Publishing record:
The Adventures of Doc Savage and his associates were originally recorded in the Doc Savage pulp magazines published by Street and Smith. There were 181 Doc Savage adventures published. Most of these were authored by Lester Dent with several being authored by others. These novels were published over a seventeen year period from 1933 to 1949. (Bantam Books later reprinted all 181 of the novels along with some new ones.) All but two of the Doc Savage novels were bylined Kenneth Robeson. The very first novel was bylined Kenneth Roberts and the novel published in the March, 1944 issue was bylined Lester
Dent. Following is a list of the Doc Savage Adventures as they originally appeared. The list includes the volume, number, month, year, title, author, and cover artist.
Doc Savage Magazine by "Kenneth Roberts"
1) V 1 #1 Mar. 1933 The Man of Bronze Dent WMB
Byline changes to "Kenneth Robeson"
2) V 1 #2 Apr. 1933 The Land of Terror " "
3) V 1 #3 May 1933 Quest of the Spider " "
4) V 1 #4 June 1933 The Polar Treasure " "
5) V 1 #5 July 1933 Pirate of the Pacific " "
6) V 1 #6 Aug. 1933 The Red Skull " "
7) V 2 #1 Sep. 1933 The Lost Oasis " "
8) V 2 #2 Oct. 1933 The Sargasso Ogre " "
9) V 2 #3 Nov. 1933 The Czar of Fear " "
10) V 2 #4 Dec. 1933 The Phantom City " "
11) V 2 #5 Jan. 1934 Brand of the Werewolf " "
12) V 2 #6 Feb. 1934 The Man Who Shook the Earth " "
13) V 3 #1 Mar. 1934 Meteor Menace " "
14) V 3 #2 Apr. 1934 The Monsters " "
15) V 3 #3 May 1934 The Mystery on the Snow " "
16) V 3 #4 Jun. 1934 The King Maker Davis/Dent "
17) V 3 #5 July 1934 The Thousand-Headed Man Dent "
18) V 3 #6 Aug. 1934 The Squeaking Goblin " "
19) V 4 #1 Sep. 1934 Fear Cay " "
20) V 4 #2 Oct. 1934 Death in Silver " "
21) V 4 #3 Nov. 1934 The Sea Magician " "
22) V 4 #4 Dec. 1934 The Annihilist " "
23) V 4 #5 Jan. 1935 The Mystic Mullah " "
24) V 4 #6 Feb. 1935 Red Snow " "
25) V 5 #1 Mar. 1935 Land of Always-Night Johnson/Dent "
26) V 5 #2 Apr. 1935 The Spook Legion Dent "
27) V 5 #3 May 1935 The Secret in the Sky " "
28) V 5 #4 June 1935 The Roar Devil " "
29) V 5 #5 July 1935 The Quest of Qui " "
30) V 5 #6 Aug. 1935 Spook Hole " "
31) V 6 #1 Sep. 1935 The Majii " "
32) V 6 #2 Oct. 1935 Dust of Death Davis/Dent "
33) V 6 #3 Nov. 1935 Murder Melody Donovan "
34) V 6 #4 Dec. 1935 The Fantastic Island Johnson/Dent "
35) V 6 #5 Jan. 1936 Murder Mirage Donovan "
36) V 6 #6 Feb. 1936 Mystery Under the Sea Dent "
37) V 7 #1 Mar. 1936 The Metal Master " "
38) V 7 #2 Apr. 1936 The Men Who Smiled No More Donovan "
39) V 7 #3 May 1936 The Seven Agate Devils Dent "
40) V 7 #4 June 1936 Haunted Ocean Donovan "
41) V 7 #5 July 1936 The Black Spot " "
42) V 7 #6 Aug. 1936 The Midas Man Dent "
43) V 8 #1 Sep. 1936 Cold Death Donovan "
44) V 8 #2 Oct. 1936 The South Pole Terror Dent JF?
