Andy Helfer

Andy Helfer joined DC Comics in 1981 and assisted Joe Orlando in the special projects department.{{cite journal|last= Mangels|first= Andy|authorlink= Andy Mangels|title= A Heroine History of the Wonder Woman Foundation|journal= Back Issue!|issue= 57|page= 51|publisher= TwoMorrows Publishing|date= July 2012|location= Raleigh, North Carolina}} He became editor of the Justice League of America title with issue #245 (December 1985) and oversaw the title's revamp into Justice League International in 1987 by Keith Giffen, J. M. DeMatteis, and Kevin Maguire.{{gcdb|type=editor|search= Helfer|title= Andy Helfer (editor)}} Helfer edited The Man of Steel limited series by John Byrne and the subsequent relaunch of the Superman titles. As a writer, Helfer collaborated with artist José Luis García-López on a Deadman limited series in 1986{{gcdb|type=writer|search= Helfer|title= Andy Helfer}} and with artist Bill Sienkiewicz on an ongoing series for The Shadow in the following year.{{cite journal|last= Schweier|first= Philip|title= Shedding Light on The Shadow|journal= Back Issue!|issue= 89|pages= 16–17|publisher= TwoMorrows Publishing|date= July 2016|location= Raleigh, North Carolina}} Following Sienkiewicz's departure from The Shadow, Kyle Baker became the artist on the series and he and Helfer also produced a two-issue Justice, Inc. series. The Helfer-Baker run on The Shadow was cancelled in 1989 allegedly due to objections by Condé Nast, the character's owner, to the tone of the series.{{cite web |url=http://www.comicsbeat.com/2012/01/13/hes-back-and-god-help-the-guilty-dynamite-reissues-the-shadow-by-howard-chaykin/ |title=He's Back and God Help the Guilty – Dynamite Reissues The Shadow by Howard Chaykin |first=Todd |last=Allen |date=January 13, 2012 |publisher=Comicsbeat.com |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315064351/http://www.comicsbeat.com/2012/01/13/hes-back-and-god-help-the-guilty-dynamite-reissues-the-shadow-by-howard-chaykin/ |archivedate=March 15, 2012 |url-status=dead |accessdate=April 15, 2012 |quote=[T]he Helfer & company sequel which was abruptly cancelled on a cliffhanger as Condé Nast disliked the satirical tone Helfer had taken with his version. |df=mdy-all }} Helfer wrote for the Superboy television series from 1988 to 1990.{{cite web|url= http://www.bailsprojects.com/bio.aspx?Name=HELFER%2c+ANDY|title= Helfer, Andy|first= Jerry|last= Bails|authorlink= Jerry Bails|date= n.d.|work=Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928-1999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070510230719/http://www.bailsprojects.com/bio.aspx?Name=HELFER%2c+ANDY |archivedate= May 10, 2007|url-status= live|df= mdy-all}} As the editor of Paradox Press, Helfer oversaw the development of Max Allan Collins' series Road to Perdition and John Wagner's A History of Violence, both of which became successful films. In 2006, Helfer collaborated with artist Randy DuBurke on Malcolm X: A Graphic Biography (2006){{cite book|last= Aldama|first= Frederick Luis|title= Multicultural Comics: From Zap to Blue Beetle|publisher= University of Texas Press|year= 2011|location= Austin, Texas|page= 12|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=Y0O-Jh5dugUC&q=Malcolm+X%3A+A+Graphic+Biography+DuBurke&pg=PA12|isbn= 978-0292737433}} which has been recommended as part of a "Suggested Core List of Graphic Novel Titles for High School Students".{{cite book|last1= Gavigan|first1= Karen W.|last2= Tomasevich|first2= Mindy|title= Connecting Comics to Curriculum: Strategies for Grades 6-12|publisher= Libraries Unlimited|year= 2011|location= Santa Barbara, California|page= 156|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=mVT2lUI8reEC&q=Malcolm+X%3A+A+Graphic+Biography+DuBurke&pg=PA156|isbn= 978-1598847680}} He wrote the Presidential Material: John McCain one-shot biographical comic book for IDW Publishing in 2008.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection2008/johnmccain/3163151/John-McCain-and-Barack-Obama-become-comic-book-heroes.html |title=John McCain and Barack Obama become comic book heroes |first=Catherine |last=Elsworth |date=October 9, 2008 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London, United Kingdom |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113024731/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection2008/johnmccain/3163151/John-McCain-and-Barack-Obama-become-comic-book-heroes.html |archivedate=November 13, 2012 |url-status=live |accessdate=April 15, 2012|df=mdy-all}}

• 1991:{{cite web |url= http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/haxtur91.php|title= 1991 Haxtur Awards |publisher= Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20131229110923/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/haxtur91.php|archivedate= December 29, 2013|url-status= live|df=mdy-all}}
• Nominated for "Best Script" Haxtur Award, for Justice, Inc.
• Nominated for "Best Long Comic Strip" Haxtur Award, for Justice, Inc.
• 1995:{{cite web |url= http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner95.php|title= 1995 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners|publisher= Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20141010132130/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner95.php|archivedate= October 10, 2014|url-status= live|df=mdy-all}}
• Won "Best Anthology" Eisner Award, for The Big Book Of Urban Legends
• Nominated for "Best Editor" Eisner Award, for The Big Book Of Urban Legends
• 1997: Nominated for "Best Editor" Eisner Award, for Gon and The Big Book Of Little Criminals{{cite web |url= http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner97.php|title= 1997 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners|publisher= Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140725005520/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner97.php |archivedate= July 25, 2014|url-status= live|df=mdy-all}}

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• 9-11: The World's Finest Comic Book Writers & Artists Tell Stories to Remember, Volume Two (2002)
• Atari Force #8, 12, 15–17, 20 (1984–1985)
• Batman Annual #14 (1990)
• Batman Black and White #3 (1996)
• The Batman Chronicles #9 (1997)
• Batman: Journey Into Knight #1–12 (2005–2006)
• Deadman vol. 2 #1–4 (1986)
• Fast Forward #1 (1992)
• Heroes Against Hunger #1 (1986)
• The Hidden Killer #1 (1998)
• Judge Dredd #1–12 (1994–1995)
• Justice, Inc. vol. 2 #1–2 (1989)
• Legends of the DC Universe 80-Page Giant #1 (Hawkman) (1998)
• Robotech Defenders #1–2 (1985)
• Secret Origins vol. 2 #15 (Deadman), #18 (Creeper), #40 (Detective Chimp) (1987–1989)
• The Shadow vol. 3 #1–19, Annual #1–2 (1987–1989)
• Solo #6 (2005)
• Supergirl Giveaway comic from Honda and the United States Department of Transportation about auto safety and seat belts (1984)
• Swamp Thing vol. 2 #101 (1990)
• The Unexpected #219 (1982)

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• Malcolm X: A Graphic Biography #1 (2006)

• Presidential Material: John McCain #1 (2008)

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• [http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/creator.php?creatorid=68 Andy Helfer] at Mike's Amazing World of Comics

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