In second grade, Paul J Creelman ("Vince" to his friends) was part of a journalism experiment when he was bitten by a radioactive Writing Bug. (Scribblus Scriptii.) Within days, young Creelman gained the ravenous insect's unquenchable desire to write, create and publish. He became, in effect, a human writing bug. He also wound up collecting and reading thousands of comic books and science fiction novels. In 1983, when he should have been paying attention in class, he created "Star Squad" and later "Phoenix Force." Creelman dabbled on-and-off with the PF universe over the course of a decade. Wh...