Victor Appleton
House pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate
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Victor Appleton was a house pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate and its successors, most famous for being associated with the Tom Swift series of books.[1]
The following series have been published under the Victor Appleton and Victor Appleton II names:[2]
- 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
Howard R. Garis contributed to the original Tom Swift series.[3] James Duncan Lawrence wrote 23 of the Tom Swift, Jr. novels.[4]
