Otto Binder
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Otto Oscar Binder (August 26, 1911 - October 14, 1974) was an American science fiction and non-fiction UFO author and comic book writer. He is best known for his 12-year stint at Fawcett Comics (1941 to 1953), writing stories for the characters Captain Marvel and his Marvel Family, as well as Bulletman and Bulletgirl, and many other Fawcett superheroes. He is also the co-creator, with Marc Swayze and C.C. Beck, of spin-off characters such as Mary Marvel and Black Adam. He was inducted into the Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2004.
Binder was a biographer of Ted Owens and wrote many articles and several books about the subject of UFOs.
After Fawcett shut down its comic book franchise in 1953, Binder went on to write for Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Gold Key, and Quality Comics. While at DC he and artist Al Plastino created Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes.
Together with his brother Earl, Binder wrote a number of science fiction stories under the name Eando Binder, the best known being the Adam Link stories.
He was a native of Bessemer, Michigan, and died in Chestertown, New York.
Awards
He was inducted into the Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2004.Books
Words of Wonder: The Life and Times of Otto Binder By Bill Schelly (Seattle, WA: Hamster Press, 2003)
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