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Erik Richter (born 1966) is an American screenwriter and, with Michael Ouweleen, the co-creator of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law . [1]

Richter also wrote for Space Ghost Coast to Coast . Richter created the Marvel Mash-Ups shorts on Disney XD.

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References

  1. Thill, Scott (2003-05-29). "Pillaging the cartoon universe". Salon.com. Salon Media Group. Archived from the original on 2008-03-07. Retrieved 2007-12-28.