Jose Gonzalez

Although mainly an illustrator, José (Pepe) González also had an important career as a comic artist. The first assignment he got was to draw a western. Since westerns didn't suit him well, González specialized in romantic comics showing beautiful girls and elegant ambiances. Throughout the 1960s he also stood out in British publications on the same subject like Valentine, Marylin and Mirabelle. In addition he did an adaptation of the 1960s British TV series 'The Avengers'. José González' natural talent for drawing girls made erotism pervade many of the comics he did. This could be noticed in his long-time contribution to the US horror series 'Vampirella' (1969), which he took over soon after its beginning. He stopped working for Warren altogether in 1979, spending the following years doing most pin-ups and portfolios. He returned for the final issues in 1982-83.