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@docsavage.org Oct 15, 2026, 10:30 AM

I guess Doc Savage preferred when they took his car. Though he often rode on the running boards. #docsavage #pulpmags #pulpfiction #pulp #car

@docsavage.org Oct 12, 2026, 9:44 AM

Happy Lester Dent Day. Author of the majority of the Doc Savage pulp novels, Dent was instrumental in the popularization of the character through prose and radio. #docsavage #pulpmags #pulpfiction #lesterdent

@docsavage.org Oct 7, 2026, 11:34 AM

Happy John Nanovic Day!

"Many pulp fans today analyze the Shadow and Doc Savage novels for psychology and what have you. All we were giving the reader then is what he wanted — action. If there were other things in them, I never knew about it.” -- John Nanovic, 1977 #docsavage #pulpmags #johnnanovic

Credited with co-creating Doc Savage, John Leonard Nanovic (October 7, 1906 – February 9, 2001) was the magazine’s first editor. When readers think of Doc Savage, they often recall the bronze-skinned hero, his high-tech gadgets, or the breakneck pulp adventures that filled the pages of Doc Savage Magazine. But behind the Man of Bronze stood a guiding editorial hand: John L. Nanovic, the original editor who helped shape the magazine’s tone, style, and lasting legacy.

Nanovic was a pivotal figure in the early years of pulp publishing, most notably through his work at Street & Smith, where he also oversaw The Shadow. When Doc Savage Magazine launched in 1933, it was Nanovic who helped translate publisher Henry W. Ralston‘s vision into a compelling, high-octane reality. Nanovic and Ralston are credited with the first (unpublished at the time) novella: Doc Savage, Supreme Adventurer. Nanovic worked closely with Lester Dent, steering the magazine’s blend of science fiction, adventure, and heroism into one of the defining titles of the pulp era.

Under Nanovic’s editorial eye, Doc Savage wasn’t just another pulp, but a blueprint for the modern action hero. His emphasis on pacing, fantastic yet plausible plots, and tight characterization helped turn the magazine into a staple for readers of the 1930s and beyond.

Though editors often go unsung, John L. Nanovic’s fingerprints are all over the success of Doc Savage Magazine, making him a true architect of pulp fiction’s golden age.

@docsavage.org Oct 1, 2026, 12:47 PM

Today we celebrate the items that got us all through our Doc Savage years...the reprints!

Bantam beget Blackmask which beget Sanctum

(If you don't recognize the Blackmask reprints, check your e-texts. That's where those came from.) #docsavage #pulpmags #bantam

@docsavage.org Sep 30, 2026, 12:44 AM

Does anyone have extra copies of these Doc Savage Bantam doubles? If you're willing to part with an extra, send @ajasont.bsky.social a message. #docsavage #pulpmags

@docsavage.org Sep 22, 2026, 1:34 PM

The only film we'll probably get, Doc Savage:The Man of Bronze, will be shown on Turner Classic Movies, Sun. Sept. 27 at 8am EDT. #docsavage #film #pulpmags #pulp

@docsavage.org Sep 18, 2026, 3:29 PM

Everyone is familiar with the Code of Doc Savage written by John Nanovic, but have you read the Code of Monk Mayfair? #docsavage #pulpmags #pulp #johnnanovic

The Code of Monk Mayfair

Let me strive every moment to be of service to Doc, to the good people, and to my friends. Let me always think of ways to needle Ham, and to eliminate the bad people, with no regard for my personal safety. Let me smile when the heroine arrives, and remind her of Ham’s wife and 13 half-wit children. Let me be considerate whenever said heroine is watching. Let me do right by Habeas Corpus, and wrong Ham.

@docsavage.org Sep 9, 2026, 11:40 AM

Happy Robert Harris Day. The Doc Savage pulp cover artist was also seen on a regular basis in the Saturday Evening Post, McCalls, Good Housekeeping, Redbook, Cosmopolitan and Ladies Home Journal.

#docsavage #pulpmags #pulp #art

@docsavage.org Sep 3, 2026, 10:52 AM

Happy Birthday to Tim Faurote, a prolific artist who has contributed greatly to Doc Savage fandom in such publications as @bronzegazette.ca and online. #docsavage #pulpmags #art