Doug Brammer (born May 13, 1963) is an American

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. He is known for his collaborations with artist Ryan Brown as well as his association with the

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character

Bog Swamp Demon A bog or bogland is a wetland that accumulates peat as a deposit of dead plant materials often mosses, typically sphagnum moss. It is one of the four main types of wetlands. Other names for bogs include mire, mosses, quagmire, and muskeg; ...

(created by Brown).

Biography

In 1986 Brammer and Brown published (under the company name Rion Productions) two issues of ''Rion 2990'', a proposed four-issue limited series which was a tribute to Japanese comics."Rion 2990 (Rion Productions, 1986 Series),"
Grand Comics Database. Accessed Jan. 4, 2020. As such, it was one of the first examples of

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. Again working with Brown, Brammer wrote a story in the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Meet Archie" edition of ''

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'' (1991) and contributed to other ''TMNT'' stories in 1992.Brammer profile
''Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–1999''. Accessed Jan. 4, 2020. He followed that by scripting the 1992–1993

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'' (based on the animated series developed by Ryan Brown) for

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four-issue limited series ''

'' (a character who originated in the pages of ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures''). For the ''Hall of Heroes Presents'' anthology, Brammer created the ''Power of the

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'' feature, illustrated by Jerry Beck. Continuing with Bog Swamp Demon, Brammer wrote Bog backup stories in Dan Berger's '' Gutwallow'' comic book series, published by

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from 1998 to 2000. The stories were illustrated by David Vance. Brammer appears in the 2014 documentary film ''Turtle Power: Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' from

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. Brammer currently lives in

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* * 1963 births Living people American comics writers {{US-comics-writer-stub