Steve Gallacci P.O. Box 19419 Seattle, WA 98109 (206) 723-3529 Steve Gallacci was born on the tenth anniversary of the bombing of Nagasaki and spent his formative years watching Mercury launches and the Gemini missions. He was introduced to science fiction by his grandmother, who gave him her back issues of ANALOG. In 1977, he saw STAR WARS, went to Germany, and got into fandom -- quite a year. After his release from the military, he settled in Seattle, where he became involved with NWSFS, NorWesCon, and WESTWIND. He began drawing and painting for art shows and hiS work became sought after. He also became sought after, and he been the guest of many conventions. Steve is the owner of Thoughts & Images, which publishes ALBEDO -- a "funny animal" SF comic book - - and ZELL, SWORDDANCER -- a Sword & Sorcery series. Trained in the Air Force as a technical illustrator, he combines that training with his natural ability to do "funny animals" to make one of the most realistic science fiction comics in existence. He is also active in Northwest fandom as a sometime- slave artist for WESTWIND and the NorWesCon Program Book. Steve exhibits and sells his art at most West Coast conventions.