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vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div style="display:inline;" class="fn">Ben Bova</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Ben_Bova_at_Minicon_8(1974).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Ben Bova in 1974"><img alt="Ben Bova in 1974" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Ben_Bova_at_Minicon_8%281974%29.jpg/220px-Ben_Bova_at_Minicon_8%281974%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="272" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/Ben_Bova_at_Minicon_8%281974%29.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="243" data-file-height="300" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="line-height:1.4em;">Ben Bova in 1974</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Born</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;">Benjamin William Bova<br /><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1932-11-08</span>)</span>November 8, 1932<br /><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Died</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;">November 29, 2020<span style="display:none">(2020-11-29)</span> (aged 88)<br /><a href="/wiki/Naples,_Florida" title="Naples, Florida">Naples, Florida</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data role" style="line-height:1.4em;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist 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Education">EdD</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Genre</th><td class="infobox-data category" style="line-height:1.4em;">Science fiction</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Notable awards</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;"><a href="/wiki/Inkpot_Award" title="Inkpot Award">Inkpot Award</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Hugo_Award_for_Best_Professional_Editor" title="Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor">Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">Rosa Cucinotta</div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1953; <abbr title="divorced">div.</abbr> 1974)<wbr /></div><br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1151524712"> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">Barbara Berson Rose</div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1974; died 2009)<wbr /></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Benjamin William Bova</b> (November 8, 1932 – November 29, 2020) was an American <a href="/wiki/Writer" title="Writer">writer</a> and <a href="/wiki/Editor" class="mw-redirect" title="Editor">editor</a>. During a writing career of 60 years, he was the author of more than 120<sup id="cite_ref-Ben_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ben-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> works of science fact and fiction, an editor of <i><a href="/wiki/Analog_Science_Fiction_and_Fact" title="Analog Science Fiction and Fact">Analog Science Fiction and Fact</a></i>, for which he won a <a href="/wiki/Hugo_Award" title="Hugo Award">Hugo Award</a> six times, and an editorial director of <i><a href="/wiki/Omni_(magazine)" title="Omni (magazine)">Omni</a></i>; he was also president of both the <a href="/wiki/National_Space_Society" title="National Space Society">National Space Society</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Science_Fiction_Writers_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Science Fiction Writers of America">Science Fiction Writers of America</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life_and_education">Personal life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ben_Bova&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Personal life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ben Bova was born on November 8, 1932, in <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>. He graduated from <a href="/wiki/South_Philadelphia_High_School" title="South Philadelphia High School">South Philadelphia High School</a> in 1949. In 1953, while attending <a href="/wiki/Temple_University" title="Temple University">Temple University</a> in Philadelphia, he married Rosa Cucinotta; they had a son and a daughter. The couple divorced in 1974. That year he married Barbara Berson Rose.<sup id="cite_ref-St._James_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-St._James-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Barbara Bova died on September 23, 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bova dedicated his 2011 novel <i>Power Play</i> to Barbara. In March 2013, he announced on his website that he had remarried, to Rashida Loya.<sup id="cite_ref-Ben_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ben-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bova was an <a href="/wiki/Atheist" class="mw-redirect" title="Atheist">atheist</a> and was critical of what he saw as the unquestioning nature of <a href="/wiki/Religion" title="Religion">religion</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FFRF_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FFRF-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He wrote an <a href="/wiki/Op-ed" title="Op-ed">op-ed</a> piece in 2012, in which he argued that atheists can be just as moral as religious believers.<sup id="cite_ref-atheists_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-atheists-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He went back to school in the 1980s, earning a Master of Arts degree in communications in 1987 from the <a href="/wiki/University_at_Albany,_SUNY" title="University at Albany, SUNY">State University of New York at Albany</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Doctor_of_Education" title="Doctor of Education">Doctor of Education</a> degree from <a href="/wiki/California_Coast_University" title="California Coast University">California Coast University</a> in 1996.<sup id="cite_ref-Ben_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ben-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bova died from <a href="/wiki/COVID-19" title="COVID-19">COVID-19</a> related pneumonia and a stroke on November 29, 2020, at the age of 88.<sup id="cite_ref-SWFAmemoriam_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SWFAmemoriam-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ben_Bova&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Amazing_stories_196201.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Amazing_stories_196201.jpg/170px-Amazing_stories_196201.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="235" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Amazing_stories_196201.jpg/255px-Amazing_stories_196201.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Amazing_stories_196201.jpg/340px-Amazing_stories_196201.jpg 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="554" /></a><figcaption>Bova's novella <i>The Towers of Titan</i> was the cover story in the January 1962 issue of <i><a href="/wiki/Amazing_Stories" title="Amazing Stories">Amazing Stories</a></i>, illustrated by <a href="/wiki/Ed_Emshwiller" title="Ed Emshwiller">Ed Emshwiller</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>Bova worked as a <a href="/wiki/Technical_writer" title="Technical writer">technical writer</a> for <a href="/wiki/Project_Vanguard" title="Project Vanguard">Project Vanguard</a> in the 1950s and later for the <a href="/wiki/Avco" title="Avco">Avco</a> Everett Research Laboratory<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1972, Bova became editor of <i><a href="/wiki/Analog_Science_Fiction_and_Fact" title="Analog Science Fiction and Fact">Analog Science Fact & Fiction</a></i>, after <a href="/wiki/John_W._Campbell" title="John W. Campbell">John W. Campbell</a>'s death in 1971. At <i>Analog</i>, Bova won six <a href="/wiki/Hugo_Award" title="Hugo Award">Hugo Awards</a> for <a href="/wiki/Hugo_Award_for_Best_Professional_Editor" title="Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor">Best Professional Editor</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ws791020_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ws791020-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bova served as the science advisor for the television series <i><a href="/wiki/The_Starlost" title="The Starlost">The Starlost</a></i> (1973)<i>,</i><sup id="cite_ref-ws791020_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ws791020-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> resigning as he lacked the "contractual right to remove his name from the credits."