The El Gato Negro characters were created by comic book artist and writer Richard Dominguez, both making their first published appearance in El Gato Negro #1 (October 1993) published under Dominguez's own Azteca Productions imprint. The original series followed the adventures of Francisco Guerrero, a social worker living in Edinburg, Texas and grandson to the original El Gato Negro, who adopted his grandfather's former nom de guerre in order to avenge the death of his best friend.
The El Gato Negro characters were created by comic book artist Richard Dominguez and first appeared in "El Gato Negro #1" (October 1993), published under Dominguez's own Azteca Productions imprint, with Francisco Guerrero as the protagonist who avenges his best friend.