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Doc Savage is the protagonist in a series of action-adventure pulp fiction novels written under the house name of Kenneth Robeson. The character was created by Henry Ralston, John Nanovic and Lester Dent (who wrote the majority of the novels in the series’ original run). Clark “Doc” Savage, Jr. has a genius-level IQ, is in […]

Kenneth Robeson is a house name belonging to Street and Smith Publications. The Kenneth Robeson house name was used on the cover of the Doc Savage and The Avenger series. Most of the Doc Savage novels were written by Lester Dent, but other authors who contributed to the series include William G. Bogart, Evelyn Coulson, […]

Lester Dent (1904-1959) was an American author of pulp fiction. He is best known for his contributions to the Doc Savage series (writing as Kenneth Robeson). Dent went to college for business, intending to be a banker. While he was standing in line to apply, he discovered that telegraph operators made $20 more than bankers, […]