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bridwell in 1974 . 23 january 1987 kings county , new york sapulpa , oklahoma 175 american september 22 , 1931 writer , editor enelsonbridwell.jpg e. nelson bridwell
 edward nelson bridwell
e. nelson bridwell

edward nelson bridwell -lrb- 1931 -- 1987 -rrb- was a writer for `` mad '' magazine and various comic books published by dc comics .
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 . ''
