E. Nelson Bridwell

E. Nelson Bridwell was an American writer for Mad magazine (writing the now-famous catchphrase, "What you mean...we?" in a 1958 parody of The Lone Ranger) and various comic books published by DC. One of the writers for the Batman comic strip and Super Friends, he also wrote The Inferior Five, among other comics. He has been called "DC's self-appointed continuity cop." After writing a few stories for Mad and for Katy Keene, Bridwell began working for DC in 1965 as an assistant to editor Mort Weisinger. He worked on the Superman titles, eventually becoming an editor himself on Lois Lane, and later The Superman Family. He wrote scripts for various Weisinger-edited series, such as Superboy and The Legion of Super-Heroes, as well as writing for DC anthology titles such as Unexpected, Mystery in Space and Strange Adventures. Bridwell and Joe Orlando created the Inferior Five in 1966. He wrote for several other DC titles, including Action Comics, Adventure Comics, Shazam!, Superman, The Superman Family, World's Finest Comics, and The Legion of Super-Heroes. Bridwell's love and knowledge of old comics led to him becoming editor of numerous reprint books, including digests, giant-size comics, and hardcover anthologies. He also worked as assistant editor to Julius Schwartz, keeping track of continuity between the numerous Superman titles published.