Seeking to avenge his brother's murder, Doc Savage and his daring crew become involved in a desperate hunt for the lost treasure of the pirate, Henry Morgan. Stalking them every inch of the way is the archfiend, El Rabanos, and his strange ally, the werewolf's paw!

Important to the Doc Savage canon for the introduction of Pat. Otherwise a run-of-the-mill tale that disappointed me as a child because it DIDN'T feature a REAL werewolf!

This one could have been better. A lot better. Sure it introduces Pat Savage to the fray and is set in Canada where I hail from, but the cover and title say WEREWOLF and there isn't one to be found between the covers except burned into doors and various surfaces. I could not help but feel cheated though the story itself is interesting. I just wanted WEREWOLVES.

I agree that the werewolf thing (or lack of) was a bit dissapointing, but I thought this was a great Doc Book in every other way. A mystery that really was mysterious right up to the end... the cube; what was it, where was it? The treasure; what was it where was it? Who was behind it all? Another thing that I liked about it was that this was a north woods setting that was made, through great writing, to be as exotic as any other locale. Unlike many of the later Docs that end up in some lifeless northern town, with a bunch of boring rednecks hiding out in farm houses somewhere... the Brand Of The Werewolf is a great adventure. Action all the way, interesting characters, the introduction of Pat. How about the scene with Doc crossing the raging river on a tight rope, even cleverly evading gunfire before reaching the other side? I think this is an example of Dent's writing at it's best. The plot may have had a few holes, but he was at the top of his game in the writing dept. It was the rare moment when this book ever got boring or dull, unlike many of the later books where you have to slog through 40 pages before finding something interesting.

my first exposure to doc! i clearly remember in 8th grade ('74) borrowing this paper back from a classmate. i started reading with no expectations. as i read on, i got hooked on the action, gadgets, villians and characters.

overall, would not put in in the top ten of the series, but i did go on to collect and read the whole series.

i really liked the cube and the mystery !

my first exposure to doc! i clearly remember in 8th grade ('74) borrowing this paper back from a classmate. i started reading with no expectations. as i read on, i got hooked on the action, gadgets, villians and characters.

overall, would not put in in the top ten of the series, but i did go on to collect and read the whole series.

i really liked the cube and the mystery !

A lot of Doc fans seem to be a little disappointed with this entry. This probably comes from the fact that the both the original pulp and Bantam covers, as well as the cover of the Marvel Comics adaptation, lead us to believe that an actual werewolf is going to make an appearence. The lesson here is to be careful to base your expectations of a story on cover illustrations and blurbs, which can often bear little similarity to the actual story. Once one gets past this, "Brand" emerges as another great and enjoyable Doc adventure. And how can the story that introduces Pat not be a Doc classic?

I will say that this is one of my favorite Doc Savage novels even though the Bantam edition shows a werewolf that never appears and gives away who the bad guy is on the back cover. I've read this book five times and I've always marveled at the quality of the writing. It simply sizzles. This book is, I believe, the one Doc Bantam book that sold the most, about 200,000 copies. (Will Murray would know.) I love this book.

Like the previous posters, I too was disappointed in the lack of an appearance by an actual werewolf, (although the Bantam coverwork is one of my favorites with the Lon Chaney wolf-man choking Doc). The introduction of Pat is first rate. One point however, the blurb on the back of the Bantam book states "seeking to avenge the his brother's murder..." when in fact it was Doc's uncle is a little misleading. OMG Doc has a brother?!?!?!?

Too much disappointment by all you readers. I liked this book alot. First of all the title says "*Brand* of the Werewolf" and wasn't there a brand on doors, windows, etc?
Nowhere in the title does it hint that actual werewolves would appear.
I still have a hard time swallowing what a biggoted time it was. The black porter's dialog and Tiny and Boatface, Yeesh!!!
Other than that this was a god read. One of Dent's better stories. Much better than some fo his later stuff...

Marcus Tee