certain that the name of the main protagonist and many of his character traits were developed by Ernsting. Ernsting also invented a number of alien races and many of the series' supporting characters. He stayed with the series until issue 1622, which was published in 1992. External links and references Walter Ernsting on Perrypedia Walter Ernsting on the official Perry Rhodan website http://jophan.org/1960s/chapter4.htm // about sf fandom in some countries including Germany https://web.archive.org/web/20060331082459/http://www.sueddeutsche.de/,kulm1/kultur/artikel/226/46180/ // article http://www.fandomobserver.de/pdf/188.pdf // obituary with biography Heinz J. Galle: Volksbuecher und Heftromane, 1998, , Clark Darlton: Der Mann, der die Zukunft brachte, 2000, 1920 births 2005 deaths Writers from Koblenz People from the Rhine Province German science fiction writers German speculative fiction editors German speculative fiction translators German Army personnel of World War II German male novelists 20th-century German novelists 20th-century German male writers 20th-century translators German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union Deutscher Fantasy Preis winners