Andy Helfer joined DC Comics in 1981 and assisted Joe Orlando in the special projects department.
[3] Helfer edited The Man of Steel limited series by John Byrne and the subsequent relaunch of the Superman titles.
[4] 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.
[7] 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.
[9] He wrote the Presidential Material: John McCain one-shot biographical comic book for IDW Publishing in 2008.