My hero.

I had no idea at the time that the books were from the 50s, not from my own era. I had no idea that there was a Tom Swift Sr. for my grandfather's and dad's generation. I even thought there was a guy named Victor Appleton.

I did know that these stories were awesome, and the covers fired my imagination from an early age. I did not, however, suspect that the cumulative effect of concussions might be hard on Tom's cognitive skills. He was knocked senseless in every book.

Then again, so was every private eye, and they were okay.

On the left: the Sky Queen, Tom's huge flying lab. He needed a lab that could go anywhere, because he had adventures.

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