Homer Eon Flint


Homer Eon Flint was an American writer of pulp science fiction novels and short stories.
He began working as a scenarist for silent films in 1912. In 1918, he published "The Planeteer" in All-Story Weekly. His "Dr. Kinney" stories were reprinted by Ace Books in 1965, and with Austin Hall he co-wrote the novel The Blind Spot.
He died in 1924 under mysterious circumstances, his body found at the bottom of a canyon underneath a stolen taxi.
His son was Max Hugh Flindt, the co-founder of The Ancient Astronaut Society. With Otto Binder, he co-authored Mankind – Child of the Stars in 1974. He also had a daughter, Bonnie Palmer.

Works

Novels
Story collections
  • The Lord of Death and The Queen of Life
  • The Devolutionist and The Emancipatrix
  • The Interplanetary Adventures of Dr. Kinney
Serials
  • Out of the Moon

Short fiction
  • "The Planeteer"
  • "The King of Conserve Island"
  • "The Man in the Moon"
  • "The Lord of Death"
  • "The Queen of Life"
  • "The Greater Miracle"
  • "The Devolutionist"
  • "The Emancipatrix"
  • "The Nth Man", adapted in 1957 as the AIP feature film The Amazing Colossal Man
Career Retrospective
  • The 26th Golden Age of Science Fiction Megapack: Homer Eon Flint, edited, annotated & introduced, with individual story introductions and much biographical content and unpublished fiction, by Vella Munn, - over 500,000 words of fiction
  • *A Note from the Publisher, John Gregory Betancourt, *
  • **Excerpt: "Decades later his oldest granddaughter, Vella Munn, has penned introductions to his unpublished short stories and added photographs and memories of the young author’s life. She has also written a biography of his life—the story of his passions, intellect, and creativity. It’s also a search for the truth behind his violent end."
  • *Grandfather Lost: The Story of Homer Eon Flint, Vella Munn, * - 38300 words; biography, basically a book in its own right, with copious letters and black-and-white photographs.
  • *"The Planetary Pirate," *
  • *"The Planeteer," All-Story Weekly March 9, 1918 - 38300 words
  • *"The Man in the Moon," All-Story Weekly Oct. 04 1919
  • *"The Nth Man," Amazing Stories Quarterly Spring 1928 - 37200 words
  • *The Blind Spot, Argosy All-Story Weekly May 14, 1921 / Prime Press 1951 - 105500 words,
  • *The Devolutionist & The Emancipatrix, Ace 1965 - 66000 words,
  • **"The Devolutionist," Argosy All-Story Weekly July 23, 1921
  • **"The Emancipatrix," Argosy All-Story Weekly Sep. 03 1921
  • *"The Greater Miracle," All-Story Weekly April 24, 1920
  • *The Lord of Death & The Queen of Life, Ace 1965 - 47300 words,
  • **"The Lord of Death," All-Story Weekly May 10, 1919
  • **"The Queen of Life," All-Story Weekly Aug. 16 1919
  • *Unpublished fiction:
  • *"Buy a Liberty Bomb!" *
  • *"The Flying Bloodhound," *
  • *"Golden Web Claim," *
  • *"Luck," *
  • *"The Stain in the Table," *
  • *Steal Me If You Can, * - 61200 words
  • *"No Fool," *
  • *"The Breaker Mends," *
  • *"The Man Who Took Paris," *
  • *"The Perfect Curiosity," *
  • *"The Peacock Vest," *
  • *The Missing Mondays, Argosy Allstory Weekly Jan. 20 1923 - 41200 words
  • *The Money-Miler, Flynn's Weekly Oct. 04 1924 - 48800 words