Kendell Foster Crossen was an American author active during the mid-twentieth century, specializing in pulp fiction, science fiction, and mystery novels. Born in 1910, Crossen built a prolific career writing for various pulp magazines and publishing houses, often utilizing a diverse array of pseudonyms to manage his high output across different genres.
Among his most enduring creations is the Green Lama, a Buddhist superhero who appeared in pulp magazines and comic books during the 1940s. Crossen also achieved significant success in the detective and espionage genres with his series of novels featuring Milo March, an insurance investigator and spy.
Throughout his career, Crossen published under numerous pen names, including Richard Foster, Bennett Barlay, Kent Richards, and Clay Richards. He also wrote as Christopher Monig—a name inspired by a ghost from the town of Crossen on the Oder—and as M.E. Chaber, derived from the Hebrew word for author, mechaber. He passed away in 1981, leaving behind a diverse legacy in American popular fiction.
