Franklin W. Dixon , is the pen name or house name that has been used for all Hardy Boys books, except for the graphic novels and Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys SuperMystery. For the Nancy Drew crossover books the Nancy Drew house name, Carolyn Keene, was used.

Franklin W. Dixon . A 1995 edition of Boy's Life magazine, known for its review of Boy Scouts, told of the pen name of Franklin W. Dixon, and conducted a phone interview with two authors who were currently writing under the name of Dixon. Both authors referred to themselves as Mr. X and Mr. Y, stating that they were sworn to secrecy to protect the pen name.

A tribute to Franklin W. Dixon was found in the second-person narrative "Choose Your Own Adventure" book Longhorn Territory, where the reader is given the option to work as a rider for the Pony Express. One of the station masters is named Frank Dixon.

BibliographyEdit

The following series or books have been published under the Franklin W. Dixon name:

Series Edit

The Hardy Boys seriesEdit

• The Hardy Boys (1927-2005)
• Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Be a Detective Mystery Story (1984-1985)
• The Hardy Boys Casefiles (1987-1998)
• Hardy Boys and Tom Swift Ultra Thriller (1992–1993)
• The Hardy Boys are: The Clues Brothers (1997–2000)
• The Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers (2005-present)
• The Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers Super Mystery (2006-present)
• Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Super Mystery (with Carolyn Keene) (2007-present)

Other seriesEdit

• Ted Scott Flying Stories (1927-1943)

Individual novelsEdit

• The Hardy Boys Detective Handbook (1959)
• The Hardy Boys Handbook: Seven Stories of Survival (1980)
• Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Super Sleuths (with Carolyn Keene) (1981)
• Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Super Sleuths #2 (with Carolyn Keene) (1984)
• Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Campfire Stories (with Carolyn Keene) (1984)
• The Hardy Boys Ghost Stories (1984)

Known authorsEdit

Many different authors have written under the pseudonym, while most still are not known, some have been revealed. Below is a list of known authors. Not that some of these authors are unverified but probable.

Original series authorsEdit

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• Harriet Stratemeyer Adams
• John Almquist (OT: 35, 36)
• James Buechler (40, 41)
• Vincent Buranelli (49, 51, 55-57, 61, 63-65)
• John Button (OT: 17-21)
• Richard Cohen (OT: 32)
• William Dougherty (OT: 31, 33)
• David Grambs (44)
• Alistair M. Hunter (42)
• James Duncan Lawrence (OT: 37-39, 58-60)
• Amy McFarlane (OT: 26)
• Leslie McFarlane (OT: 1–17, 22–24)
• Tom Mulvey (46)
• Jerrold Mundis (47)
• Edna Stratemeyer Squier
• Charles S. Strong (OT: 34)
• Andrew E. Svenson (OT: 28-30, 45, 48-51)
• George Waller Jr. (OT: 26)
• Lilo Wuenn

Casefiles authorsEdit

• Larry Mike Garmon (27, 36, 39, 43, 46, 126)
• Ron Goulart (23, 30, 44)
• Steven Grant (3, 6, 14, 19, 29, 62)
• David L. Robbins

ReferencesEdit

1. ↑ Who Wrote the Hardy Boys at Keeline.com