Otto Binder
Writer and comic book hall of fame member who worked at Fawcett Comics, DC, Marvel, Gold Key, and Quality Comics. He co-created Supergirl and the Legion of Super-heroes.
Name:
Otto Binder
Aliases:
Birth date:
August 26th, 1911
Death date:
October 13th, 1974
Home town:
Chestertown, NY
Country:
United States
Otto Oscar Binder worked in comics for 30 years, from 1939-1969. He began writing in collaboration with his brother Earl under the pen name 'Eando Binder'. He wrote numerous science fiction stories, including 'I, Robot' for Amazing Stories Magazine before he began writing for the comics. Binder worked for Fawcett, Timely, Quality, MLJ, Gold Key, and D.C. comics. The bulk of Golden Age comic adventures of Blackhawk, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Doc Savage, The Shadow, and Superman, were written by Binder.
