 Author David Morrell is on record as being a huge fan of the Route 66 series and credits it for his inspiration to become a writer.Stirling Silliphant, the primary creator of the series and the writer of the episode in which Linc Case was introduced, later authored a series of novels featuring another Vietnam veteran character, adventurer John Locke.Linc Case was introduced in the episode "Fifty Miles From Home," first telecast on March 22, 1963.