A veteran writer, Benjamin Conrad was a journalist whom inspired Clark Kent to consider a career as writer. In his older years, he manifested the power to materialize his books. First, it was an unpublished book called the Champion of the oppressed, whne the main character of the book became a real entity. His power would manifest again when another less know but already published book called the Hollow men manifested in the reality. With the help of Superman, Conrad averted both crisis.
He retired to Heroville.