| José Delbo | |
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 Delbo at theFlorida Supercon in 2013 | |
| Born | José María Del Bó (1933-12-09)December 9, 1933 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died | February 5, 2024(2024-02-05) (aged 90) Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. |
| Area(s) | Penciller,Inker |
Notable works | Wonder Woman The Transformers |
| Awards | Inkpot Award 2013 |
| josedelbo.com | |
José Delbo (bornJosé María Del Bó; December 9, 1933 – February 5, 2024) was an Argentinecomics artist. He was best known for his work onWonder Woman forDC Comics andThe Transformers forMarvel Comics.
José María Del Bó was born on December 9, 1933.[1][2] He became a professional comics artist at the age of 16 working for theArgentinePoncho Negro series.[1] Due to political instability in Argentina, he moved to Brazil in 1963 and then to the United States two years later.[3] His early work for the U.S. market includedBilly the Kid forCharlton Comics.[1] He drew manyTV tie-in comic books forDell Comics andWestern Publishing'sGold Key Comics includingThe Brady Bunch,Hogan's Heroes,The Mod Squad,The Monkees, andThe Twilight Zone.[4] A comics biography ofDwight D. Eisenhower drawn by Delbo was published by Dell in 1969 soon after the former President's death.[5] Delbo namedThe Monkees,TheLone Ranger, and an adaptation of theYellow Submarine film as being among his favorite projects.[6]
His first work forDC Comics appeared inTheSpectre #10 (May–June 1969).[4] Delbo became the artist on theWonder Woman title with issue #222 (Feb.–March 1976) and drew the series until #286 (Dec. 1981). Following the popularity of theWonder Woman television series (initially set duringWorld War II), Delbo and writerMartin Pasko transposed the comic book series to this era.[7] A few months after the TV series changed its setting to the 1970s, Delbo andJack C. Harris returned the comic book to the contemporary timeline.[8] Soon after, Wonder Woman's longtime love interestSteve Trevor was killed but writerGerry Conway and Delbo brought the character back to life again in issue #271 (Sept. 1980).[9] The Lumberjack, a character created by Delbo and Conway inWonder Woman #268 (June 1980) appeared on theSupergirl television series in 2015.[10] Conway and Delbo introduced a new version of theCheetah in issue #274 (Dec. 1980).[11]
Delbo's other work for DC includes theBatman Family,[12] three stories for the "Whatever Happened to...?" backup feature inDC Comics Presents,[13] theJimmy Olsen feature inThe Superman Family, and theBatgirl feature inDetective Comics. His final major work for DC was a brief run on theSuperman/Batman feature inWorld's Finest Comics in 1985.[4][14]
In 1986, Delbo began working forMarvel Comics where he drewThunderCats,The Transformers,[15] andNFL SuperPro. He co-createdBrute Force withSimon Furman in 1990.[4]
Delbo taught atThe Kubert School from the 1990s until 2005. After moving to Florida, he taught at the "Delbo Cartoon Camp" program for school-aged children inBoca Raton.[6][16]
Delbo died in February 2024, at the age of 90.[17]
Delbo received anInkpot Award atSan Diego Comic-Con in 2013.[18]
The political situation made things very difficult. Army revolts, incredible inflation, etc. There was a tremendously bad situation in Argentina with no tranquilty.
"Writer Martin Pasko and artist José Delbo detailed the first chronological meeting between Earth-1's modern-day Wonder Woman and her Earth-2 equivalent during World War II. The comic's time and Earth shifts were actually dictated by ABC-TV's popularWonder Woman TV series, set during World War II, and they continued in this era for the next fifteen issues.
The first [story] starred Batgirl by writer Elliot S! Maggin and artist José Delbo.
Delbo's camp, which began at the International Museum of Cartoon Art 12 years ago, teaches drawing skills, comic book design, film animation, the use of computers, cameras and digital images and video game creation.
| Preceded by | Wonder Woman artist 1976–1981 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | "Batgirl" feature in Detective Comics artist 1980–1982 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | The Transformers artist 1988–1990 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | The Transformers artist 1990 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | The Transformers artist 1990 | Succeeded by |
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