Groff Conklin

Edward Groff Conklin (1904-1968) was a leading science fiction anthologist. He edited 41 anthologies of science fiction, wrote books on home improvement and was a freelance writer on scientific subjects. In 1953, he and his wife Lucy edited The Supernatural Reader.

Groff Conklin in "The Star and the Rockets"
Joe Bauman was reading Groff and Lucy Conklin's The Supernatural Reader the night three strange men changed his life. Bauman thought Groff was quite the handle.