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…
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Lester Dent Bridge Dedication September 24, 2021
Through the work of Doc Savage fans, La Plata residents, and Dent family members, the State of Missouri is dedicating a new La Plata bridge in honor of hometown hero, Lester Dent.
Cast the Movie 1996 Edition
In November 1996, we placed the following on the Hidalgo Trading Company’s Movie Page…
Valley of the Vanished
Doc Savage fans understand that Doc’s career really took a turn when his father stumbled on the Valley of the Vanished… “As you all know,” he said at last, “only recently did we learn that my father had discovered a lost city built by Mayans in the...
Reading the Sanctum Reprints in Pulp Order
Those who have purchased all the Sanctum reprints of the pulps might want to read them in original pulp publication order. We’re happy to present you that list…
Ron Hill’s Doc Savage Covers
In the 1990s, artist Ron Hill imagined some Bantam covers for novels that didn’t get their own. The Hidalgo Trading Company was proud to publish the first three. (Sadly, the only three.)
With his kind permission, we’re republishing those covers…
Title Name With Dashes
There’s a very simple way to find any Doc Savage novel on the Hidalgo Trading Company…
Take Away the Lady – 1944 Lester Dent Newspaper Serial
In 1944, the Lester Dent story, “Take Away the Lady” was serialized in various newspapers. Here are the links to the full story in the Florence Alabama Times…
Lester Dent Gravesite
Lester and Norma Dent are buried in La Plata, MO in the La Plata Cemetery
Lester Dent’s 1931 Mount Vernon, NY Apartment
In 1931 Lester Dent leased Apartment 1-D in Hutchinson Gardens (224 Brookside Ave. Mount Vernon, NY). He paid $105 a month for a furnished apartment.
The Bantam Cover Story
From the 1997 Hidalgo Trading Archives: “As a professional artist Ron has a excellent eye for what sells books. As a bonus: Ron gives his view about why Bama’s covers attracted so many fans to Doc Savage.”
Free Doc Savage Portrait
The Hidalgo Trading Company is here to help you score a Doc Savage portrait. All you need to supply is a time travel device….
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze 1975
10 Tidbits about the 1975 film, Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
Why Not? Pat Savage Stars in Six Scarlet Scorpions
There is a Pat Savage novel. Catherine Lavallée-Welch lets us know how it turned out…
