M. M. (Milo Milton) Oblinger

Born Milo Milton Oblinger, he is listed in library and public-domain records as M. M. (Milo Milton) Oblinger. Project Gutenberg and related catalog records associate him with a run of juvenile adventure novels, especially the Dick Kent books.

Reference works on speculative fiction identify Milton Richards as a pseudonym of Milo Milton Oblinger and describe him as a Canadian-born writer who later became a U.S. citizen in 1922. Those sources connect him not only with boys' adventure fiction, but also with The Valdmere Mystery; Or, the Atomic Ray (1929), showing that his work reached into early science-fiction territory as well.

Some online catalog pages label him 1900-, but archival material from the South Peace Regional Archives gives a more specific birth date of February 16, 1891, in Arlington, Minnesota. Because public records differ on the year, it's safest to say he was an early 20th-century author remembered mainly for brisk northern adventures and the enduring Dick Kent series.