Antony de Zuñiga (November 8, 1932 – May 11, 2012) who worked primarily under the name Tony DeZuniga, was a Filipino

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and

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best known for his works for

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. He co-created the fictional characters Jonah Hex and Black Orchid. DeZuniga was the first Filipino comic book artist whose work was accepted by American publishers, paving the way for many other Filipino artists to enter the international comic book industry.

Biography

Early life and career

DeZuniga was born in

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, and began his comics career at the age of 16, as a

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for ''

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'', a Filipino weekly magazine whose contributors included comic book artists

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and

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degree in

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from the

University of Santo Tomas The University of Santo Tomas (also known as UST and officially as the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, Manila) is a private, Catholic research university in Manila, Philippines. Founded on April 28, 1611, by Spanish friar Migue ...

in the Philippines. In 1962, he came to the United States to study

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in New York City. He returned to his native country to work in

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and to freelance for Filipino comics. When he returned to New York City in the late 1960s, DeZuniga entered the

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market under editor

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pencil art by Ric Estrada on a

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tale for ''Girl's Love Stories'' #153 (Aug. 1970). DeZuniga's U.S. debut as a

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came with a self-inked horror story for ''

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'' #188 (Sept./Oct. 1970).

DC and Marvel Comics

DeZuniga became a regular contributor at DC. With writer John Albano, he co-created the long-running

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character Jonah Hex, and with

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the first Black Orchid. DeZuniga served as an introduction to what would be a 1970s influx of Filipino artists to American comics, prompting Orlando and DC publisher

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to visit the Philippines in 1971 to scout talent. Among the artists found there who would soon become mainstays of both DC and

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were

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Gerry Talaoc. He was responsible for the discovery of artist Steve Gan and was Gan's United States art agent in charge of importing his artwork to Marvel from the Philippines. DeZuniga inked

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's penciled artwork for '' MGM's Marvelous Wizard of Oz'' (1975). This comics adaptation of the

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film was the first joint publishing venture between Marvel and DC Comics. DeZuniga relocated back to New York from the Philippines in 1977." Bullpen Bulletins," '' Marvel Two-in-One'' #35 (Jan. 1978). Around this time, DeZuniga formed Action Art Studio, which was a group of New York-based Filipino ''komiks'' artists who inked various Marvel Comics titles under the collective pseudonym of "The Tribe." Members included DeZuniga,

, and

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, among others.The Tribe entry
''Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–1999''. Retrieved June 16, 2021. DeZuniga worked for industry leaders Marvel and DC for 18 years.

Later career

DeZuniga later became a videogame conceptual designer, spending a decade with the United States and Japan divisions of

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. He did freelance work for

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and the

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, and illustrated for TSR's ''

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'' game in books such as ''

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''. In 1989, he illustrated '' The DragonLance Saga Book Three'', written by

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. Upon retirement, DeZuniga began to do commissioned paintings and to teach art. His work has been the subject of at least one gallery exhibition. He returned to Jonah Hex with '' Jonah Hex: No Way Back'', a graphic novel released to coincide with the '' Jonah Hex'' film.

Personal life

DeZuniga was married three times. He and his wife Mary were co-owners of Action Art Studio in the mid-to-late 1970s. His third wife was named Tina.

Illness and death

In April 2012, DeZuniga suffered a life-threatening stroke. Doctors were able to save him, but numerous complications quickly arose. Both the Philippine and international comics community made an effort to raise funds for his treatment. During

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on May 5, 2012, Filipino comic book artists banded together and launched a sketch drive, T-shirt sale and auction to help raise funds. On May 11, 2012, at 1:25 a.m., DeZuniga died from the stroke having led to his subsequent brain damage and heart failure.

Legacy

After DeZuniga's death,

issued a statement saying, "Tony DeZuniga stands as a historic figure in comics, a singular voice of his own making. His legacy will be seen and felt in the multitude of fans he leaves behind and the incredible body of work of which he remained justifiably proud to his final days."

