Byron Erickson (born February 3, 1951, in

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) is an American editor and writer in the comic book industry. He works at Egmont on

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, and was formerly

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's editor. Erickson began working at

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in 1983, and when they received the license to publish Disney comics in the United States under the name of Gladstone Publishing, he became the editor. After Disney took over the license, Erickson left Gladstone Publishing for

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as an editor for various comics. He later moved to

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and joined Egmont, first as editor and later as "creative leader," but he is still writing comics.

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