Batman, Superman, and The Avengers have the same bronze daddy or great-grandpa. One of those.
The first episode of a new year and this one is a doozy. Doc Savage, a character that fueled the 1930s and 40s pulp craze, is beyond belief, which is understandable. He was created to be just that. Prolific author Lester Dent made Doc to be the greatest human being on Earth, almost Christ like. If only he had used his own f*cking name when he wrote about him.
Join Elton as he dives into the origins of a character that would inspire Batman, Superman, The Avengers, The Hulk, and more. The first order of business, is how Doc Savage even happened in the first place. AND NO MORE TWO PARTERS!!! (Well,...unless they're absolutely necessary.)
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SOURCES:
https://historicmissourians.shsmo.org/lester-dent
https://www.ageofaces.net/tag/lester-dent/
https://docsavage.org/category/article/
https://openroadmedia.com/contributor/lester-dent
https://pulpfest.com/2014/07/weird-menaces-the-shudder-pulps/
https://www.goodreads.com/genres/pulp
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/01/05/pulps-big-moment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMa0gZt4ZW4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2QQLVv7ghc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKZ89WORhDY
https://docsavage.org/category/article/
https://thestrangersbookshelf.wordpress.com/tag/lester-dents-master-plot-formula/
https://blog.adafruit.com/2017/10/17/writing-hacks-the-legendary-lester-dent-pulp-master-fiction-plot/
https://www.writeups.org/doc-savage-pulps-profile/
https://docsavage.fandom.com/wiki/Doc_Savage
MUSIC:
Four-Way by William Ross Chernoff's Nomads is licensed under a Attribution License.
Tree Tenants by Revolution Void is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.
Makie Elkino by William Ross Chernoff's Nomads is licensed under a Attribution License.
Ahmad by William Ross Chernoff's Nomads is licensed under a Attribution License.
Elton would like to apologize to the following: Norma Dent's vagina, La Plata, MO, Scientists, bronze people, the people of Cincinnati, drug addicts, and Monticello.
A special thanks to Jenna Fischer and Diedrich Bader
