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- Hidalgo Trading Co.
- Chuck Welch has been running this Doc Savage site since 1996, making it one of the longest-running pulp character sites on the web. It covers the pulp novels, the Bantam paperback reprints, the films, and the broader Doc Savage universe, with articles, book reviews, lists, fandom coverage, and information on The Bronze Gazette, the Doc Savage fanzine that is about to publish its 100th issue.
- Doc Savage at Wikipedia
- Wikipedia’s comprehensive entry on Doc Savage covers the complete pulp run, the character’s creation by Street and Smith, all major reprints, radio programs, the 1975 film and subsequent comics and multimedia adaptations.
- The 86th Floor
- Chris Kalb has blended style with substance to create a thoroughly delightful exploration of the legacy of the Man of Bronze — and you get your choice of classic pulp or Bantam versions of the site. Plus there are some wonderful premiums to download. The site is no longer actively updated but remains a valuable archive.
- Books So Bad, They’re Good: The Adventures of Doc Savage
- The “Books So Bad, They’re Good” blog features guest author “Xaxnar,” who introduces Doc Savage to those who’ve never read any of the pulp adventures. Xaxnar discusses the period when the novels first appeared, the plots and characters, as well as the stories’ influence.
- A Tribute to Doc Savage, The Man of Bronze
- Dave Mitchell gives a bit of background on Doc Savage and touches on film developments as of early 2014 at A Place to Hang Your Cape.
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The pulp originals
- Adventures in Bronze
- Here’s the official site for new series of Doc Savage adventures being penned by author and pulp historian Will Murray. The site provides links for purchasing the new books, as well as information about the series, Lester Dent and Murray.
- A Doc Savage FAQ
- At Eclipse’s Web Warren, you’ll find a version of Cranford’s Doc Savage FAQ. You also will find Cranford and Murray’s Doc Savage bibliography here.
- Another Doc Savage bibliography
- Robert Finnan takes a different approach to the Doc Savage bibliography by basing his on the Bantam paperback order, with crossdating to the pulps and a brief back-cover description of each story. He also offers info on the Doc Savage radio programs and cover images from Bantam and the pulps.
- Lester Dent’s Pulp Master Fiction Plot
- Here’s an absolute treasure. It’s the “Lester Dent Pulp Master Fiction Plot.” It’s a mouthful, but it’s also a fascinating instruction sheet on how to write a pulp novel. It’s available on several websites:
- Dirty ’30s [Archived]
- Mysterious Press
- Lester Dent’s papers
- Lester Dent’s personal papers now reside in the University of Missouri’s Western Historical Manuscript Collection in Columbia, Mo. This provides a brief bio of Dent, details on when the papers were donated and an inventory of the collection.
- Bronze Icon: Doc Savage
- Tom Barnett’s Bronze Icon site looks at Doc Savage influences, “secret sequels” (he discusses links between Doc Savage novels) and interesting factoids about the individual Doc Savage stories.
- The dark side of Doc
- In the Italian Web zine Delos Science Fiction, Massimo Pietroselli takes an in-depth look at the dark side of Doc: the Crime College and his upbringing. Those are two areas that often are not studied, but otherwise tarnish the Man of Bronze’s shine.
- What Doc Savage Can Teach Us About World War I [Archived]
- This article by H.W. Crocker III for the website of the conservative magazine The American Spectator pulls from Philip José Farmer’s interpretation of Doc Savage as it links the Man of Bronze and his pals to World War I.
- The Greatest Superhero Ever: Doc Savage
- Dr. Larry Burris, a journalism professor at Middle Tennessee State University, discusses why Doc Savage is “the greatest superhero ever” in commentary for WGNS radio. His piece is available as text or audio.
- Mackenzie on Doc Savage
- Jack Mackenzie (a.k.a. M.D. Jackson) has a variety of articles about Doc Savage on his website, including ones previously posted on the Amazing Stories website.
- Doc at Dark Worlds Quarterly
- Dark Worlds Quarterly features a number of articles on Doc Savage (and other pulp heroes) by G.W. Thomas (whose website hosts the quarterly) and Jack Mackenzie.
- Doc Savage: International Hero
- This British website gives a bio of the Man of Bronze and links to information about his aides, including the non-pulp aides Shoshanna, Bo and Ivanovitch — oh, and his son, Chip.
- Doc Savage: A Hero from the Golden Age of Pulp [Archived]
- Here’s a short profile of Doc Savage and his publishing history on the AbeBooks website. The page also features a selection of pulp and paperback covers with links to searches for used Doc Savage books.
In other media
- Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975)
- The Internet Movie Database page for the 1975 Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze movie has all of the usual cast and credit listings, but also photos and a trailer, which features different narration and music from the movie.
- Doc Savage on film
- Explore Hollywood’s long and mostly frustrated interest in Doc Savage, from the character’s 1933 debut through the 1975 feature film and the decades of development efforts that followed.
- Doc Savage lobby cards
- A gallery of the eight color lobby cards produced for the 1975 George Pal film Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze.
- Missing Blu-ray extras
- Chris Kalb’s Robot Gangster YouTube channel has a playlist of videos related to Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975) that could have been extras on the Blu-ray (if there had been anything other than the trailer). He’s scanned them from film reels he’s collected over the years.
- Doc Savage Movie Idea Page [Archived]
- “Old Punk” takes an honest look at what he thinks it would take to make a successful Doc Savage movie.
- Doc Savage (Shane Black, in development)
- The Internet Movie Database page for the long-in-development Doc Savage film. Shane Black signed with Sony to direct in 2013, with Dwayne Johnson attached to star, but the project stalled over rights issues. As of 2025, Black has said he still hopes to make the film but has no studio commitment or casting in place.
