1926 CE: FRANKLIN W. DIXON, 23, WRITES HIS FIRST HARDY BOYS BOOK

–The Tower Treasure

Canada: In his first 52 years of writing (1926–1978), Dixon produces the 58 core Hardy Boys works. (Fortuitously, this coincided with my 1950s childhood).

Over 100 more titles were to follow under Simon & Schuster’s stewardship post–1979.

Note that for the duration of the entire Hardy Boys series, however, protagonists Frank and Joe Hardy remain always18 and 17 years–old respectively.

[Dixon’s given name was Leslie McFarlane.]