GOLD, H. L. |
| Source (some data) |
| | Additions via Michael Feldman | NULL |
| Name and vital stats |
| | GOLD, HORACE LEONARD [1914-96] (writer; editor) | NULL |
| Biographical |
| | Born in Canada; moved to U.S.A. at age 2; dual U.S./Canadian citizenship | NULL |
| Pen names |
| | In pulps: CLYDE C. CAMPBELL; DUDLEY DELL | NULL |
| | In pulps: LEIGH KEITH; RICHARD STOREY | NULL |
| Print Media (non-comics) |
| | Assistant Editor: 1939-41 Standard [Capt. Future, Startling Stories, Thrilling Wonder] | > 39 40 41 |
| | Editor: 1950-61 Galaxy Science Fiction Novels | > 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 |
| | Editor: 1953-55 Beyond Fantasy Fiction | > 53 54 55 |
| | Editor: 1959-61 If [magazine] | > 59 60 61 |
| | Editor: True Detective Magazines | NULL |
| | Managing & Contributing Editor: 1941-43 Scoop Publications | > 41 42 43 |
| | Writer: Collection of short stories: The Old Die Rich | NULL |
| | Writer: Magazines: 1934-61 Science fiction: Astounding Stories; Galaxy Science Fiction; and collected readers | > 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 |
| | Writer: Novels: 1939 None but Lucifer [with co-writer L. Sprague du Camp] serialized in Unknown | > 39 |
| Performing Arts |
| | Writer: Contract Molle Mystery Theatre 1943-44 | > 43 44 |
| | Writer: Radio scripts | NULL |
| Other career notes |
| | President: Rossard Company 1946-50 | > 46 47 48 49 50 |
| Additional biography |
| | Encyclopedia of Science Fiction [London] 1979 | NULL |
| | New Encyclopedia od Science Fiction, 1988 | NULL |
| | Science Fiction, the Great Years [London] 1974 | NULL |
| | Twentieth-Century Science Fiction Writers, 3rd edition 1985 | NULL |
| Honors |
| | Hugo Award for Non-fiction 1953 | > 53 |
| | Milford Award 1987 | > 87 |
| | Westercon Life Achievement Award 1975 | > 75 |
| Assisted |
| | Jerry Siegel [providing plot ideas] for early SUPERMAN stories. Jerry paid him and thanked him in an early letter. | NULL |
| Retired from comics |
| | 1961 on military disability | > 61 |
| Note on comics career |
| | Formed writing consortium with Ken Crossen during World War 2 | NULL |
| A AND S COMICS |
| | Support (ed/) 1942-44 May have been a script packager | > 42 43 44 |
| | Various features (ed/) 1942-44 May have been a script packager | > 42 43 44 |
| DC COMICS |
| | BATMAN AND ROBIN (wr/) 1943 | > 43 |
| | Science fantasy (wr/) 1949 | > 49 |
| | STRANGE ADVENTURES~ (wr/) 1950 | > 50 |
| | SUPERMAN (wr/) 1940s | > 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 |
| | WONDER WOMAN (wr/) 1949 | > 49 |
| FAWCETT COMICS |
| | CAPTAIN MARVEL (wr/) 1943 reported by Ken Crossen in letter to Ron Goulart | > 43 |
| I.W. PUBLICATIONS |
| | LT. HERCULES (wr/) 1964 reprint | > 64 |
| MARVEL COMICS |
| | HUMAN TORCH (wr/) c1943-c44 | > 43 44 |
| SPARK PUBLICATIONS |
| | Backup feature (wr/) 1945-46 | > 45 46 |
| | Entire line (man ed/) 1946 [Imprint: SPARK PUBLICATIONS and FACT & FICTION] | > 46 |
| | GOLDEN LAD~ (ed/) 1946 | > 46 |
| | GREEN LAMA (wr/) 1944-46 | > 44 45 46 |
| | LEUTENANT HERCULES (wr/) 1945-46 | > 45 46 |
| | LT. HERCULES (wr/) 1945-46 | > 45 46 |