The Radio Man (Argosy All-Story Weekly June 28- July 19, 1924) by Ralph Milne Farley (Reprinted in Famous Fantastic Mysteries, December 1939 January February 1940) This novel serial starts a long-running series with Myles Cabot, a scientist experimenting with radio, sent to Venus by accident. On Venus he discovers the humans there are slaves of giant ants. Using gunpowder, he helps the Cupians (humans) revolt against the Formian (ants). The novel got a comic book adaptation in 1951 by Wally Wood called An Earth Man on Venus.
Creators/Key Contributors Ralph Milne Farley (pseudonym, Roger Sherman Hoar)
First Appearance “The Radio Man” in Argosy All-Story Weekly (June 28 – July 19, 1924)
First Publisher Argosy
Appearance List Short stories: “The Radio Man” in Argosy All-Story Weekly (June 28 – July 19, 1924), “The Radio Beasts” in Argosy All-Story Weekly (March 21 -April 11, 1925), “The Radio Planet” in Argosy All-Story Weekly (June 26 -July 24, 1926), “The Radio Beasts” reprinted in Fantastic Novels (January 1941), “The Radio Planet” reprinted in Famous Fantastic Mysteries (April 1942). Comics: An Earth Man on Venus (1951) by Wally Wood.
Description The Radio Man (Argosy All-Story Weekly June 28- July 19, 1924) by Ralph Milne Farley (Reprinted in Famous Fantastic Mysteries, December 1939 January February 1940) This novel serial starts a long-running series with Myles Cabot, a scientist experimenting with radio, sent to Venus by accident. On Venus he discovers the humans there are slaves of giant ants. Using gunpowder, he helps the Cupians (humans) revolt against the Formian (ants). The novel got a comic book adaptation in 1951 by Wally Wood called An Earth Man on Venus.
