Hero Pulps: Champions of Excitement
The hero Pulp was a product of the 1930s and the Great Depression. In a time when all seemed doom and gloom, it was exciting Read More
Category: Doc Savage
Going Wild: An Interview with Jack Mackenzie
Jack Mackenzie is at it again. His latest project is a series of Pulp hero novels called Wild Inc. The first book is The Shattered Read More
Pulp Artist/Comic Artist
Doing research on my favorite Pulp artists at Field Guide to Wild American Artists, I found the end of each biography was almost always “and Read More
Doc Savage’s Hair: The Coiffe of Bronze
Recently someone in a Doc Savage Facebook group asked a question, and it was a good one. The question was: How did we go from Read More
The Scale of the Fantastic
The following is presented partly as an explanation of what I see as valid material for this blog. Do you think of Sherlock Holmes as Read More
Who Reads This Doc Savage Stuff Anyway?
Everyone who comes to the Doc Savage books in their youth remembers that first “Doc” with a fondness that defies understanding. Once into later life, Read More
Paul Ernst and the Clayton Astounding
Paul Ernst (1899-1983) was the consummate professional writer, one who understood exactly what an editor wanted and provided it. Getting his start in Weird Tales Read More
Doc Savage: The Northerns
Doc Savage novels have the advantage of having a toe in many different genres. This means the story never has to stop in one place. Read More