Editor Len Wein hired Gonzales as a replacement for the previous artist Rich Buckler and notified the title's creator/writer Roy Thomas with a note stating "You're going to like Adrian Gonzales".
[4] He drew the series for 13 issues[3] which included a crossover with the Justice League of America[5][6] and then became the artist on the Arak, Son of Thunder title.
[8][9] In addition, he contributed to Archie Comics' 1983 revival of the Mighty Crusaders series.
[10][11] That same year, he penciled the Super Powers limited series which tied-in with the Kenner Products toyline of the same name.
Rock series,[3] Gonzales left the comics industry in 1985 and became a storyboard artist for several animation studios including Hanna-Barbera and Ruby-Spears.