Awards

* 1997 Sega President's Award for Excellence * 2011

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Bibliography

Most of his work at comics was an inker, except where noted:

Archie Comics

* ''All New Adventures of the Mighty Crusaders'' #3 (1983) * ''

Blue Ribbon Comics ''Blue Ribbon Comics'' is the name of two American comic book anthology series, the first published by the Archie Comics predecessor MLJ Magazines Inc., commonly known as MLJ Comics, from 1939 to 1942, during the Golden Age of Comic Books. The re ...

'' #3, 6-7 (1983–84) * '' Mighty Crusaders'' #4-7 (1983–84) * '' Original Shield'' #1-2 (1984)

DC Comics

* ''

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Weekly'' (

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) #601-612 (over Dan Jurgens pencils); ( Deadman) #618-621, 623-626 (over

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) (1988) * ''

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'' (

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) #419–420, 424 (artist); ( Black Orchid) #428-430 (artist, 1972–73) * ''

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'' #49-50, 53, 56-61, 64-67 (inker); #62 (artist, 1985–87) * '' All-Star Western'' #2, 6-8, 10-11 (artist, 1970–72) * ''

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'' ( Jonah Hex) #13 (four pages, artist, 1976) * ''

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: Sword of Atlantis'' #43 (artist, 2006) * '' Arak, Son of Thunder'' #1-4, 31, 35, ''Annual'' #1 (over

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pencils); #38-44, 46-50 (artist, 1981–85) * ''

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'' #350–351 (over Gene Colan pencils); (

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) #350 (artist, 1982) * '' Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love'' #1 (artist, 1971) * '' DC Comics Presents'' #53, 60, 70 (over

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, Irv Novick and Alex Saviuk pencils, 1983–84) * ''

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'' #517, 523 (over Gene Colan pencils); ''Annual'' #1 (over

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pencils) (1982–88) * ''Elvira's House of Mystery'' #5 (over Dick Ayers pencils, 1986) * ''Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion'' #7 (artist, 1972) * ''

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'' #1-3, 40, 102 (full art); #99, 101, 103-104, 112 (inks over Mike R. Adams,

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, Marc Silvestri and

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pencils) (1971–81) * ''

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'' #160, 168 (artist, 1971–72) * '' Heroes Against Hunger'' #1 (two pages, over Paris Cullins pencils, 1986) * ''

'' #188, 191, 193, 200, 216, 253 (full art); #257, 292, 294, 297, 306 (inks over

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, Marc Silvestri,

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pencils, among others, 1985–88) * '' Jonah Hex'' #5, 39, 53-57, 83-88 (full art); #41, 44-52, 58-72, 74-82 (inks over Dick Ayers pencils) (1977–84) * ''Jonah Hex'', vol. 2, #5, 9 (artist, 2006) * '' Jonah Hex: No Way Back'', graphic novel (artist, 2010) * '' Phantom Stranger'', vol. 2, ( Dr. 13) #12-16, 18-22, 31, 34 (artist, 1971–75) * ''

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miniseries) #1-4 (over Gene Colan pencils, 1982) * ''

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'' (Phantom Stranger) #4-5 (artist); ''Annual'' #1 (over

pencils, 1982) * ''Secret Hearts'' #152 (artist, 1971) * ''

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'', vol. 2, #11, 12, 17 (over Luke McDonnell, Tom Grindberg and

pencils) (1986–87) * '' Secrets of Haunted House'' #2 (artist, 1975) * '' Sinister House of Secret Love'' #2, 4 (artist, 1971–72) * ''Super DC Giant'' #S-21 (over Ric Estrada pencils, 1971) * '' The Unexpected'' #147 (over

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pencils, 1973) * '' V'' #1-16 (over

pencils, 1985–86) * ''

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'' #30 (artist); ''Annual'' #2 (over

pencils, 1986) * '' The Warlord'' (Arak, Son of Thunder) #48 (over

pencils, 1981) * '' Weird Mystery Tales'' #7-8, 12 (artist, 1973–74) * ''

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'' #8, 11-14, 18, 22 (artist, 1972–74) * ''

