E. Nelson Bridwell
Edward Nelson Bridwell (born September 22, 1931 in Sapulpa , Oklahoma , † January 23, 1987 ) was an American comic book author . Bridwell was best known for his work on the American edition of the satirical comic magazine MAD .
Life and work
Bridwell, who was listed as E. Nelson Bridwell in most of the comics he wrote, began working as a freelance writer in the 1960s. Bridwell presented his best-known work in the 1960s and 1970s for the humorous magazine Mad, for which he produced countless cartoons, comic scenes, picture gags and the like. The exclamation “What you mean we, white man!”, Which Bridwell repeatedly put in his characters' mouths, has remained one of the magazine's “classic” trademark slogans even after his departure from Mad and is still used again and again by Bridwell's successors today.
For several years, Bridwell also wrote the Batman comic strips , which still appear in numerous American daily newspapers, as well as various articles for ongoing series such as 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 such as Action Comics and World's Finest , Bridwell produced hundreds of stories about the hero from the planet Krypton over the course of almost twenty years. His artistic partners were mostly Carmine Infantino , Murphy Anderson or Curt Swan . One of Bridwell's own created series in the DC program was the humoresque Angel and the Ape , a comic strip that is about a pair of private detectives made up of a brisk young criminalist and a good-natured, intelligent gorilla .
Another classic for which Bridwell is responsible as author, in addition to his work as an author and as a publishing assistant, the DC editor Julius Schwartz in the coordination and editing of the various Superman comic series, was the anarchic superhero parody Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bridwell, E. Nelson |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bridwell, Edward Nelson |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American comic book writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 22, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sapulpa , Oklahoma |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 23, 1987 |