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@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 Nanovic and Ralston are credited with the first (unpublished at the time) novella: Doc Savage, Supreme Adventurer.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.

@red-ogre.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 1:32 AM

It's not a fair fight. They need more than two if they want to bring down Doc Savage.
#ToyPhotography #NoAI #ArticulatedComicBookArt #ACBA #ActionFigures #Toys #ToyCollector #ActionFigurePhotography #ToyCommunity #Photography #ToyPic_Community #Red.Ogre.Pics #DocSavage #MezcoToyz #BlackSkulls

@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

@billyhopkinson.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 1:44 PM

Oh how I'd love to see a #DocSavage big budget movie. Though as the John Carter movie was perceived as a rip off , general public might not see past the Superman comparison.

@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

@red-ogre.bsky.social Sep 27, 2026, 9:51 PM

No one is going to outrun Doc Savage.
#ToyPhotography #NoAI #ArticulatedComicBookArt #ACBA #ActionFigures #Toys #ToyCollector #ActionFigurePhotography #ToyCommunity #Photography #ToyPic_Community #Red.Ogre.Pics #DocSavage #MezcoToyz

@jackielouwho.bsky.social Sep 27, 2026, 12:11 PM

Nothing makes me happier than an early morning really bad movie. #tcm #docsavage.
#themanofbronze

@red-ogre.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 10:55 PM

Overpowered
Overpowered
#ToyPhotography #NoAI #ArticulatedComicBookArt #ACBA #ActionFigures #Toys #ToyCollector #ActionFigurePhotography #ToyCommunity #Photography #ToyPic_Community #Red.Ogre.Pics #DocSavage #MezcoToyz

@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

@recentreads.bsky.social Sep 21, 2026, 5:41 PM

Doc Savage #18: The Monsters/The Whisker of Hercules
By Kenneth Robeson (Lester Dent)

Two more short novels, reprinted in the original pulp format, with the original interior illustrations. The second novel has probably the strangest title of all the Savage books.

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#docsavage
#booksky
#pulp

Squarebound magazine format publication, with a cover painting illustration of a muscular man wearing a torn long-sleeved shirt, one sleeve completely missing. He is being held in a giant human hand, with a sickly grayish green color. In the background is the rippling surface if water.

@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.

@atomickommiecomics.bsky.social Sep 16, 2026, 7:53 PM

This is a little…well, cornier…but it gets the point across…
#PopSky
#DocSavage
youtu.be/GT-rJgwJTNE?...

@docsavage.org Sep 15, 2026, 1:59 PM

We're 30 years old today! The first intent of our site was a home for Doc Savage fans to share their love of the character w/o the trouble of creating their own site. After 30 years, it's still the intent of the site. We later added The Flearun & Bronze Gazette as subsidiaries. #docsavage #pulp

Today is the 30th anniversary for the Doc Savage website Hidalgo Trading Co.

@recentreads.bsky.social Sep 14, 2026, 6:02 PM

Doc Savage #12: The Squeaking Goblin/The Evil Gnome
By Kenneth Robeson (Lester Dent)

Two more of the short Man of Bronze novels, in the original pulp format with the interior illustrations. Not the best of the series, IMHO.

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#docsavage
#pulpfiction
#sciencefiction
#booksky

Squarebound publication with a painted cover illustration of Doc Savage, seen from behind and above, climbing the sheer face of a tall building, the street just visible far below in the lower left corner of the image.

@lronlacy.bsky.social Sep 14, 2026, 6:55 AM

In #SEPTEMBER 1937
‘“The Feathered Octopus” - Great Novel Featuring Doc Savage and His Men’
Cover illustration by Robert G. Harris (1911-2007)
*Doc Savage* magazine, September 1937
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #RobertGHarris #DocSavage #pulps

@recentreads.bsky.social Sep 11, 2026, 1:48 AM

Doc Savage #22: Mystery Under the Sea/The Red Terrors
By Kenneth Robeson (Lester Dent)

Two more short novels, printed in the original pulp format, including the original interior illustrations.
I wonder if MUtS was the origin of the Bermuda Triangle myth.

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#docsavage
#pulpfiction
#booksky

@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 7, 2026, 5:18 PM

Well, now we know where the original James Bama painting for Bantam's edition of Mad Mesa lives. Thanks for the photo!

#docsavage #jamesbama #pulpmag

@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