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Dave Starsky

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50. Ah, yes. The magic of mini-nuclear power.

Thu Feb 25, 2021, 10:50 AM

Feb 2021

Martin Caidin, the guy that wrote Cyborg, was an interesting guy. He had one of the first liberal talk radio shows in the nation. He was also a true believer In ESP (another fad magical trope from the 1970s) who really believed he could move things with his mind and thought that all humanity should be doing it.

His Cyborg sequel High Crystal was all about Steve Austin discovering an ancient astronaut base in the Mesoamerican jungle.

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