Adrian Gonzales (1937 – October 23, 1998) was a

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best known for his work on ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Super Powers'' for

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Career

Adrian Gonzales began his career as a comic book artist in the 1960s working for such

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publications as ''Hiwaga Komiks'' and ''Tagalog Klasiks''. He made his debut in the US comics market with the story "The Young Wolves" in ''

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'' #252 (Dec. 1972) published by

. He only did sporadic work for US publishers until 1981 when he became the penciler on the ''

'' series. Editor Len Wein hired Gonzales as a replacement for the previous artist

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and notified the title's creator/writer

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with a note stating "You're going to like Adrian Gonzales". He drew the series for 13 issues which included a crossover with the ''

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'' and then became the artist on the ''

'' title. DC Comics produced several

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stories for the German comics market in the early 1980s and Gonzales drew one of them. In addition, he contributed to Archie Comics' 1983 revival of the ''

Mighty Crusaders The Mighty Crusaders is a fictional superhero team published by Archie Comics. The team originally appeared in ''Fly-Man'' No. 31, #32 and No. 33 before being launched in its own title, ''Mighty Crusaders''. Written by Superman co-creator Jerry ...

'' series. A ''

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'' drug awareness comic book sponsored by IBM and drawn by Gonzales was published in cooperation with The President's Drug Awareness Campaign in 1984. That same year, he penciled the '' Super Powers'' limited series which tied-in with the

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toyline of the same name.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. After a brief stint working on the '' Sgt. Rock'' series, Gonzales left the comics industry in 1985 and became a storyboard artist for several animation studios including

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and

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Bibliography

Archie Comics

* '' Blue Ribbon Comics'' #6 (1984) * '' The Fly'' #2, 4 (1983) * '' Lancelot Strong, the Shield'' #1 (1983) * ''

'' #4–5, 8 (1983–1984)

DC Comics

* ''

'' #6–18, ''Annual'' #1 (1982–1983) * ''

'' #15–25, ''Annual'' #1 (1982–1984) * ''

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'' #340–341, 351 (1981–1982) * ''

The Brave and the Bold ''The Brave and the Bold'' is a comic book series published by DC Comics as an ongoing series from 1955 to 1983. It was followed by two mini-series in 1991 and 1999, and was revived as an ongoing title in 2007. The focus of the series has varied ...

'' #185 (

and

Green Arrow Green Arrow is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Mort Weisinger and designed by George Papp, he first appeared in ''More Fun Comics'' #73 in November 1941. His secret identity, real name is Olive ...

) (1982) * ''

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'' #530, 532 (Green Arrow backup stories) (1983) * ''

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'' #303 (

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backup story) (1981) * '' Ghosts'' #103, 105–108, 110 (1981–1982) * ''

G.I. Combat ''G.I. Combat'' was an American comics anthology featuring war stories. It was published from 1952 until 1956 by Quality Comics, followed by DC Comics until its final issue in 1987. In 2012 it was briefly revived. Publication history The focu ...

'' #273 (1985) * ''

House of Mystery ''The House of Mystery'' is the name of several horror, fantasy, and mystery Comics anthologies published by DC Comics. It had a companion series, ''The House of Secrets''. It is also the name of the titular setting of the series. First serie ...

'' #294–295, 298–304, 306–313, 321 (1981–1983) * ''

'' (The President's Drug Awareness Campaign) #3 (1984) * ''

'' #252 (1972) * ''

Secrets of Haunted House ''Secrets of Haunted House'' was a horror-suspense comics anthology series published by American company DC Comics from 1975 to 1978 and 1979 to 1982. Publication history The series began in April–May 1975. Like its predecessor '' Secrets of ...

'' #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 ''Weird War Tales'' was a war comic book title with supernatural overtones published by DC Comics. It was published from September–October 1971 to June 1983. Publication history The original title ran for 12 years and 124 issues. It was ...

'' #105, 113 (1982) * '' The Witching Hour'' #27–28, 30–31 (1973) * ''

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'' #293 (1982) * ''

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'' #273–274, 288–291, 293 (

and Batman) (1981–1983)

Marvel Comics

* ''

Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction ''Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction'' was a 1970s American black-and-white, science fiction comics magazine published by Marvel Comics' parent company, Magazine Management. The anthology title featured original stories and literary adaptations ...

'' #4, ''Annual'' #1 (1975–1976)

Western Publishing

* ''

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'' #11365 (1984)

References

External links

* *
Adrian Gonzales
at Mike's Amazing World of Comics

at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gonzales, Adrian 1937 births 1998 deaths DC Comics people Filipino animators Filipino comics artists Filipino storyboard artists Silver Age comics creators