Career
He became well known in the industry in the 1980s for his work on District of Columbia Comics" The New Teen Titans. Romeo Tanghal was born and raised in the Philippines. A self-taught artist, he started doing comics illustrations after graduating high school.
He briefly worked with various local publications before emigrating to the United States in 1976.
He started working for District of Columbia Comics drawing short stories for House of Mystery, House of Secrets, and Weird War Tales. In 1980, Tanghal became the inker of George Pérez"s penciled artwork on The New Teen Titans.
He began working for Marvel Comics as well in 1986.