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Woodrow Gelman (1915 – February 9, 1978) was a publisher, cartoonist, novelist and an artist-writer for both animation and comic books. As the publisher of Nostalgia Press, he pioneered the reprinting of vintage comic strips in quality hardcovers and trade paperbacks.
Woody Gelman was a U.S. editor and art director, working mainly for the chewing gum company Topps. On its bubblegum wrappers, Topps printed collectable comic strips starring characters like 'Bazooka Joe' (1954), of which Gelman was co-creator.
Woody Gelman was born on 8 June 1915. He was a writer, known for Mars Attacks! (1996), The Island Fling (1946) and Video Comics (1979). He died in February 1978.
- Writer, Animation Department
- June 8, 1915
- Woody Gelman
Biography: Woody Gelman was a publisher, cartoonist, novelist and an artist-writer for both animation and comic books. As the publisher of Nostalgia Press, he pioneered the reprinting of vintage comic strips in quality hardcovers and trade paperbacks.
May 9, 2012 · I came to know of Maurice’s big interest in comics through a guy named Woody Gelman, a very significant collector of old paper when old paper wasn’t really being collected, who had gathered...
- Sasha Weiss
As a creative editor, working with department head Woody Gelman, Brown developed ideas for both sports and non-sports cards, a position which put him in contact with leading comic book artists, who illustrated Topps humor cards.
Apr 27, 2010 · Gelman, the director of Topps product development team in the early 1950s, came from the world of comic books and cartoons, but Jamieson pulls no punches in assessing his impact on Topps’ burgeoning baseball card and bubble gum behemoth.
