Romeo Tanghal

Romeo Tanghal (born July 24, 1947) is a Filipino comics artist who has worked primarily as an inker. He became well known in the industry in the 1980s for his work on DC Comics' The New Teen Titans.

Career Romeo Tanghal was born and raised in the Philippines. A self–taught artist, he often brought comic books to school instead of his textbooks. Drawing inspiration from artist Joe Kubert's work on The Brave and The Bold, he began doing comics illustrations after graduating high school, working for Gold Star Publications for two years as a production assistant for paste-ups, mechanicals, and corrections. Following Orlando's advice, he then drew short stories for House of Mystery, House of Secrets, and Weird War Tales to adapt his style to better fit American comics. and the origin of the Penguin in The Best of DC #10 (March 1981). Tanghal began working for Marvel Comics in 1986. He inked the comics adaptations of such films as Labyrinth, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, and Willow.

Awards Tanghal received an Inkpot Award in 2013.