For the "real world" article on the writer and editor, please see D.C. Fontana.
D.C. Fontana was a science fiction writer in the 1950s who wrote the story "Journey to Babel", which was published in the March 1953 issue of Incredible Tales magazine. (DS9: "Far Beyond the Stars")
D.C. Fontana is obviously an homage to Star Trek writer D.C. Fontana.