E. Nelson Bridwell

A delightful piece of Silver Age self-awareness, E. Nelson Bridwell is a rare thing in comics — a real person who stepped onto the page itself, making his debut in The Inferior Five #6 in 1968, co-created (in a wonderfully meta touch) by the man himself alongside Mike Sekowsky. A celebrated DC editor and encyclopedic authority on Superman lore, Bridwell turns up in titles like The Amazing World of Superman and All New Collectors' Edition, sharing those pages with fellow DC luminary Julius Schwartz — a who's-who of the house that built the Silver Age. With only a handful of catalog appearances, this is a genuine curiosity for the dedicated collector, a wink from the bullpen to the fans who knew exactly who was walking through that panel.