Spawn of The Comet

A swarm of huge, fiery ants, brood of a mystery comet, burst from their shells to threaten the unsuspecting world.

H. Thompson Rich was an American poet, editor and author of science fiction stories. 

Rich was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, the son of Ellen Jeannette (Flowers) and William Watson Rich. He earned a Bachelor of Science from Dartmouth College in 1915. He served with the U.S. Army in World War I. He was editor of The Forum, 1917-1918. He married Dorothy Wise in 1921. Living in New York City, he made a living as a freelance writer for many years, then went into business with F.B. Vandegrift & Co., New York, customhouse brokers and freight forwarding. He served in the Army again in World War II.