Word is making the rounds today that José Delbo has passed away at the age of 90, due to causes unknown.
For those unfamiliar, Delbo was a prolific Argentine artist whose work spanned a wide range, most notably in comics. These include such titles as Superman, Batman, Aquaman, and Green Arrow, as well as adaptations of television shows into the format, such as The Thundercats, The Twilight Zone, The Brady Bunch, Hogan’s Heroes, Buck Rogers, The Monkees, and The Mod Squad.
Of course, we wouldn’t be talking about him in this space were it not for his contributions to Transformers. Specifically, he did covers and interior art for a number of issues throughout the original Marvel comics run in the ’80s. To that end...