Admiral Television?

OK, here's another not-at-all confident guess: Rick Derringer.
Huh? Rick Derringer? Why on Earth would someone bring him up here?
Well, here's my thinking: The most obvious reason for someone to choose a nom de guitar would be because he was under contract with another label and was unable to get permission from the lawyers or the finance folk to appear "courtesy of." At the time that "War Babies" was recorded, Derringer had been working with Todd Rundgren -- on "Something/Anything" and "A Wizard, a True Star" -- and was also recording his own work on another label.
So, it just maybe could have been him. I have no good reason to believe this, but I thought I'd thrown his name into the mix just for the heck of it.

I'll write more later when I've got a real keyboard in front of me, but let me just note that "Marquee Moon," Television's first record, post-dates "War Babies" by some three years. The band Television may not have even existed when Admiral Television was playing with Hall and Oates.

I love this question. Thus, my third post (though one has yet to appear). When I suggested last night that it might have been Rick Derringer, I based that on two things: thoughts about who was moving in what circles back in the day, who would actually have had occasion to know someone involved in the making of "War Babies," and also, as I wrote, why someone would employ a pseudonym. (For legal, contractual reasons, most likely.)
Since then, I've listened to "War Babies" -- perhaps not Hall and Oates' greatest album, but better than I'd remembered -- and just now played "Show Biz Kids," a Steely Dan tune that features Rick Derringer on slide guitar.
I'm now beginning to think that my oddball theory may have had some merit. For those who own both records, give it a try and see what I mean.
Thanks for the question.
-- Howard

Well, what do you know about that. I've been following this thread with interest, and never would have guessed. One cool thing is that it's got me listening to some Todd Rundgren records I haven't played in many years. I saw him only twice -- both times way back when -- and thought he was awesome both times.
-- Howard

Thanks for that recommendation, Marty. I'll definitely check it out.
-- Howard