Philip Gordon Wylie was an American writer. He is known for two highly influential works: Gladiator (1930) and When Worlds Collide (1933), co-written with Edwin Balmer.

Gladiator tells the story of Hugo Danner, a character cited as inspiration for Jerry Siegel in the creation of first version of Superman, Bill Dunn as they have a similar origins, gaining powers through genetic manipulation.

When Worlds Collide is about planets that are about to collide with Earth, the novel is pointed out as a possible inspiration for Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon and was adapted as a newspaper strip called Speed ​​Spaulding, starring the character of the same name. In 1951, the novel was adapted into a film produced by George Pal, directed by Rudolph Maté, and stars Richard Derr, Barbara Rush, Peter Hansen, and John Hoyt. A comic book adaptation was published in Motion Picture Comics #110 - When Worlds Collide (Fawcett Publications May, 1952), written by Leo Dorfman and illustrated by George Evans and Al Williamson.