Victor Appleton was a house pseudonym

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 used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate

Stratemeyer Syndicate

The Stratemeyer Syndicate was the producer of a number of mystery series for children, including Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys, the various Tom Swift series, the Bobbsey Twins, the Rover Boys, and others.- History :...

, most famous for being associated with the Tom Swift

Tom Swift

Tom Swift is the name of the central character in five series of books, first appearing in 1910, totaling over 100 volumes, of American juvenile science fiction and adventure novels that emphasize science, invention and technology. The character was created by Edward Stratemeyer, the founder of...

 series of books.

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

• Tom Swift
  Tom Swift
  Tom Swift is the name of the central character in five series of books, first appearing in 1910, totaling over 100 volumes, of American juvenile science fiction and adventure novels that emphasize science, invention and technology. The character was created by Edward Stratemeyer, the founder of...
  
  , 1910–1941
• Motion Picture Chums, 1913–1916
• Moving Picture Boys, 1913–1922
• Movie Boys, 1926–1927
• Don Sturdy
  Don Sturdy
  Don Sturdy was a fictional character in the Don Sturdy series of 15 American children's adventure novels published between 1925 and 1935. All but one book were written by John W. Duffield. The remaining book, Don Sturdy In The Land Of Giants, or, Captives Of the Savage Patagonians , was written by...
  
  , 1925-1935
• Tom Swift, Jr.
  Tom Swift, Jr.
  Tom Swift Jr. is the central character in a series of 33 adventure novels for male adolescents, following in the tradition of the earlier Tom Swift novels. The series was entitled The New Tom Swift Jr. Adventures...
  
  , 1954–1971 (technically, "Victor Appleton II")
• Tom Swift (Third Series), 1981–1984
• Tom Swift (Fourth Series), 1991–1993
• Tom Swift (Terror on the Moons of Jupiter)

Victor Appleton is credited as being the author of the Don Sturdy series which include:

• ‘’Don Sturdy in the Tombs of Gold’’, illustrated by Walter S. Rogers
  Walter S. Rogers
  Walter S. Rogers was the primary illustrator used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate for most of its series from the 1910s-1930s. Rogers was replaced in the 1930s by several other illustrators whose work was more modern and "edgy".Rogers contributed illustrations in part or full for The Bobbsey Twins,...
  
  , 1925
• ‘’Don Sturdy Across the North Pole’’, illustrated by Walter S. Rogers
  Walter S. Rogers
  Walter S. Rogers was the primary illustrator used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate for most of its series from the 1910s-1930s. Rogers was replaced in the 1930s by several other illustrators whose work was more modern and "edgy".Rogers contributed illustrations in part or full for The Bobbsey Twins,...
  
  , 1925
• ‘’Don Sturdy With the Big Snake Hunters’’, illustrated by Walter S. Rogers
  Walter S. Rogers
  Walter S. Rogers was the primary illustrator used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate for most of its series from the 1910s-1930s. Rogers was replaced in the 1930s by several other illustrators whose work was more modern and "edgy".Rogers contributed illustrations in part or full for The Bobbsey Twins,...
  
  , 1925
• ‘’Don Sturdy On the Desert of Mystery’’, illustrated by Walter S. Rogers
  Walter S. Rogers
  Walter S. Rogers was the primary illustrator used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate for most of its series from the 1910s-1930s. Rogers was replaced in the 1930s by several other illustrators whose work was more modern and "edgy".Rogers contributed illustrations in part or full for The Bobbsey Twins,...
  
  , 1925
• ‘’Don Sturdy Among the Gorillas’’, illustrated by Walter S. Rogers
  Walter S. Rogers
  Walter S. Rogers was the primary illustrator used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate for most of its series from the 1910s-1930s. Rogers was replaced in the 1930s by several other illustrators whose work was more modern and "edgy".Rogers contributed illustrations in part or full for The Bobbsey Twins,...
  
  , 1927
• ‘’Don Sturdy Captured by Head Hunters’’, illustrated by Walter S. Rogers
  Walter S. Rogers
  Walter S. Rogers was the primary illustrator used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate for most of its series from the 1910s-1930s. Rogers was replaced in the 1930s by several other illustrators whose work was more modern and "edgy".Rogers contributed illustrations in part or full for The Bobbsey Twins,...
  
  , 1928
• ‘’Don Sturdy In Lion Land’’, illustrated by Walter S. Rogers
  Walter S. Rogers
  Walter S. Rogers was the primary illustrator used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate for most of its series from the 1910s-1930s. Rogers was replaced in the 1930s by several other illustrators whose work was more modern and "edgy".Rogers contributed illustrations in part or full for The Bobbsey Twins,...
  
  , 1929
• ‘’Don Sturdy On the Ocean Bottom’’, illustrated by Walter S. Rogers
  Walter S. Rogers
  Walter S. Rogers was the primary illustrator used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate for most of its series from the 1910s-1930s. Rogers was replaced in the 1930s by several other illustrators whose work was more modern and "edgy".Rogers contributed illustrations in part or full for The Bobbsey Twins,...
  
  , 1931
• ‘’Don Sturdy in the Temples of Fear’’, illustrated by Nat Falk, 1932
• ‘’Don Sturdy Lost in Glacier Bay’’, illustrated by Nat Falk, 1933
• ‘’Don Sturdy Trapped in the Flaming Wilderness’’, illustrated by Nat Falk, 1934

Ghostwriter

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s of these books included Howard Roger Garis

Howard Roger Garis

Howard Roger Garis, was an American author, best known for a series of books, published under his own name, that featured the character of Uncle Wiggily Longears, an engaging elderly rabbit. Garis and his wife were possibly the most prolific children's authors of the early 20th century. Many of...

, John W. Duffield, W. Bert Foster, Debra Doyle

Debra Doyle

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 with James D. Macdonald

James D. Macdonald

James D. Macdonald is an American author and critic who lives in New Hampshire with his wife and frequent collaborator, Dr. Debra Doyle. He works in several genres, concentrating on fantasy, but also writing science fiction, and mystery and media tie-ins.-Biography:Macdonald was born in 1954, and...

, F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre

F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre

Fergus Gwynplaine MacIntyre was a journalist, novelist, poet and illustrator, who lived in New York City and said he had lived in Scotland and Wales. MacIntyre's writings include the science-fiction novel The Woman Between the Worlds and his anthology of verse and humor pieces MacIntyre's...

, Robert E. Vardeman

Robert E. Vardeman

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, Thomas M. Mitchell, and James Duncan Lawrence.