Francisco Solano López

Francisco Solano López (1928–2011) was an Argentine comics artist best known for creating El Eternauta with writer Héctor Germán Oesterheld in 1957. He began working for Editorial Columba in the 1950s and developed a long collaboration with Oesterheld on science-fiction and adventure stories.

His career also extended to the British comics industry, including Kelly’s Eye for Fleetway. After going into exile in Spain in 1977, he continued producing comics, among them Ana and Historias Tristes with his son Gabriel. Later collaborations included work with Ricardo Barreiro and Pol Maiztegui.