Edwin Balmer

• Born 1883-07-26 · Died 1959-03-21

Balmer was a science fiction and mystery author. He co-wrote with Philip Wylie the 1933 novel When Worlds Collide and the 1934 sequel, After Worlds Collide which served as an inspiration for the comic strip Flash Gordon. The World's Collide books served as a basis for the Speed Spaulding comic strip syndicated through John F. Dille Company from January 8, 1940, to March 29, 1941, in which both Wylie and Balmer were credited as creators.