José Luis García-López (born March 26, 1948) is a

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who works in the United States, particularly in a long-running relationship with

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. In addition to his storytelling art, he produced the official reference art for characters in the ''DC Comics Style Guide'', as used in licensed merchandise.

Early life

José Luis García-López was born on March 26, 1948 in

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, Spain, and lived since age three in

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. He was inspired by artists as

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, Harold Foster,

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, José Luis Salinas, and

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Career

During the 1960s, García-López worked for

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. In 1974, he moved to New York, where he met

editor

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. His first interior art credit for DC was June 1975's "Nightmare In Gold" back-up in ''

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'' #448, where he inked the pencils of artist

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. The following month, he inked the pencils of

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on a "Private Life of Clark Kent" backup story in ''

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'' #289, before graduating to full pencils on a back-up story written by E. Nelson Bridwell in ''

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'' #452 (October 1975). The following month, García-López and writer

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created the ''

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'' series and in April 1977, he and writer

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launched the ''

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'' ongoing series. García-López and Conway collaborated on a

vs.

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story in ''

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'' #C-54 (1978). ''

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'', a

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title starring Superman was launched in 1978 by writer

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and García-López. He drew the first appearance of

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in ''

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'' #337 (July 1981) and a DC–Marvel crossover between Batman and the

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in ''

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'' #27 (Fall 1981).Manning, Matthew K. "1980s" in Dolan, p. 195 "Written by Len Wein and illustrated by José Luis García-López, the comic saw...Batman and the Hulk doing battle with both the Joker and Marvel's ultra-powerful Shaper of Worlds." He penciled five issues of ''

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'' in 1985 and writer

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later commented that "I knew that I had this incredible artist who could draw almost anything that I wanted...So I decided to make the story just the biggest spectacle I could come up with." Other works by García-López include '' Atari Force'', '' Road to Perdition'', ''

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'', and various DC superheroes. His work on the DC series ''

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'' received an

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nomination. His work on the '' Cinder and Ashe'' limited series was praised by

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in 2014 which noted "His characters are never in a static position; they’re always stretching, or crunched up, or twisting. There is constant dramatic content in their movements." During his exclusive contract with DC Comics, he has been responsible for penciling the style guides used by the company to provide official artwork for merchandise licences around the world. García-López illustrated the 1982 guide, still used today as part of a DC Comics retro line, a 1992 guide focused on ''

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'', the Superman related guides from 1991, 1994, and 2006, and other DC Universe guides in 1998, 2004, and 2012. His 2000s work includes '' JLA: Classified'' and a 2009 story arc in ''

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'' which introduced the

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character. He drew the

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story in ''

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'' which was written by

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. In 2011, he drew one of the stories in '' The Spirit'' #17. DC Comics published a collection of his Superman stories in ''Adventure of Superman: José Luis García-López'' in 2013. He and

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produced a comics adaptation of a

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story that was written by

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and originally intended for the ''Batman'' television series. García-López drew the "Actionland!" chapter in ''Action Comics'' #1000 (June 2018) and the Superman story in ''DC Nation'' #0 (July 2018).

Bibliography

Interior pencil art (except where noted) includes:

DC Comics

*''

'' ( The Atom): #448 (inks over

Dick Dillin Richard Allen Dillin (December 17, 1928 – March 1, 1980)Richard Dillin
at the United States Social Securi ...

pencils); (

): #451 (inks over

) (1975), #1000 (2018); (

Phantom Stranger The Phantom Stranger is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, of unspecified paranormal origins, who battles mysterious and occult forces, sometimes under their Vertigo (DC Comics), Vertigo imprint. The character ...

): #623, 641 (1989) *''

Adventure Comics ''Adventure Comics'' is an American comic book series published by DC Comics from 1938 to 1983 and revived from 2009 to 2011. In its first era, the series ran for 503 issues (472 of those after the title changed from ''New Adventure Comics''), ...

'' (

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): #442; (

): #462–463, 465–466 (1975–79) *''

'' (Superman vs. Wonder Woman) #C–54 (1978) *''

All-Star Western ''All-Star Western'' is the name of three American comic book series published by DC Comics, each a Western fiction omnibus featuring both continuing characters and anthological stories. The first ran from 1951 to 1961, the second from 1970 t ...

