comics – Schwartz, Warts, And All Alter Ego, TwoMorrows Publishing, March 2011^
  5. Matthew K. Manning. DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle Dorling Kindersley, 2010^
  6. Justice League of America #207–209 (Oct.–Dec. 1982) and All-Star Squadron #14–15 (Oct.–Nov. 1982) Roy Thomas. The All-Star Companion TwoMorrows Publishing, 2000^
  7. Brian Cronin. Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #84 Comic Book Resources, January 4, 2007^
  8. Superman Spectacular at the Grand Comics Database^
  9. John Wells. The Definitive Graphic Novels List Comics Bulletin, May 12, 2003^
  10. The New Teen Titans (IBM) #3 at the Grand Comics Database^
  11. Turner, Carlton E.: Files, 1981–1987 – Reagan Library Collections Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, n.d.^
  12. Manning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 208: In association with the toy company Kenner, DC released a line of toys called Super Powers...DC soon debuted a five-issue Super Powers miniseries plotted by comic book legend Jack 'King' Kirby, scripted by Joey Cavalieri, and with pencils by Adrian Gonzales.^