- Doc Savage movie (2013)
- On May 7, 2013, Sony Pictures announced that writer/director Shane Black would work on Doc Savage as his next film project, with Dwayne Johnson later attached to star. The project ultimately stalled over rights and financing issues and has not been produced. For current status, see the IMDB entry above.
- Sony Pictures: Official ‘Doc Savage’ press release
- The A.V. Club: Shane Black is moving from Iron Man 3 to Doc Savage
- Doc Savage The Movie
- At one time, Warner Bros. had registered four domain names (three in 1999, one in 2002) related to a potential Doc Savage movie. Though a potential project moved to Sony Pictures (see below), Warner Bros. still retains ownership of DocSavageTheMovie.com domain, though it points to a blank landing page.
- Mike Uslan on The Spirit, Batman, The Shadow and Doc Savage
- Producer Mike Uslan talks with Big Kev’s Geek Stuff at the 2008 Big Apple Comic Con about movies in production, including Doc Savage.
- Doc Savage Reviews: The 1987–90 DC Comics
- Julian Perez, over at Julian Perez Conquers the World, takes a critical look at the DC Comics series from 1987–90, what worked and what didn’t.
- Paul Malmont: Doc Savage [Archived]
- Novelist Paul Malmont (The Chinatown Death Cloud Peril) scripted the DC Comics revival of Doc Savage and provided short synopses of the books on an earlier version of his website.
- DC: Doc Savage
- DC launched a Doc Savage comic book series in 2010, written by Paul Malmont and spinning out of Brian Azzarello’s “First Wave” universe. The series has since concluded.
- Paul Malmont Gets Savage
- Comic Book Resources interviews Paul Malmont, author of The Chinatown Death Cloud Peril and the 2010 Doc Savage comic book series for DC, about Doc Savage, the pulps, and comic books.
- Dark Horse Comics: Doc Savage
- Dark Horse Comics may have back issues of its two-part tale of The Shadow and Doc Savage and a four-part Doc Savage: Curse of the Fire God series from the mid–1990s still available. Get the details here.
- Red Kelso: A Doc Comic Strip
- Speaking of Doc-inspired projects, Red Kelso is a 1930s adventurer created by Gary Chaloner. Chaloner provides profiles of the characters and a timeline.
- Doc Savage Wiki
- With around 100 pages, the Doc Savage Wiki includes information about the pulp novels, some of the main characters and a listing of adventures.
Collectors & deep dives
- The Pfeiffer Pfiles
- Scotty Phillips and Courtney Rogers have put together a tremendous collection of paperback cover illustrations by Fred Pfeiffer. Pfeiffer, whose artwork was featured on 14 of the Bantam Doc Savage paperbacks, turned out scores of paintings during his short life.
- Bob Larkin: The Illustrated Man
- Scotty Phillips, Courtney Rogers and Terry Allen highlight the artwork of Bob Larkin on this site. Larkin painted 47 covers for the Bantam Doc Savage paperbacks and continues working today. He also does commissions, some of which can be seen on this site.
- Doc Savage Fantasy Cover Gallery
- Kez Wilson has been creating Bantam Books–like covers for fictional Doc Savage adventures. They’re well done and pretty entertaining. Titles include: “Tokyo Terror” (with Godzilla), “Black Lagoon,” “The King of Skull Island” and “Zombie of Bronze.” Kez has added a separate gallery where he has given the Bantam paperback covers “makeovers,” including splitting up the doubles and standardizing the graphics.
- ReelArt Studios: Doc Savage Sculpture
- ReelArt Studios produced a limited edition, 20–inch–tall statue of artist Bob Larkin’s version of Doc Savage, sculpted by Tony Cipriano. The ReelArt website includes photos of the finished statue, details of it and shots of the original sculpture.
- Doc in French
- Here’s an archive (and very slow to load) site with Alain Berguerand’s look at the various Doc Savage publications — paperbacks, magazines, comics — that have appeared in French.
- Doc Savage: The Belgian Site [Archived]
- In addition to posting Doc Savage novels translated into French, Christian Vanderhaegen’s site also includes a bulletin board for fans and a bibliography of Doc’s adventures, with information on French and Italian language publications.
Further reading & fan community
- Doc Savage newsgroup
- The alt.fan.doc-savage newsgroup on Google Groups has decades of discussions about Doc Savage. New posts are no longer accepted as of February 2024, but the full archive remains available for browsing and searching.
- Doc Con on Facebook
- The Doc Con Facebook page has the latest information about gatherings of Doc Savage fans. The Arizona-based convention ran from 1998 to 2017; Doc Con was revived in 2025 as part of PulpFest in Pittsburgh.
- Doc Con Videos
- The Doc Con channel on YouTube has highlight videos of the Arizona Doc Cons beginning with the 2006 con, as well as a “Doc Savage Begins” video celebrating the 75th anniversary of the pulp character and one for the character’s 80th anniversary. The channel documents the Arizona era of the convention.
- Collecting Doc Savage
- Bob Bretall is surveying his Doc Savage collection with posts about various items and the character on this blog. It’s a companion to his ComicSpectrum website.
- The Clark Savage Institute
- Mark Eidemiller’s site blends his Doc Savage interests with his Christian faith and includes nine Doc Savage adventures written by him, his wife Karen Eidemiller and Barry Ottey. Stories include: “Bronze Refined as Silver,” “More Precious Than Gold,” “Bronze Avengers” and “The Abduction of Amy Roberts.”
- Doc Savage and the Sinister Plot of Helmut Faust
- Doc Savage fan Jean Michel has written an original story that takes place in its own fictional universe and with its own “refashioned” characters.