45) V 8 #3 Nov. 1936 Resurrection Day " RGH
46) V 8 #4 Dec. 1936 The Vanisher " "
47) V 8 #5 Jan. 1937 Land of Long JuJu Donovan "
48) V 8 #6 Feb. 1937 The Derrick Devil Dent "
49) V 9 #1 Mar. 1937 The Mental Wizard " "
50) V 9 #2 Apr. 1937 The Terror in the Navy " "
51) V 9 #3 May 1937 Mad Eyes Donovan "
52) V 9 #4 June 1937 The Land of Fear Davis/Dent "
53) V 9 #5 July 1937 He Could Stop the World Donovan "
54) V 9 #6 Aug. 1937 Ost Dent "
Retitled Doc Savage:
55) V 10 #1 Sep. 1937 The Feathered Octopus " "
56) V 10 #2 Oct. 1937 Repel " "
57) V 10 #3 Nov. 1937 The Sea Angel " "
58) V 10 #4 Dec. 1937 The Golden Peril Davis/Dent "
59) V 10 #5 Jan. 1938 The Living Fire Menace " EC
60) V 10 #6 Feb. 1938 The Mountain Monster " HWS
61) V 11 #1 Mar. 1938 Devil on the Moon Dent EC
62) V 11 #2 Apr. 1938 The Pirate's Ghost " "
63) V 11 #3 May. 1938 The Motion Menace Johnson/Dent "
64) V 11 #4 June 1938 The Submarine Mystery Dent "
65) V 11 #5 July 1938 The Giggling Ghosts " "
66) V 11 #6 Aug. 1938 The Munitions Master Davis "
67) V 12 #1 Sep. 1938 The Red Terrors " "
68) V 12 #2 Oct. 1938 Fortress of Solitude Dent "
69) V 12 #3 Nov. 1938 The Green Death Davis "
70) V 12 #4 Dec. 1938 The Devil Genghis Dent "
71) V 12 #5 Jan. 1939 Mad Mesa " "
72) V 12 #6 Feb. 1939 The Yellow Cloud " "
73) V 13 #1 Mar. 1939 The Freckled Shark " "
74) V 13 #2 Apr. 1939 World's Fair Goblin Bogart/Dent "
75) V 13 #3 May. 1939 The Gold Ogre Dent "
76) V 13 #4 June 1939 The Flaming Falcons " "
77) V 13 #5 July 1939 Merchants of Disaster Davis "
78) V 13 #6 Aug. 1939 The Crimson Servant " "
79) V 14 #1 Sep. 1939 Poison Island Dent "
80) V 14 #2 Oct. 1939 The Stone Man " "
81) V 14 #3 Nov. 1939 Hex Bogart/Dent "
82) V 14 #4 Dec. 1939 The Dagger in the Sky Dent "
83) V 14 #5 Jan. 1940 The Other World " "
84) V 14 #6 Feb. 1940 The Angry Ghost Bogart/Dent "
85) V 15 #1 Mar. 1940 The Spotted Men " "
86) V 15 #2 Apr. 1940 The Evil Gnome Dent "
87) V 15 #3 May 1940 The Boss of Terror " "
88) V 15 #4 June 1940 The Awful Egg " "
89) V 15 #5 July 1940 The Flying Goblin Bogart "
90) V 15 #6 Aug. 1940 Tunnel Terror " "
91) V 16 #1 Sep. 1940 The Purple Dragon Davis/Dent "
92) V 16 #2 Oct. 1940 Devils of the Deep Davis "
93) V 16 #3 Nov. 1940 The Awful Dynasty Bogart "
94) V 16 #4 Dec. 1940 The Men Vanished Dent "
95) V 16 #5 Jan. 1941 The Devil's Playground Hathway "
96) V 16 #6 Feb. 1941 Bequest of Evil Bogart "
97) V 17 #1 Mar. 1941 The All-White Elf Dent "
98) V 17 #2 Apr. 1941 The Golden Man " "
99) V 17 #3 May 1941 The Pink Lady " "
100) V 17 #4 June 1941 The Headless Men Hathway "
101) V 17 #5 July 1941 The Green Eagle Dent "
102) V 17 #6 Aug. 1941 Mystery Island " "
103) V 18 #1 Sept.1941 The Mindless Monsters Hathway "
104) V 18 #2 Oct. 1941 Birds of Death Dent "
105) V 18 #3 Nov. 1941 The Invisible-Box Murders " "
106) V 18 #4 Dec. 1941 Peril in the North " "
107) V 18 #5 Jan. 1942 The Rustling Death Hathway "
108) V 18 #6 Feb. 1942 Men of Fear Dent "
109) V 19 #1 Mar. 1942 The Too-Wise Owl " "
110) V 19 #2 Apr. 1942 The Magic Forest Bogart/Dent "
111) V 19 #3 May 1942 Pirate Isle Dent "
112) V 19 #4 June 1942 The Speaking Stone " "
113) V 19 #5 July 1942 The Man Who Fell Up " CD
114) V 19 #6 Aug. 1942 The Three Wild Men " EC
115) V 20 #1 Sep. 1942 The Fiery Menace " "
116) V 20 #2 Oct. 1942 The Laugh of Death " "
117) V 20 #3 Nov. 1942 They Died Twice " "
118) V 20 #4 Dec. 1942 The Devil's Black Rock " "
