Under what pseudonym did Stephen King publish early novels like 'Rage' and 'The Long Walk'?

Stephen King published early novels such as Rage and The Long Walk under the pseudonym Richard Bachman.

King adopted the Bachman name partly because publishers generally believed readers would accept only one book per author each year. A pseudonym allowed him to publish more fiction without overexposing the Stephen King name. He also used Bachman to test whether his success came from talent or from luck and reputation.

The first Bachman novel was Rage, published in 1977, followed by The Long Walk in 1979, Roadwork in 1981, and The Running Man in 1982. Thinner, published in 1984, was the fifth. The books were darker and more pessimistic than some readers expected from King, and the identity behind them was initially concealed.

A Washington, D.C., bookstore clerk named Steve Brown uncovered publisher records linking Bachman to King in 1985. King then acknowledged the connection, joking that Bachman had died of “cancer of the pseudonym.” The Bachman name later returned for The Regulators in 1996 and Blaze in 2007.