Tom Swift and the Visitor from Planet X
- Earliest known edition
- 1961
- Selected edition
- paperback
- Pages in this edition
- 184
- English editions
- 12 ↗
1961 · Grosset & Dunlap Inc. · eng
The cover represents the work and may differ from this edition.
From the catalogue
Tom Swift Jr. and his associates at Swift Enterprises wait breathlessly for what may well be the most important scientific event in history -- the arrival of the visitor from Planet X -- a visitor in the form of energy. But there are factions at work determined to snatch the energy, which Tom has named Exman, from the young scientist-inventor's grasp. First, a series of unexplainable, devastating earthquakes threaten to destroy a good portion of the earth, and Tom suspects the Brungarian rebels who obviously would like to capture Exman and use the space visitor to further their own evil purposes.
With the security of Enterprises and Exman at stake, Tom creates two of his greatest inventions -- a Quakelizor to counteract the simulated earth tremors, and a container or "body" to house the energy from outer space.
If the earthquakes cannot be stopped, the entire world will be threatened by destruction, and the Brungarian forces will conquer the earth. How Tom utilizes all his scientific knowledge to produce swift-action results and outwit the Brungarians makes one of the most exciting Tom Sift adventures to date.
Source text from Open Library. This may be a publisher description, an excerpt, or contributor text.
Edition explorer
12 English editions in this snapshot. Showing up to 12 per page.
| Edition | Publication | Format | Pages | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Swift and the Visitor from Planet XSelectedby Victor Appleton II [pseudonym]; illustrated by Graham Kaye. | 1961 | paperback | 184 | Open Library ↗ |
| Tom Swift and the Visitor from Planet Xby Victor Appleton II [pseudonym]; illustrated by Graham Kaye. | 1972 | paperback | 184 | Open Library ↗ |
| Tom Swift and the Visitor from Planet Xby Victor Appleton II [pseudonym]; illustrated by Graham Kaye. | October 12, 2007 | hardcover | 140 | Open Library ↗ |
| Tom Swift and the Visitor from Planet Xby Victor Appleton [pseudonym]. | August 21, 2006 | paperback | 88 | Open Library ↗ |
| Tom Swift and the Visitor from Planet Xby Victor Appleton II [pseudonym]; illustrated by Graham Kaye. | July 12, 2006 | paperback | 140 | Open Library ↗ |
| Tom Swift and the Visitor from Planet Xby Victor Appleton [pseudonym]. | November 2, 2006 | hardcover | 184 | Open Library ↗ |
| Tom Swift and the Visitor from Planet Xby Victor Appleton II [pseudonym]. | October 12, 2007 | paperback | 140 | Open Library ↗ |
| Tom Swift and the Visitor from Planet Xby Victor Appleton II [pseudonym]; illustrated by Graham Kaye. | July 12, 2006 | hardcover | 140 | Open Library ↗ |
| Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet Xby Victor Appleton [pseudonym]. | July 7, 2006 | paperback | 140 | Open Library ↗ |
| Tom Swift and the Visitor from Planet Xby Victor Appleton II [pseudonym]. | November 2, 2006 | paperback | 184 | Open Library ↗ |
| Tom Swift and the Visitor from Planet Xby Victor Appleton II [pseudonym]; illustrated by Graham Kaye. | 1969 | hardcover | 160 | Open Library ↗ |
| Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X | 2006 | ebook | — | Open Library ↗ |
Discovery notes
Up to five themes per book, supported by catalogue subjects or a cited editorial review.
English edition subject: Life on other planets -- Juvenile fiction. View evidence ↗
View source subjects & series notes
Series names in source records
These are unverified catalogue strings. They do not establish a reading order.
- Tom Swift #7
- Tom Swift Jr. #17