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'' (Jonah Hex) #12-14, 16-23 (artist, 1972–74) * '' The Witching Hour'' #16, 23 (artist, 1971–72) * ''

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'' ( Huntress) #302-303 (over

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pencils, 1983) * ''

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pencils), #181 (over Ric Estrada) (1970–72)

Marvel Comics

* '' Alpha Flight'' #55-57 (over

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pencils, 1988) * ''

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'' #174, 176 (over

pencils), ''Annual'' #22 (over

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) (1978–88) * '' The Avengers'' #335 (over Jeff Moore pencils), ''Annual'' #17 (over Ron Lim) (1988–91) * ''

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'' #153 (over Gene Colan pencils); #244-246 (over Louis Williams and Tom Morgan) (1978–87) * ''

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'' #2-3 (over Bob Hall pencils, 1990) * ''Deadly Hands of Kung Fu'' #11-12, 24, 28 (inks over George Pérez, Keith Giffen and Joe Staton); #26-27, 30 (artist) (1975–76) * ''Doc Savage'', vol. 2, #1, 3-4, 7 (inks over John Buscema and Val Mayerik); #2, 5-6 (artist) (1975–76) * ''Doctor Strange (comic book), Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme'' #4, 16-18, 20-22 (inks over Richard Case and Butch Guice); #31 (artist) (1989–91) * ''Dracula Lives #8, 10-11, 13 (artist, 1974–75) * ''Fallen Angels (comics), Fallen Angels'' #8 (over Joe Staton pencils, 1987) * ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Fantastic Four'' #190 (over Sal Buscema pencils); ''Annual'' #20-22 (over Paul Neary,

and

pencils) (1978–89) * ''Foolkiller'' #1-5 (over J.J. Birch pencils, 1990–91) * ''Freddy Krueger's A Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise), A Nightmare on Elm Street'' #1-2 (artist, 1989) * ''Ghost Rider (comic book), Ghost Rider'' #25, 29 (over Don Heck and Don Perlin pencils, 1977–78) * ''Godzilla, King of the Monsters (comic book), Godzilla'' #3-4 (over Herb Trimpe and Tom Sutton pencils, 1977) * ''The Hulk!'' #11, 14 (over Gene Colan pencils, 1978) * ''Human Fly (comics), Human Fly'' #8 (over Frank Robbins pencils, 1978) * ''The Incredible Hulk (comic book), The Incredible Hulk'' #328 (over Dwayne Turner pencils, 1987) * ''Iron Man (comic book), Iron Man'' #275 (artist, 1991) * ''John Carter, Warlord of Mars'' #10 (artist), ''Annual'' #3 (over Alan Weiss pencils) 1978–79) * ''Justice (New Universe), Justice'' #16-18 (over

pencils) (1988) * ''Kickers, Inc.'' #6-10, 12 (over Rod Whigham and Alan Kupperberg pencils) (1987) * ''Man-Thing'' #15 (1975) * ''Marvel Classics Comics'' #19 (artist, 1977) * ''Marvel Fanfare'' (Shanna the She-Devil) #59 (artist, 1991) * ''Marvel Graphic Novel: Conan: The Horn of Azoth'' (over Mike Docherty pencils, 1990) * ''Marvel Graphic Novel: Kull of Atlantis, Kull: The Vale of Shadow'' (artist, 1989) * ''Marvel Premiere'' #27 (artist); #54 (inks over Gene Day pencils) (1975–80) * ''Marvel Preview'' #2-3, 9 (artist); #6, 10, 16, 19 (inks over Val Mayerik, Jim Starlin, Gene Colan and Sal Buscema) (1975–79) * ''Marvel Super Action'' (Punisher) #1 (artist, 1976) * ''Marvel Super-Heroes (comics), Marvel Super-Heroes'', vol. 2, #3, 5 (inker) (1990-1991) * ''Marvel Comics Super Special, Marvel Super Special'' #5, 9 (over John Romita Sr. and John Buscema pencils, 1978–79) * ''Marvel Team-Up'' #70 (over John Byrne (comics), John Byrne pencils, 1978) * ''Monsters Unleashed (comics), Monsters Unleashed'' (Tigra) #10 (artist, 1975) * ''Carol Danvers, Ms. Marvel'' #15, 17 (over Jim Mooney pencils, 1978) * ''The 'Nam'' #45-46, 48, 54-58 (over Wayne Vansant pencils, 1990–91) * ''Nightmask'' #4-5, 10-12 (over Ron Wagner, Arvell Jones, Mark Bagley and Kyle Baker pencils, 1987) * ''Power Pack'' #34 (over Louis Williams and Larry Alexander pencils, 1988) * ''Psi-Force'' #15, 19 (over Javier Saltares and

