Yeah, I Was Kyle Christopher
To answer your question about the pseudonym: When I was invited to contribute to the volume by my old friends Marv Wolfman and Len Wein, I believed I had an opportunity, from another prospective client, to establish myself as a writer of mainstream fiction. I didn't want the byline "Martin Pasko" to be associated with SF or fantasy which, at that time, were a "ghetto" out of which it was very difficult to climb once you were "typed" as a genre specialist. As it turned out, that other prospect fell though...while I was so pleased -- indeed, surprised -- with the way the Daredevil novella turned out, I submitted the ms. under my real name. Ironically enough, I was told that it was *Stan Lee* who vetoed using the "Martin Pasko" byline because he felt it was too closely associated with DC Comics. So the piece ended up running under my WGAw-registered pseudonym of "Kyle Christopher." I've always been proud of that job, and I thank you all for the recognition. But how the hell did you find out who wrote it?
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