It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Hector Garrido, the artist who painted the artwork on classic G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero action figure packages.
According to Tim Finn of A Real American Book!, Garrido died peacefully in his sleep on April 19.
Garrido, born in Argentina, studied art in Buenos Aires before emigrating to the United States. His career began in the 1950s and in addition to his G.I. Joe work, Garrido’s resume includes The Three Investigators, The Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew and Baroness, as well as the 1969 “Astronauts” cover for Time magazine.
Mr. Garrido will forever be in our memories as one of the pioneers who helped to popularize the franchise we know and love.
May he rest in peace.
Crazy Legs says
He was 92 years old
Here's a CBR article.
sauza says
R.i.p.
Lifeline_MD says
A good long life, and an impressive resume of work.
LockOn says
His artwork was so awesome!
I read someone else say that his package art made the characters seem like they were real people!
I always loved the G.I. Joe artwork so I purchased the 6 volume set of "Collecting the Art of G.I.Joe: A Real American Hero!" from 3djoes.com
sevenlima says
He live well, rest in peace.
Psyche-Out says
This should be front page
sbartek1974 says
What an awesome artist! He made some great childhood memories. Rest in Peace
Turtle Master says
I really liked his covers on the Find Your Fate books.
Lt. Clutch says
Mr. Garrido was one of the reasons why the G.I. Joe relaunch took off. It was his artwork on the front of the cardback and vehicle boxes. Even the file cards were influenced by him since the profile images were cropped from the card fronts. He painted the vehicles and accessory packaging as well.
Héctor Garrido was to ARAH as Don Levine was to the 60s Joe. A true Hasbro Legend in every sense of the word. With his loss and the passing of Earl Norem a few years back, the era I grew up in is now in the history books.
RoadPigJohn says
His arts was a big selling point for Hasbro in the 80s, he was a phenomenal artist.
RIP.
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