<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His novel <i>The Starcrossed</i>, loosely based on his experiences, featured a characterization of his friend and colleague <a href="/wiki/Harlan_Ellison" title="Harlan Ellison">Harlan Ellison</a> as "Ron Gabriel".<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1974, he co-wrote the screenplay for an episode of the children's <a href="/wiki/Science_fiction" title="Science fiction">science-fiction</a> television series <i><a href="/wiki/Land_of_the_Lost_(1974_TV_series)" title="Land of the Lost (1974 TV series)">Land of the Lost</a></i>, titled "The Search".<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After leaving <i>Analog</i> in 1978, Bova went on to edit <i><a href="/wiki/Omni_(magazine)" title="Omni (magazine)">Omni</a></i>, from 1978 to 1982.<sup id="cite_ref-ws791020_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ws791020-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bova held the position of President Emeritus of the <a href="/wiki/National_Space_Society" title="National Space Society">National Space Society</a> and served as President of <a href="/wiki/Science_Fiction_and_Fantasy_Writers_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America">Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America</a> (SFWA).<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2000, he attended the <a href="/wiki/58th_World_Science_Fiction_Convention" title="58th World Science Fiction Convention">58th World Science Fiction Convention</a> (Chicon 2000) as the Author Guest of Honor.<sup id="cite_ref-csun000827_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-csun000827-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2007, <a href="/wiki/Mary_Parent" title="Mary Parent">Stuber/Parent Productions</a> hired him as a consultant to provide insight into what the world may look like in the near future, for their film <i><a href="/wiki/Repo_Men" title="Repo Men">Repo Men</a></i> (2010) starring <a href="/wiki/Jude_Law" title="Jude Law">Jude Law</a> and <a href="/wiki/Forest_Whitaker" title="Forest Whitaker">Forest Whitaker</a>. Also in 2007 he provided consulting services to <a href="/wiki/Silver_Pictures" title="Silver Pictures">Silver Pictures</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Altered_Carbon#Film_adaptation" title="Altered Carbon">film adaptation</a> of <a href="/wiki/Richard_K._Morgan" title="Richard K. Morgan">Richard K. Morgan</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Hardboiled" title="Hardboiled">hardboiled</a> <a href="/wiki/Cyberpunk" title="Cyberpunk">cyberpunk</a> science-fiction novel <i><a href="/wiki/Altered_Carbon" title="Altered Carbon">Altered Carbon</a></i> (2002). He was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Robert_A._Heinlein_Award" title="Robert A. Heinlein Award">Robert A. Heinlein Award</a> in 2008 for his work in science fiction.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ben_Bova&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Ben_Bova_bibliography" title="Ben Bova bibliography">Ben Bova bibliography</a></div><p>As of February 2016<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ben_Bova&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, Bova had written over 124 books in various genres.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He edited several works, including <i><a href="/wiki/The_Science_Fiction_Hall_of_Fame,_Volume_Two" title="The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two">The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two</a></i> (1973)<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <i><a href="/wiki/Nebula_Awards_Showcase_2008" title="Nebula Awards Showcase 2008">Nebula Awards Showcase 2008</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He wrote the <a href="/wiki/Grand_Tour_(novel_series)" title="Grand Tour (novel series)"><i>Grand Tour</i></a> novel series about <a href="/wiki/Exploration" title="Exploration">exploration</a> and colonization of the <a href="/wiki/Solar_System" title="Solar System">Solar System</a> by humans. Reviewing a collection of 12 of the series published in 2004, Gerald Jonas in <i>The New York Times</i> described Bova as "the last of the great pulp writers".<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ben_Bova&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 25em ;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.comic-con.org/awards/inkpot">"Inkpot Award"</a>. <i>Comic-Con International: San Diego</i>. 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title="Shary Flenniken">Shary Flenniken</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Friedrich" title="Mike Friedrich">Mike Friedrich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Geary" title="Rick Geary">Rick Geary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Glut" class="mw-redirect" title="Don Glut">Don Glut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Gross" class="mw-redirect" title="S. 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Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osamu_Tezuka" title="Osamu Tezuka">Osamu Tezuka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adam_West" title="Adam West">Adam West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wally_Wood" title="Wally Wood">Wally Wood</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1981</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Bails" title="Jerry Bails">Jerry Bails</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/L._B._Cole" title="L. B. Cole">L. B. Cole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Fitzpatrick_(artist)" title="Jim Fitzpatrick (artist)">Jim Fitzpatrick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Giordano" title="Dick Giordano">Dick Giordano</a></li> <li>Dave Graue</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Gulacy" title="Paul Gulacy">Paul Gulacy</a></li> <li>Mary Henderson</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl_Hubenthal" title="Karl Hubenthal">Karl Hubenthal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bil_Keane" title="Bil Keane">Bil Keane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Miller" title="Frank Miller">Frank Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Moench" title="Doug Moench">Doug Moench</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monkey_Punch" title="Monkey Punch">Monkey Punch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_O%27Neil" title="Dennis O'Neil">Dennis O'Neil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Owens" title="Gary Owens">Gary Owens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Rockwell" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard Rockwell">Richard Rockwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allen_Saunders" title="Allen 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