Edwin Balmer

Edwin Balmer

Edwin Balmer (July 26, 1883, Chicago - March 21, 1959) was an American science fiction and mystery writer. Together with author Philip Gordon Wylie, he wrote the catastrophe novels "When Worlds Collide" and "After Worlds Collide". The former of the two books was eventually made into an award-winning movie by George Pal. Balmer also helped create (with artist Marvin Bradley) the syndicated comic strip "Speed Spaulding", partially based on the "Worlds Collide" series, which ran from 1938 through 1941 in the comic book "Famous Funnies".

Balmer also wrote several detective novels and collaborated with William MacHarg on "The Achievements of Luther Trant" (1910) an early collection of detective short stories.

References

*cite book | last=Tuck | first=Donald H. | authorlink=Donald H. Tuck | title=The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy | location=Chicago | publisher=Advent | pages=29 | date=1974|id=ISBN 0-911682-20-1
*cite book | last=Reilly | first=John M. | authorlink=John M.Reilly | title=Twentieth Century Crime and Mystery Writers, 2nd Edition | location=New York | publisher=St. Martin's Press | pages=50 | date=1985|id=ISBN 0-312-82418-1


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