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Joseph Samachson
Joseph Samachson was an American writer and scientist, best known for his contributions to comic books and science fiction. He created the character Martian Manhunter for DC Comics and wrote numerous stories during the Golden Age of Comics. Samachson also authored several science fiction novels, including "The Robot and the Man" and "Under the Earth's Crust," blending his background in biochemistry with imaginative storytelling. Beyond comics, he published scientific papers and popular science books, such as "The Armies of the Earth," exploring natural history.
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She awoke, and didn't even wonder where she was. First there were feelings—a feeling of existence, a sense of still being alive when she should be dead, an awareness of pain that made her body its playground. After that, there came a thought. It was a simple thought, and her mind blurted it out before she could stop it: Oh, God, now I won't even be plain any more. I'll be ugly. The...
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hat year we were all Romans, and I have to tell you that I look awful in a toga and short sword, but not nearly as awful as the Greek. You go to one of the big schools and naturally you turn out for the Class Reunion. Why not? There's money there, and good fellowship, and money, and the chance of a business contact that will do you some good. And money. Well, I wasn't that fortunate—and you...
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