Sewell Peaslee Wright

Born in 1897 and active in several kinds of writing, he worked as a journalist, advertising writer, radio operator, editor, and author. He served in World War I and began publishing genre work in the 1920s, including "The Warning," which appeared in Radio News in 1924 under the name S. P. Wright.

He is best remembered for his science-fiction adventures featuring Commander John Hanson and the Special Patrol Service. Stories such as The Dark Side of Antri, Priestess of the Flame, and The Terror from the Depths show his talent for fast-moving plots, vivid settings, and the upbeat, exploratory spirit that readers loved in early pulp magazines.

Wright also published under the names Tom Andrews and S. P. Wright. He died in 1970, but many of his stories remain easy to find today, giving modern readers a lively window into the early days of magazine science fiction.