pencils, 1988) * ''The Punisher (1987 series), Punisher'', vol. 2, #41 (among other inkers), ''Annual'' #1 (over Paris Cullins pencils, 1988–90) * ''The Punisher War Journal'' #21 (over Tod Smith pencils, 1990) * ''The Rampaging Hulk'' (Hulk) #6 (over Keith Pollard pencils); (Shanna the She-Devil) #9 (artist) (1978) * ''Red Sonja'' #15 (over John Buscema pencils, 1979) * ''Red Sonja'', vol. 2, #1 (along with

, 1983) * ''RoboCop (franchise), Robocop (Magazine)'' #1 (over Javier Saltares and Alan Kupperberg pencils, 1987) * ''Savage Sword of Conan'' #1, 3, 181, 192-195 (artist); #5, 14, 26-27, 31-32, 38-46, 49-52, 56-58, 171, 177, 190 (inks over John Buscema, Neal Adams, Sal Buscema, Ernie Colón, Dave Hoover, Luke McDonnell and Mike Doherty) (1974–92) * ''Savage Tales'' (Ka-Zar (Kevin Plunder), Ka-Zar) #6-8 (inks over John Buscema pencils); (Shanna the She-Devil) #9 (artist) (1975) * ''Defenders (comics), The Secret Defenders'' #15-17, 19-25 (over Jerry Decaire and Bill Wylie pencils, 1994–95) * ''Silver Surfer (comic book), Silver Surfer Annual'' #1 (over Paris Cullins pencils, 1988) * ''The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual'' #8 (artist, 1988) * ''Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew), Spider-Woman'' #1-5 (over

pencils, 1978) * ''Spitfire (New Universe), Spitfire and the Troubleshooters'' #5-9 (over Herb Trimpe, Vince Giarrano and Alan Kupperberg pencils, 1987) * ''Strange Tales'' #176-177 (artist, 1974) * ''Strikeforce: Morituri'' #21-22, 25 (over Huw Thomas and John Calimee pencils, 1988–89) * ''Tales of the Zombie'' #10 (1975) * ''Tarzan (comics), Tarzan'' #3-6, 11 (over John Buscema pencils, 1977–78) * ''Thor (Marvel Comics), Thor'' #248-253, 256-260, 262-264, 266-271, 394; ''Annual'' #5, 8 (over John Buscema, Walt Simonson and Bob Hall pencils); #255, 404-406 (artist) (1976–89) * ''Vampire Tales'' #8-9 (artist, 1974–75) * ''Web of Spider-Man Annual'' #4 (over Ron Lim pencils, 1988) * ''West Coast Avengers'', vol. 2, #32, ''Annual'' #3 (over Al Milgrom and Ron Lim pencils, 1988) * ''X-Factor (comics), X-Factor Annual'' #3 (over Paris Cullins pencils, 1988) * ''Uncanny X-Men, X-Men'' #110 (artist); ''Annual'' #12 (inks over Ron Lim pencils) (1978–88)

Marvel Comics/DC Comics

* '' MGM's Marvelous Wizard of Oz'' #1 (over John Buscema pencils, 1975)

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* * * (subtitled) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dezuniga, Tony 1932 births 2012 deaths Artists from Metro Manila Comics inkers Filipino comics artists Inkpot Award winners Jonah Hex Marvel Comics people People from Manila Role-playing game artists Silver Age comics creators University of Santo Tomas alumni