Hector Garrido, the artist who painted the artwork on classic G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero action figure packages, has passed away at the age of 92.

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 InvestigatorsThe Hardy BoysNancy Drew and Baroness, as well as the 1969 "Astronauts" cover for Time magazine.

Some of Garrido's original artwork remains for sale on his Flickr page, which is maintained by a friend, and 100 percent of the proceeds will go directly to his family.

An excerpt from Garrido's bio is below:

I am Argentinian by birth; I studied art in Buenos Aires.

As a young artist I immigrated to the United States. I was professionally active here beginning in the 1950s. Beginning around 2000, I went into semi-retirement, painting devotional subjects. I am now retired.

I am best known to fans of GI Joe and for such book series such as The Three Investigators (I painted all the Crimebusters covers), Danny Dunn, the Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, The Destroyer (Remo Williams), and the Baroness.

My original artwork for GI Joe was featured on the 1980s-era merchandise packaging. For book publishers, I painted the covers of numerous sci-fi, (gothic) romance, and thriller/horror books. Perhaps most notably in the horror genre, I painted the iconic covers for TM Wright's "Strange Seed"/"Children" series. I was also a Time Magazine cover artist, and my 1969 cover, "Astronauts" is in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery.

For much of my career, I created collector plates for the Bradford Exchange. My plate "Our Lady of Lourdes" sold over 1 million copies.