Gerry Talaoc

Who is Gerry Talaoc?

Gerry Talaoc is a Filipino comic-book artist best known for his 1970s work for DC Comics' war and horror anthology titles. Talaoc was among the vanguard of Filipino comics artists — including Alfredo Alcala, Nestor Redondo, and Alex Niño — recruited in 1971 for American comic books by DC editor Joe Orlando and editor-in-chief Carmine Infantino, following the success of the pioneering Tony DeZuniga. Later in his comics career, in the 1980s, Talaoc worked for Marvel Comics as an inker.

Initially working through countryman DeZuniga's studio, Talaoc drew multiple issues of Ghosts, House of Mystery, Star Spangled War Stories, The Unexpected, and Weird War Tales, among other titles. Talaoc's art was celebrated for its distinctive mix of the real and the cartoony.

In the mid-1970s, Talaoc also worked on comics adaptations of literary classics published by Pendulum Press.

In the 1980s, Talaoc moved over to Marvel, where he worked primarily as an inker, on such titles as The Incredible Hulk, Alpha Flight, and the Comet Man limited series. Besides his work with Buscema, during this period Talaoc also teamed up on a number of occasions with Mike Mignola.