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Appleton, Victor, II

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Cover of The Moving Picture Boys on the War Front
Cover of The Moving Picture Boys on the War Front

Victor Appleton was a house pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate, most famous for being associated with the Tom Swift series of books.

The following series have been published under the Victor Appleton name:

  • Tom Swift, 1910–1941
  • Motion Picture Chums, 1913–1916
  • Moving Picture Boys, 1913–1922
  • Movie Boys, 1926–1927
  • Don Sturdy, 1925-1935
  • Tom Swift, Jr., 1954–1971 (technically, "Victor Appleton II")
  • Tom Swift (Third Series), 1981–1984
  • Tom Swift (Fourth Series), 1991–1993

Ghostwriters of these books included Howard Roger Garis, John W. Duffield, W. Bert Foster, Debra Doyle with James D. Macdonald, F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre, Robert E. Vardeman, and Thomas M. Mitchell

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Books

Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung
Tom Swift and His Giant Telescope
Tom Swift and the Visitor From Planet X (Audio Book, human-read)
Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X

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