Max Smart Books in Order
Max Smart by William Johnston contains 9 books, published between 1965 and 1969. The first book is Get Smart (1965) and the newest is Max Smart and the Ghastly Ghost Affair (1969). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 1965–1969
Max Smart is the name on a run of nine books credited to William Johnston, published between 1965 and 1969. Get Smart (1965) is the first listed title and Max Smart and the Ghastly Ghost Affair (1969) the last, with Get Smart Once Again (1966), Missed It By That Much! (1966), Max Smart and the Perilous Pellets (1966), Sorry, Chief... (1966), And Loving It! (1967), The Spy Who Went Out to the Cold (1968) and Max Smart Loses Control (1968) between them. Four of the nine appeared in 1966.
How many Max Smart books are there?
Max Smart has 9 books, released between 1965 and 1969.
Max Smart Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Max Smart books in the order they were published, with the release year and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Get Smart1965 · confirmed 2/41965–2/4
- 2Get Smart Once Again1966 · confirmed 2/41966–2/4
- 3Missed It By That Much!1966 · confirmed 2/41966–2/4
- 4Max Smart and the Perilous Pellets1966 · confirmed 2/41966–2/4
- 5Sorry, Chief...1966 · confirmed 2/41966–2/4
- 6And Loving It!1967 · confirmed 2/41967–2/4
- 7The Spy Who Went Out to the Cold1968 · confirmed 2/41968–2/4
- 8Max Smart Loses Control1968 · confirmed 2/41968–2/4
- 9Max Smart and the Ghastly Ghost Affair1969 · confirmed 2/41969–2/4
Is there a chronological order for Max Smart?
No separate chronological order is on record for Max Smart, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Max Smart books in order?
You should read the Max Smart books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Max Smart book also stands alone.
Where to start with Max Smart
Start with Get Smart (1965), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Max Smart book?
Max Smart and the Ghastly Ghost Affair (1969) is the newest Max Smart book released so far.
Is there a new Max Smart book coming?
No next Max Smart book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Max Smart at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Max Smart title on record dates from 1969, 57 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Max Smart books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Busiest decade
- Most Max Smart books, 9 of 9, were published in the 1960s.
More books by William Johnston
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
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