'', vol. 3 #10, 30–31 (2012–14) *'' Atari Force'', vol. 2, #1–12 (1984) (note: inks only on issues #4 and #5) *''

'' #272, 336–337, 353 (1976–82) *''

'' #26–28 (2009) *''

Batman Family ''Batman Family'' is an American comic book anthology series published by DC Comics which ran from 1975 to 1978, primarily featuring stories starring supporting characters to the superhero Batman. An eight-issue miniseries called ''Batman: Famil ...

'' ( Robin and

Batgirl Batgirl is the name of several fictional superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, depicted as female counterparts and allies to the superhero Batman. The character Bette Kane, Betty Kane was introduced into publica ...

team-up) #3 (1976) *'' Batman: Gotham Knights'' (

Batman Black and White ''Batman Black and White'' refers to the comic book limited series published by DC Comics featuring 8-page black and white Batman stories. Volumes 1, 4 and 5 of the series feature all-new stories (published in 1996, 2013–14, and 2020–21, respe ...

) #10 (2000) *'' Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight'' #16–20, 149–153 (1991–2002) *''Batman: Reign of Terror'' graphic novel (1999) *''

: The Official Comic Adaptation'' #1 (1992) *'' Batman '66 the Lost Episode'' #1 (2015) *''Batman: The Blue, the Grey, and the Bat'' #1 (1993) *''

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'' #164, 171 (1980–81) *'' Cinder and Ashe'' miniseries #1–4 (1988) *''

'' #1–4, 17, 20, 24, 31, 41 (1978–82) *''

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'' (

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) #1 (1983) *'' DC Nation'' #0 (2018) *''DC Special: The Return of

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'' miniseries #1–4 (2005) *''

'' (

Kid Flash Kid Flash is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, originally created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino, as a junior counterpart to DC Comics superhero The Flash. The first version of the ...

) #11; (

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) #21; (Batman vs.

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) #27 (1978–81) *'' DC Universe: Legacies'' limited series #3–4 (2010) *''

'' miniseries #1–4 (1986) *''Deadman'' miniseries #5–6 (2002) *''

'' (

): #449, 454, 458–459; (Hawkman): #452, 454–455; (

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): #500 (1975–81) *''

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'' one-shot (

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) (1996) *''

Green Lantern Green Lantern is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. They fight evil with the aid of rings that grant them a variety of extraordinary powers, all of which come from imagination, fearlessness, ...

Annual'' #3 (1987) *''

Hawkman Hawkman is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Dennis Neville, the original Hawkman first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1, published by All-American ...

'', vol. 4, #18 (2003) *''

'' #1–6 (1975–76) *''

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'' (two pages, among other artists) (1986) *'' House of Secrets'' (

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) #154 (1978) *'' JLA: Classified'' #16–21 (2006) *''

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'' #2–4 (1975) *''

'' #1–4, 10, 32, 73 (1977–83) *'' Just Imagine Stan Lee creating Green Lantern'' (backup story) (2001) *''The Kamandi Challenge'', limited series, #12 (backup story) (2017) *''

'', vol. 3, #55 (among other artists) (1988) *'' Many Worlds of Tesla Strong'' one-shot (among other artists) (2003) *''

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'', vol. 2, #7–11 (1985) *'' On the Road to Perdition'', miniseries, #1–3 (2003) *''Realworlds: Superman'', one-shot (2000) *''Robin Annual'' #2 (1993) *''

Secret Origins ''Secret Origins'' is the title of several comic book series published by DC Comics which featured the origin stories of the publisher's various characters. Publication history ''Secret Origins'' was first published as a one-shot in 1961 and c ...

'', vol. 2, (

) #10 (1987) *''

Sensation Comics ''Sensation Comics'' is the title of an American comic book comics anthology, anthology series published by DC Comics that ran for 109 issues from 1942 to 1952. For most of its run, the lead feature was Wonder Woman, a character which had been int ...

Featuring Wonder Woman'' (digital) #40 (2015) *'' Showcase '94'' (

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) #1 (1994) *'' The Spirit'', vol. 2, #17 (2011) *''

'' (

): #289, 294, 301–302, 307–309, 347; ( Mr. Mxyzptlk): #351 (1976–80) *''

'', vol. 2, #104–105 (1995) *''Superman, Inc'' (

Elseworlds Elseworlds is the publication imprint (trade name), imprint for American comic books produced by DC Comics for stories that take place outside the DC Universe Canon (fictional), canon. Elseworlds publications are set in alternate realities that ...

) (1999) *''Superman: Kal'' (Elseworlds) (1995) *''

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'' #250–255 (1976) *''

'' miniseries #1–3 (1990) *''

'' (

) #1–12 (2009) *''

Weird War Tales ''Weird War Tales'' is 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 an an ...

