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Raymond Z. Gallun (March 22, 1911 - April 2, 1994) is an American author. Gallun (rhymes with balloon) was among the stalwart group of early sci-fi pulp writers who popularized the genre. Much of his shorter work first appeared in the 1930s. His first book came out in 1957 from Simon & Schuster, People Minus X, followed by The Planet Strappers in 1961 (Pyramid). The Ballantine collection issued in 1978Link title, The Best of Raymond Z. Gallun, provides an excellent selection of his work. Gallun was honored with the I-CON Lifetime Achievement Award in 1985 at I-CON IV; the award was later renamed The Raymond Gallun Award. Gallun, who died April 2, 1994, was born in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.