Andy Helfer joined
DC Comics in 1981 and assisted
Joe Orlando in the special projects department. 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. Helfer edited
The Man of Steel limited series by
John Byrne and the subsequent relaunch of the Superman titles. and with artist
Bill Sienkiewicz on an ongoing series for
The Shadow in the following year. 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. Helfer wrote for the
Superboy television series from 1988 to 1990. 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) which has been recommended as part of a "Suggested Core List of Graphic Novel Titles for High School Students". He wrote the
Presidential Material: John McCain one-shot biographical comic book for
IDW Publishing in 2008. ==Awards==