Michael D. Cooper is the pseudonym for Michael (Mike) Dodd, David Baumann, and Jon Cooper, each of whom played a vital role in creating the Starman series. Although each member contributed in different ways, no story was presented to the public until all three team members were in full agreement.
David Baumann
David Baumann is a retired Episcopal priest, who follows the high Anglican tradition in southern Illinois. He has also been a martial arts instructor and a free-lance writer.
Jon Cooper
Jon Cooper is a computer programmer. Jon has visited nineteen foreign countries and lived in three, including a stay of several months in a thousand-year-old former monastery on an island in the Saone River in France.
Mike Dodd
Mike Dodd is a social worker and zeppelin builder. His wedding ring is made out of a moon rock, and he owns an authenticated piece of Mars, for which he paid $100.
