Happy Doc Savage Day!
Happy Doc Savage Day! Here’s to daring rescues, ingenious gadgets, and a crew you’d trust on any wild adventure. What’s your favorite Doc moment, cover, or aide, and why?
Author: Chuck Welch
Cover Art Check
There are some questions regarding the cover artists for these Doc Savage pulp covers. What are your thoughts? I’ve groups the covers in question by who I propose was the actual cover artist.In a couple of cases, I haven’t hazarded a guess on the artist’s name. Modest...
The Man Who Stole From Yesterday
The Man Who Stole From Yesterday was written by Robert Jenson for the fanzine The Bronze Gazette #13, October 1994. In a packed concert hall, a mysterious old man sits silently in the front row as a charismatic speaker named Ronald Rass prepares to deliver his message...
Until We Meet Again
Until We Meet Again is a two-page short story by Shelby Peck published in Savage Society of Bronze 1 (09/1982). In the heart of Manhattan, a seasoned night watchman’s quiet shift takes a terrifying turn when a blinding light and ghostly figure leave him shaken and broken....
Homecoming
Homecoming was a short story written by Paul Cook in 1969. Thirty copies were printed for fans at DocCon 10.
Doc Savage by Steve Lieber
Cue the fans who will yelp “Doc didn’t carry a gun!” 🙂 Truth is, Doc could shoot as well as anyone and while he didn’t carry a gun in most of the novels, it can’t be said he NEVER carried a gun. You can pick up this...
Doc Savage III: Stuck, Glitched, and Talking to a Wall
What happens when you trap a legacy, an identity crisis, and a faulty voice assistant in a high-rise elevator that technically shouldn’t exist? You get Doc Savage III and the Hidden Elevator, a pulp-inspired, lo-fi sci-fi short film created as part of the AI Tampa 24 Hour...
Oct. 10 2025: Bama Spook Legion Cover Painting at Auction
Now at auction is James Bama’s cover for The Spook Legion (#16/’67). Displaying the Man of Bronze as he fades from sight. It is a masterclass in Bantam’s Doc Savage reinvention complete with ripped shirt, ripped physique, and widow’s peak. Oil on board, 12.75″ x 20″ Auction...
October 6: Rick Lai
Respected pulp historian, fiction writer, and chronologist best known for his detailed work on classic pulp heroes such as Doc Savage, The Shadow, and The Avenger, Rick Lai was born on this date. An expert in the interconnected mythologies of pulp and adventure fiction, Lai authored numerous...
Oct. 3 2025: More Shane Black News
“The problem is that the IP is not a household name. It’s much easier to fund something at that level of expense if it has Batman or Superman attached, as opposed to something that is going to be just as expensive and is less of a household...
Oct 1 2025: Shane Black on the status of his Doc Savage film
“We have a script, but part of it, I love Doc Savage and I think we have a good script. It’s very expensive. And the thing about Doc Savage, I mean, if you ask your viewers, because I know it, do kids today know it? Are people...
Henry W. Ralston
While Street & Smith was a titan in the pulp publishing world, its success was not merely the result of good timing or luck. One of the key architects behind its golden age was Henry W. Ralston, a quiet but forceful presence whose instincts and vision shaped...
