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Wilbur S. Peacock
1911–1979
A lively pulp-era writer, magazine editor, and later TV scriptwriter, he moved easily between science fiction, detective stories, westerns, and adventure fiction. His work has the quick pace and vivid imagination that make mid-century popular storytelling so much fun to revisit.
7 Audiobooks
The Victory of Klon
by Wilbur S. Peacock
Prey of the Space Falcon
by Wilbur S. Peacock
Spider Men of Gharr
by Wilbur S. Peacock
Destination—Death
by Wilbur S. Peacock
Planet of No-Return
by Wilbur S. Peacock
Chimera World
by Wilbur S. Peacock
The Thing of Venus
by Wilbur S. Peacock
About the author
Wilbur S. Peacock was an American writer and editor born in Wichita, Kansas, on June 27, 1915, and he died in Los Angeles on July 7, 1979. Sources describe him as a prolific pulp-fiction author who also worked in television, writing for shows including The Cisco Kid, The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse, and Screen Directors Playhouse.
He is especially remembered in science fiction and adventure circles for his work with Planet Stories, where he served as an editor during the 1940s. He also published under several names, including John Peter Drummond, W. S. Peacock, and W. Scott Peacock, and wrote across a wide range of popular genres rather than staying in just one lane.
That mix of editorial instinct and storytelling speed helps explain his appeal today. Whether he was writing planetary adventure, mysteries, westerns, or scripts for early television, his career reflects the energetic, fast-moving world of American popular fiction in the mid-20th century.