Other fledgling work at DC included the six-page " The Greatest Story Never Told ", by writer Paul Kupperberg, in that same issue, and the five-page " The Edge of History ", written by Elliot S. Maggin, in Unknown Soldier No. 219 ( Sept. 1978 ).

Maggin contains descriptions of Krypton, mainly referencing the Silver Age version ; it describes the planet as a " failed star " with massive surface gravity and extremely hostile, glaciated conditions, which forced extreme adaptation and rapid evolution in the descendants of humanoid space travelers ( and their dogs ) who became stranded on its surface in prehistory.

Maggin describes the rise of a civilization which uses geothermal heat as its primary power source, developing science and technology, but finding it difficult to escape the massive world's gravity.

Elliot S. Maggin, also spelled Elliot S!

Maggin ( born 1950 ), is an American writer of comic books, film, television and novels.

Maggin started working as a professional writer in his teens, selling historical stories about the Boer War to a boys ' magazine.

When it received a grade of B +, Maggin disagreed with the assessment, remade it as a comic book script, and sent his script to DC Comics.

Though the initial grade was not amended, Maggin became a writer for DC.

Maggin used the idea, which became his initial foray into the Superman comic book, and it was published in Superman # 247 ( Jan. 1972 ).

He was the initial writer of the Batman Family title and paired Batgirl and Robin together as a team in the first issue ( Sept .- Oct. 1975 ) Maggin wrote a licensed Welcome Back, Kotter comic book series which was based on the popular ABC sitcom.

The first issue of DC Graphic Novel featured an adaptation of the Star Raiders video game by Maggin and artist José Luis García-López.

Maggin wrote Superman # 400 ( Oct. 1984 ) which featured work by several popular comics artists including the only major DC work by Jim Steranko as well as an introduction by noted science-fiction author Ray Bradbury.

Maggin served as an editor for DC from 1989 to 1991 and oversaw the licensed TSR titles Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, Avatar, Dragonlance, Forgotten Realms, Gammarauders, and Spelljammer.

Because comic book scripts tend to favor the exclamation mark as the punctuation of choice, Maggin routinely used it instead of a full stop.

Maggin " and editor Julius Schwartz liked the distinctive rhythm of the name, insisting that Maggin's name henceforth be written that way.

In addition to the hundreds of stories Maggin wrote for the DC comics universe, he has also written television scripts, stories for film, animation and journalistic pieces.

In 1984, Maggin first ran for political office as a candidate for the U. S. House of Representatives in New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district but was defeated in the Democratic primary.

Maggin was the Democratic nominee for a seat in the New York State Assembly in 1990.