I must not forget Doc Savage, a pulp hero written mostly by Lester Dent. Doc was a seven foot giant of immense strength as well as being the smartest man alive. He had five assistants each of whom was ...

Alas, this modern feature film adaptation of Doc Savage didn’t come to fruition, even though it got oh so close to being a reality. The Early Days of Shane Black’s Doc Savage Doc Savage was a ...

It is time to turn back the clock as Mezco Toyz is back with another iconic Pulp Fiction icon from yesteryear. This impressive collection of One:12 Collective figures, while Doc Nocturnal is their ...

No, he’s not a mash-up of Superman and Batman; rather, he’s Clark (Doc) Savage, Jr, a character created in 1933 by Lester Dent. And he actually served as inspiration for Superman and Batman.

However, it was writer Lester Dent who developed the character, crafting him into the heroic-adventurer we know today. One of the most popular characters of the pulps of the 1930s and 40s, ‘Doc Savage ...

Though big in pulp books and the subject of one fairly lame movie, Doc Savage never really took off in comics. The character has a devoted, aging following, but Doc Savage's appeal never really ...

It feels like superheroes have been with us since the dawn of time; however, the first person to use this term wasn’t a biblical figure wielding the sword of the archangel or a caveman who ...

Here’s how it works. When adapting a character as iconic as Lester Dent's Doc Savage, the temptation is always present to update said hero for a more modern age. But, like any true fan worth ...

Street & Smith published Doc Savage from 1933 to 1949, with Lester Dent (under the house name Kenneth Robeson) writing 161 of the novels in that 16-year span. Among other death-defying feats ...