Doc Savage is a fictional character of the competent man hero type, who first appeared in American pulp magazines during the 1930s and 1940s. Real name Clark Savage Jr., he is a polymathic scientist, explorer, detective, and warrior who "rights wrongs and punishes evildoers."

Doc Savage was a pulp-era hero published by Street and Smith and principally written by Lester Dent using the house name Kenneth Robeson. Doc Savage full name is Clark Savage, Jr., and the son of scientist and adventurer Clark Savage, Sr.

Doc Savage, American pulp magazine character created by Lester Dent for Street & Smith Publications in 1933. He is considered by many to be the first superhero. Following on the heels of the Shadow—Street & Smith’s first ongoing pulp character—Dr. Clark Savage, Jr., was meant to be the ideal hero.

Doc Savage, born Clark Savage Jr. was trained from birth by scientists to the peak mental and physical feats of man. He excelled in all subjects of any manner ranging from Medicine to...

Doc is a transitional hero who unites the intellect of Sherlock Holmes and the physical prowess of Tarzan with the best gadgets imagined by the new genre of science fiction. In bringing together all of these elements, Doc Savage served as a model for the superheroes that followed.

Doc Savage, the Man of Bronze, was Clark Savage Jr. — a young man whose widower father had turned him over as an infant to be reared by experts in every field, from medicine to reason and from gymnastics to science.

Doc Savage is a pulp hero created in the 1930s. Though created by Street & Smith Publications's publisher Henry W. Ralston and editor John L. Nanovic, his stories were popularized by writer Lester Dent.

Doc Savage: Directed by Shane Black. With Dwayne Johnson. Doc Savage, the man of bronze, was raised from childhood by a team of scientists to become the original "super" hero of the 1930s. A man of great mental and physical strength, he went around the world battling larger-than-life villains.

Doc Savage is a pulp fiction hero created by publisher Henry W. Ralston and editor John L. Nanovic at Street and Smith Publications with additional material contributed by the series' main writer, Lester Dent. The Doc Savage Magazine ran for 181 issues and was printed from March 1933 to the summer of 1949.

Occupation: Doc Savage has dedicated his life to stopping criminals and to helping those people that are unable to help themselves. The life Doc Savage leads, that of stopping evil, can be very expensive. Since Doc takes no payment from the people he helps, he must use his own source of …