John L. Nanovic
Credited with co-creating Doc Savage, John Leonard Nanovic (October 7, 1906 – February 9, 2001) was the magazine’s first editor.
Category: Editors
Babette Rosmond
Babette Rosmond (November 4, 1917 – October 23, 1997) edited Doc Savage Magazine from 1944 to 1948 though William de Grouchey was listed as Editor. Rosmond would continue working as an Editor and other positions in magazine publishing until 1975. She also wrote novels and short stories....
Charles Moran
Charles Moran ( ? – ? ) replaced the original Doc Savage editor, John Nanovic, and altered the direction of Doc Savage Magazine. Moran downplayed the fantastic adventures, gadgets, and larger-than-life villains in favor of a style best described as Doc Savage, Private Investigator. Moran’s time as...
William J. de Grouchy
In December 1943*, Street & Smith editor and promotions manager William John de Grouchy (1889- Nov. 29, 1954) was named the Editor for Doc Savage magazine. However, Will Murray has written that Babette Rosmond actually did the work though she assigned the Doc Savage novels to her...
Daisy Bacon
Daisy Bacon edited the final three pulp Doc Savage novels. You can find more information on this important Street and Smith editor at Laurie’s Wild West. Her New York Time obituary read: “Daisy Bacon, a writer and for many years editor of the now-defunct Love Story magazine,...
