WYLIE, Philip Babes and Sucklings New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1929. Price: $20.00 Hardcover. First edition. Owner name, spine faded, corners and spine ends worn and fraying, good only, lacking the dust jacket. Item #245474 Add to Cart Ask a Question item image Philip Wylie birth name: Philip Gordon Wylie born: 05/12/1902 died: 10/25/1971 View Reference Info Biography Science-fiction author whose 1930 novel Gladiator famously inspired the character of Superman, and who also co-wrote When Worlds Collide with Edwin Balmer.more