'' #41, 44, 108 (1975–82) *''

Weird Western Tales ''Weird Western Tales'' is a Western genre comics anthology published by DC Comics from June–July 1972 to August 1980. It is best known for featuring the adventures of Jonah Hex until #38 (Jan.–Feb. 1977) when the character was promoted to hi ...

'' (Jonah Hex) #32–33, 38 (1976–77) *''

Annual'' #1 (among other artists) (1988) *''

World's Finest Comics ''World's Finest Comics'' is an American comic book series published by DC Comics from 1941 to 1986. The series was initially titled ''World's Best Comics'' for its first issue; issue #2 (Summer 1941) switched to the more familiar name. Michael ...

'' (Superman and Batman) #244, 255, 258 (1977–79)

Other publishers

*''Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery'' #64–65 (Gold Key, 1975) *''Career Girl Romances'' #71 (Charlton, 1972) *'' Ghostly Tales'' #77, 79, 146 (Charlton, 1969–70, 1980) *''Grimm's Ghost Stories'' #24–25 (Gold Key, 1975) *''Just Married'' #68–69, 71–74 (Charlton, 1969–70) *''

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'' #30 (First, 1987)

Compilations

*''Legends of the Dark Knight: José Luis García-López'', Hardcover 429 pages, April 18, 2023, ; Deluxe Hardcover, , collects ''

'' #272, #311, #313, #314, #318, #321, #336-337, and #353, '' Batman '66: The Lost Episode'' #1, ''

'' #26-28, ''

'' #3, ''Batman: Dark Knight of the Round Table'' #1-2, '' Batman: Gotham Knights'' #10, ''Batman: Reign of Terror'' #1, ''

'' #31 and #41, ''DC Special Series'' #21, ''

'' #454, #458-459, #483, and #487, ''The Best of the Brave and the Bold'' #1-6, ''

'' #164 and #171, ''

'' #4, ''The Untold Legend of the Batman'' #1-3, and ''

'' #244, #255, and #258. *''On the Road to Perdition'' (with

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, 296 pages,

Paradox Press Paradox Press was a division of DC Comics formed in 1993 after editor Mark Nevelow departed from Piranha Press. Under the initial editorship of Andy Helfer, Andrew Helfer and Bronwyn Carlton, the imprint was renamed. Paradox was best known for pu ...

, December 2004, ;

Titan Books Titan Publishing Group is the publishing division of the British entertainment company Titan Entertainment, which was established as Titan Books in 1981. The books division has two main areas of publishing: film and television tie-ins and cine ...

, May 2005, , collects: **''Book 1: Oasis'' (with inks by

Josef Rubinstein Josef "Joe" Rubinstein (born 4 June 1958) is a comic book artist and inker, most associated with inking Marvel Comics' ''The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe'' and the 1982 four-issue ''Wolverine (comic book), Wolverine'' miniseries by Chr ...

, 96 pages, Paradox Press, May 2003, ; Titan Books, June 2003, ) ** ''Book 2: Sanctuary'' (with inks by

Steve Lieber Steve Lieber (born May 19, 1967) is an American comic book illustrator known for his work on books such as ''Detective Comics'' and ''Hawkman'', and the critically acclaimed miniseries ''Whiteout (Oni Press), Whiteout'', which was adapted into a W ...

, 96 pages, Paradox Press, December 2003, ; Titan Books, March 2004, ) **''Book 3: Detour'' (with inks by Steve Lieber, 96 pages, Paradox Press, July 2004, ; Titan Books, October 2004, ) *''Adventures of Superman'', collects ''Superman'' 294, 301, 302, 307, 309, ''DC Comics Presents'', and more; 360 pages, April 2013, *''Modern Masters Volume Five: J.L. Garcia-Lopez'', 128 pages, Two Morrows Publishing, July 2005,

Awards

1992: Nominated for "Best Artist"

, for ''

''.
1997: Nominated for "Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team"

, with

Kevin Nowlan Kevin Nowlan (born 1958) is an American comics artist who works as a penciler, inker, colorist, and letterer. He has been called "one of the few artists who can be called 'artists's artist'", a master of the various disciplines of comic produc ...

, for '' Doctor Strangefate''

References

External links

"DC Profiles #39: José Luis García-López"
at the Grand Comics Database
José Luis García-López
at Mike's Amazing World of Comics

at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
Checklist from "Tebeosfera" site
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