E. Nelson Bridwell

Edward Nelson Bridwell ( born September 22, 1931 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma; † 23 January 1987) was an American comic book writer. Bridwell was primarily known for his work on the American edition of the satirical comic magazine MAD.

Life and work

Bridwell, who was recorded in most written by him as E. Nelson Bridwell Comics, began working as a freelance writer in the 1960s. His most famous work put Bridwell in the 1960s and 1970s for the humorous magazine Mad ago, for which he produced countless cartoons, comic scenes, and the like Bildergags more. The of Bridwell his characters always down in the mouth exclamation " What you mean we, white man! " Has remained even after his departure from Mad one of the " classic" trademark slogan of the magazine and will be taken up today by Bridwells followers again and again.

For the publisher DC Comics Bridwell also wrote a number of years until today appearing in numerous American newspapers Batman comic strips and various contributions to ongoing series like Batman, Detective Comics, Inferior Five, The Secret Six, Super Friends, Shazam!, Legion of Super Heroes and especially Superman. For the eponymous Superman series as well as for other Superman series like Action Comics and World's Finest put Bridwell in the course of nearly twenty years, hundreds of stories about the heroes from the planet Krypton before. His artistic partner were there mostly Carmine Infantino, Murphy Anderson and Curt Swan. A series created by Bridwell himself in the DC program was the tale, Angel and the Ape, a comic strip, is about a pair of private detectives, consisting of a young Kriminalistin research and a good-natured, intelligent gorilla.

Another classic for the Bridwell, also known as publishing assistant to DC Editor Julius Schwartz with the coordination and editing new various Superman comic series supported in addition to his work as an author, who is responsible as the author draws, was the anarchic superhero parody Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Department.

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