Before his comics career, Kraft worked as a
rock and roll journalist. In September 1976, he became editor of
FOOM with issue #15, Marvel's self-produced
fan magazine, lasting as editor until the magazine's final issue (#22) in 1978. Known for his offbeat approach, Kraft first made a name for himself as a comic book author with his work on
Marvel Comics'
The Defenders, particularly the 1977 "Scorpio Saga" story-arc (issues #46, 48–50). In
The Defenders, Kraft wrestled with large philosophical issues: the temptations of power, the Cold War and nuclear power, sibling rivalry, and growing old alone. Kraft also merged his interests in music and comics by inserting multiple references to the band
Blue Öyster Cult into his
Defenders stories specifically the "Xenogenesis: Day of the Demons" storyline, issues #58–60. Kraft combined music and comics in his scripting of the
Marvel Super Special #4 featuring
The Beatles. Kraft wrote the
Man-Wolf feature in
Creatures on the Loose and
Marvel Premiere and featured the character in
The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #3 (1981). He wrote the entire run, except the first issue, of
Savage She-Hulk, which ran from 1980 to 1982. Kraft worked on such titles as
Captain America and scripted the first story drawn by
John Byrne for Marvel Comics: "Dark Asylum," published in
Giant-Size Dracula #5 (June 1975). In the early to mid-1980s Kraft wrote children's storybooks featuring Marvel characters such as
Spider-Man, the
Hulk, and the
Fantastic Four for the
Children's Press,
Marvel Books, and
Simon & Schuster. including that series' issue #300 (Feb. 1984). After that, Kraft did occasional comics writing, but mostly focused his energies on publishing and criticism. In 1995, Kraft worked as story-editor and scripter for the short-lived animated series
G.I. Joe Extreme. Kraft was the co-writer and editor of
Yi Soon Shin: Warrior and Defender by Onrie Kompan Productions, LLC. == Publisher, critic and literary agent ==