Tony DeZuniga

Tony DeZuniga was a Filipino comics artist and illustrator best known for his works for DC. He began his comics career at the age of 16, as a letterer for Liwayway, a Filipino weekly magazine whose contributors included comic book artists Alfredo Alcala and Nestor Redondo, who would later become his mentors. In the late 1960s, DeZuniga moved to New York City and entered the American comic book market under editor Joe Orlando at DC, inking pencil art by Ric Estrada on a romance comics tale for [gcd_link_issue_with_date](23672). DeZuniga's U.S. debut as a penciler came with a self-inked horror story for [gcd_link_issue_with_date](23695). DeZuniga became a regular contributor at DC. With writer John Albano, he co-created the long-running western character [gcd_link_feature](1415) and with Sheldon Mayer the first [gcd_link_feature](8177). DeZuniga served as an introduction to what would be a 1970s influx of Filipino artists to American comics, prompting Orlando and DC publisher Carmine Infantino to visit the Philippines in 1971 to scout talent. DeZuniga relocated back to New York from the Philippines in 1977. 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."](https://www.comics.org/creator_name/96450/sequences/) Members included DeZuniga, Alfredo Alcala, and Rudy Nebres, among others. DeZuniga worked for industry leaders Marvel and DC for 18 years.