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In his fiction-writing, Goulart is best-known for his humorous crime and science fiction, especially that dealing with Robot s; his crime fiction often involves historical Hollywood figures, such as Groucho Marx . His first professional publication was a reprint, in '' The Magazine Of Fantasy And Science Fiction '', of a parody of a Pulp Magazine readers' letters column, originally published in the University Of California, Berkeley College Humor Magazine the '' Pelican ''. Goulart's fiction is characterized by several themes, notably technology gone wrong (usually through incompetence rather than malice), heroes with superhuman powers, and wicked humor. His early career in advertising informs much of his work. Among his pop-culture historical writing, ''Cheap Thrills: An Informal History of the Pulp Magazines'' () has also been influential. He has also written, on comics and many other topics, for the nostalgia magazine '' P.S. '' and many others, and has conducted the book review column for '' Venture Science Fiction ''. Goulart Ghost Wrote novels featuring The Phantom , Flash Gordon , and the pulp character The Avenger . In addition, he has written scripts for a number of Comics including the '' Star Hawks '' comic strip he created with artist Gil Kane . EXTERNAL LINK |
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