Word: nowlan
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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TIME, June 30, says that Buck Rogers was "created" 29 years ago by Robert C. Dille's father. In 1928 a story entitled Armageddon -2419 was published. The author of it was Phillip Francis Nowlan. Shortly thereafter, John Dille contacted Mr. Nowlan and asked him if he would be willing to have stories syndicated in strip form. Mr. Nowlan agreed, and changed the name of his principal character from Anthony Rogers to Buck Rogers. From then until his death in 1940, Mr. Nowlan was credited with being the creator and author of Buck Rogers, 25th Century. It was drawn...
LAWRENCE J. NOWLAN...
...Phil Nowlan and I created Buck Rogers, and all Dille did was peddle it. If anybody wants to shoot it out, I have my old Colt .45s oiled up. To hell with them thar disintegrator guns. They won't work out here...