119) V 20 #5 Jan. 1943 The Time Terror " "
120) V 20 #6 Feb. 1943 Waves of Death " "
121) V 21 #1 Mar. 1943 The Black, Black Witch " "
122) V 21 #2 Apr. 1943 The King of Terror " "
123) V 21 #3 May 1943 The Talking Devil " "
124) V 21 #4 June 1943 The Running Skeletons " "
125) V 21 #5 July 1943 Mystery on Happy Bones " "
126) V 21 #6 Aug. 1943 The Mental Monster " "
127) V 22 #1 Sep. 1943 Hell Below " MS
128) V 22 #2 Oct. 1943 The Goblins " "
129) V 22 #3 Nov. 1943 The Secret of the Su " "
130) V 22 #4 Dec. 1943 The Spook of Grandpa Eben " "
131) V 22 #5 Jan. 1944 According to Plan of a One-Eyed Mystic" "
132) V 22 #6 Feb. 1944 Death Had Yellow Eyes " "
133) V 23 #1 Mar. 1944 The Derelict of Skull Shoal " "
134) V 23 #2 Apr. 1944 The Whisker of Hercules " "
135) V 23 #3 May 1944 The Three Devils " "
136) V 23 #4 June 1944 The Pharoah's Ghost " "
137) V 23 #5 July 1944 The Man Who was Scared " "
138) V 23 #6 Aug. 1944 The Shape of Terror " "
139) V 24 #1 Sep. 1944 Weird Valley " "
140) V 24 #2 Oct. 1944 Jiu San " "
141) V 24 #3 Nov. 1944 Satan Black " "
142) V 24 #4 Dec. 1944 The Lost Giant " "
143) V 24 #5 Jan. 1945 Violent Night " "
144) V 24 #6 Feb. 1945 Strange Fish " "
145) V 25 #1 Mar. 1945 The Ten Ton Snakes " "
146) V 25 #2 Apr. 1945 Cargo Unknown " "
147) V 25 #3 May 1945 Rock Sinister " "
148) V 25 #4 June 1945 The Terrible Stork " "
149) V 25 #5 July 1945 King Joe Cay " "
150) V 25 #6 Aug. 1945 The Wee Ones " "?
151) V 26 #1 Sep. 1945 Terror Takes 7 " "
152) V 26 #2 Oct. 1945 The Thing That Pursued " ??
153) V 26 #3 Nov. 1945 Trouble on Parade " ??
154) V 26 #4 Dec. 1945 The Screaming Man " ??
155) V 26 #5 Jan. 1946 Measures For a Coffin " ??
156) V 26 #6 Feb. 1946 Se-Pah-Poo " ??
157) V 27 #1 Mar. 1946 Terror and the Lonely Widow " ??
158) V 27 #2 Apr. 1946 Five Fathoms Dead " ??
159) V 27 #3 May 1946 Death is a Round Black Spot " ??
160) V 27 #4 June 1946 Colors For Murder " ??
161) V 27 #5 July 1946 Fire and Ice Bogart/Dent ??
162) V 27 #6 Aug. 1946 Three Times a Corpse Dent CJR
163) V 28 #1 Sep. 1946 The Exploding Lake Davis/Dent "
164) V 28 #2 Oct. 1946 Death in Little Houses Bogart/Dent "
165) V 28 #3 Nov. 1946 The Devil is Jones Dent "
166) V 28 #4 Dec. 1946 The Disappearing Lady Bogart "
167) V 28 #5 Jan. 1947 Target For Death " HS
168) V 28 #6 Feb. 1947 The Death Lady " "
169) V 29 #1 Mar.-Apr. 1947 Danger Lies East Dent "
170) V 29 #2 May -June 1947 No Light to Die By " "
171) V 29 #3 July-Aug. 1947 The Monkey Suit " "
172) V 29 #4 Sep.-Oct. 1947 Let's Kill Ames " "
173) V 29 #5 Nov.-Dec. 1947 Once Over Lightly " "
174) V 29 #6 Jan.-Feb. 1948 I Died Yesterday " "
175) V 30 #1 Mar.-Apr. 1948 The Pure Evil " EDC
176) V 30 #2 May -June 1948 Terror Wears No Shoes " HS
177) V 30 #3 July-Aug. 1948 The Angry Canary " HS
178) V 30 #4 Sep.-Oct. 1948 The Swooning Lady " HS
179) V 30 #5 Winter 1949 The Green Master " GR
180) V 30 #6 Spring 1949 Return From Cormoral " GR
181) V 31 #1 Summer 1949 Up From Earth's Center " GR
Authors Names: Artists Names:
Dent: Lester Dent WMB: Walter M. Baumhofer
Davis: Harold A. Davis JF: John Falter
Murray: Will Murray RGH: Robert G. Harris
Bogart: William G. Bogart EC: Emery Clarke
Johnson: Ryerson Johnson MS: Modest Stein
Donovan: Laurence Donovan ??: Unknown
Hathway: Alan Hathway CJR: Charles J. Ravel
HS: H. Swenson
EDC: Edd Cartier
GR: George Rozen
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