Author: Chuck Welch

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Cover Art Check

There are some questions regarding the cover artists for these pulp covers. What are your thoughts? Modest Stein There are a few covers above not previously attributed to Stein. – Unknown Artist 1 – Unknown Artist 2 (Note: Mar-Apr 1948 has been attributed in the past to...

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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...

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The Valley of Eternity

This novella by Will Murray was published as a bonus with the novel Mr. Calamity. A mysterious letter from beyond the grave changes everything… When Doc Savage receives a cryptic message penned by his long-dead father, it launches the Man of Bronze on a deeply personal mission...

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Flearun – The Doc Savage Discussion Group Since 1999

Since 1999, the majority of Doc Savage online discussion has been at the Flearun. Starting as a Yahoo Group, a branch opened on Facebook in 2007. The conversation moved completely to Facebook when Yahoo Groups closed in 2020. In 2025, a BlueSky account was added to the...

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Jaguar Valley

It starts with a strange Indian running from Doc Savage’s office building. Then rich and powerful men begin to disappear. Doc and his men follow the trail to the Amazon jungles where they must contend with man eating fish, deadly jungle cats, an unknown tribe of Indians, and, worst of all, New York gangsters willing to do anything to obtain the secret of Jaguar Valley.

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Asylum of Fear

A bank robber who laughs himself to death leads the Man of Bronze and his friends on the trail West where they must face laughing lunatics and flaming corpses. But can even Doc Savage survive where he comes face to face with the Master of Fear?

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The Giant King

Doc Savage and his friends, including the Black Panther, join forces with the crew of the Venture to return Kong home. But to get out of Kong’s world alive everyone must now rely on the great ape’s incredible strength and even more incredible mind. — Unitarian Jihadist

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The Trail of Doomsday

The Trail of Doomsday by Lohr McKinstry was the first authorized post pulp Doc Savage fiction. It was published in May 1969. McKinstry told the story of the making of the novella in Bronze Gazette #88.

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Working Title II: The Answers

Back in the 90s we published a little puzzle about the working title of some 49 Doc Savage pulps. For those who don’t like puzzles…here’s the full list…

Charles de Feo

The image for the July 1942 cover was by artist Charles de Feo. As part of the “United We Stand” program, De Feo’s image graced the covers of all Street & Smith titles for July 1942. (And August 1942 for The Shadow magazine.) Find more examples of...

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Doc Savage Publication Criss Cross

A Criss Cross was a phone directory that allowed you to look up a phone number and find the name and address. The Doc Savage Publication Criss Cross allows you to quickly find the magazine year and month, Bantam number, and Sanctum number for every pulp issue of Doc Savage Magazine.