Otto Binder
Birth name	Otto Oscar Binder
Born	August 26, 1911(1911-08-26)
Died	October 14, 1974 (aged 63) Chestertown, New York
Nationality	American
Area(s)	Writer
Pseudonym(s)	Eando Binder

Otto Oscar Binder (August 26, 1911 - October 14, 1974) was a writer of American science fiction, non-fiction UFO, and comic books. 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, Uncle Dudley, Mr. Tawky Tawny, Black Adam, and Mr. Mind. He also scripted a series of science fiction text stories for Captain Marvel Adventures starring Lieutenant Jon Jarl of the Space Patrol. He was inducted into the Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2004. is the 238th day of the year (239th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the state. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Eando Binder is a pseudonym for two brothers, Earl Andrew Binder (1904-1965) and Otto Oscar Binder (1911-1975), who were science fiction authors in the mid-20th century. ... is the 238th day of the year (239th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... A writer is anyone who creates a written work, although the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... UFO can mean: Unidentified flying object United Future Organization, a Japanese-Brazilian electronic jazz band UFO, the rock band that previously featured Michael Schenker UFO, the Gerry Anderson TV series United Farmers of Ontario, a political party that formed the government in Ontario from 1919 to 1923 U.F.O... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Whiz Comics #2, the first appearance of Captain Marvel, the companys most popular character. ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the DC Comics character. ... The Marvel Family is a group of fictional characters, a team of superheroes in the Fawcett Comics and DC Comics universes. ... Bulletman was a Fawcett Comics superhero created by Bill Parker and Jon Smalle for Nickel Comics #1 in May, 1940. ... For other uses, see Superhero (disambiguation). ... Marc Swayze was an American comic book artist. ... Clarence Charles Beck, (July 9, 1910_November 22, 1989), was an American cartoonist. ... Mary Marvel is a fictional character, a superhero derived from the DC Comics (formerly Fawcett Comics) character Captain Marvel. ... Black Adam is a fictional comic book character whose morally ambiguous nature has his character fall between the lines of heroism and villainy; as a result, he has associated himself with both superheroes and supervillains at different times. ... Prominent members of the Monster Society Of Evil. ... The Will Eisner Comic Industry Award is given for creative achievement in comic books. ...

Binder was a biographer of Ted Owens and wrote many articles and several books about the subject of UFOs. Ted Owens (1920-1987) was a man who claims to have had contacts with multi-dimensional Extremely Advanced Beings. ...

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 Marvel Binder created Miss America, a female version of Captain America. While at DC he and artist Al Plastino created Supergirl, Brainiac, Bizarro, and the Legion of Super-Heroes. He also created the Phantom Zone -- highlighted regularly on the Smallville television show -- and Krypto the Superdog, recently featured in an animated series of the same name. This article is about the comic book company. ... DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ... This gold key has had the logo removed to protect the owner from identification Gold Keys are made available to large top clients of Swiss Banks. ... Crack Comics #1 (May, 1940), featuring the Clock, previously introduced as the first masked comic book superhero. ... Al Plastino (1921- ) is an American comic book artist best known as one of the most prolific Superman artists of the 1950s, along with his DC Comics colleague Wayne Boring. ... For other uses, see Supergirl (disambiguation). ... Brainiac is a fictional character, a DC Comics supervillain and frequent opponent of Superman. ... This article is about the fictional character. ... LSH redirects here. ... The Phantom Zone is a fictional prison dimension featured in the Superman comic books and related media. ... Smallville is an American television series created by writer/producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, and was initially broadcast by The WB. After its fifth season, the WB and UPN merged to form The CW, which is the current broadcaster for the show in the United States. ... Krypto, also known as Krypto the Superdog, is a fictional character; he is Supermans pet dog in the various Superman comic books published by DC Comics. ...

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 particularly I, Robot which inspired Isaac Asimov's positronic robot Robbie. Eando Binder is a pseudonym for two brothers, Earl Andrew Binder (1904-1965) and Otto Oscar Binder (1911-1975), who were science fiction authors in the mid-20th century. ... Adam Link is a fictional robot made in the likeness of a man, and the protagonist of several science fiction short stories published under the pseudonym Eando Binder. ... January 1939 issue of Amazing Stories I, Robot is a science fiction short story by Eando Binder about a robot named Adam Link. ... Isaac Asimov (January 2?, 1920?[1] – April 6, 1992), IPA: , originally Исаак Озимов but now transcribed into Russian as Айзек Азимов) was a Russian-born American Jewish author and professor of biochemistry, a highly successful and exceptionally prolific writer best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books. ... Robbie (1940) is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. ...

He was a native of Bessemer, Michigan, and died in Chestertown, New York. Binder's name was pronounced with a short "i" sound. Bessemer is a city located in Gogebic County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... This article is about the state. ...

Awards

He was inducted into the Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2004. The Will Eisner Comic Industry Award is given for creative achievement in comic books. ...

Works

• Lords of Creation (1949)
• Adam Link—Robot (1965)
• Anton York, Immortal (1965)
• Enslaved Brains (1965)
• The Avengers Battle the Earth-Wrecker (1967)
• What We Really Know About Flying Saucers (1967)

References

• Words of Wonder: The Life and Times of Otto Binder By Bill Schelly (Seattle, WA: Hamster Press, 2003)
• Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent, 46. ISBN 0-911682-20-1. 

Author of A Handbook of Science Fiction and Fantasy. ...

External links

• Lieutenant Jon Jarl in "The World Stealers" from Captain Marvel Adventures #78 (1947)