Joe Samachson

Joseph Samachson (1906-1980) was an American scientist and author, primarily of science fiction and comic books. As a writer, Samachson translated a number of scientific papers, and in addition to his scientific work, earned a well-deserved reputation as an author, writing books for young people such as Mel Oliver and Space Rover on Mars, which was also published in a Dutch translation.

Joe Samachson started working for DC Comics in 1942 on the title Action Comics and soon he moved on to titles like Detective Comi…