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Doc Savage Sanctum Editions #37
The Mystery on the Snow & Peril in the North
A daring experiment transmuted Clark Savage into the Herculean Man of Bronze. Welding five courageous soldiers of fortune into a Band of Iron, this invincible superman travels the world battling threats to humanity. Not since the days of King Arthur and Robin Hood has mankind known greater crusaders for justice.
The Mystery on the Snow: An attempt to kidnap Monk and Ham brings Doc Savage to Canada in search o a rare treasure.
Peril in the North: The Man of Bronze and Pat Savage journey to the Arctic Circle to rescue war refugees stranded on the icepack.
This volume also includes historical essays by Will Murray and a short story by Lester Dent, Snow Tricks, that has not seen publication since first printed in 1933.
The Mystery on the Snow: An attempt to kidnap Monk and Ham brings Doc Savage to Canada in search o a rare treasure.
Peril in the North: The Man of Bronze and Pat Savage journey to the Arctic Circle to rescue war refugees stranded on the icepack.
This volume also includes historical essays by Will Murray and a short story by Lester Dent, Snow Tricks, that has not seen publication since first printed in 1933.
128 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 2010
About the author
Kenneth Robeson
920 books135 followersKenneth Robeson was the house name used by Street and Smith Publications as the author of their popular character Doc Savage and later The Avenger. Though most Doc Savage stories were written by the author Lester Dent, there were many others who contributed to the series, including:
William G. Bogart
Evelyn Coulson
Harold A. Davis
Lawrence Donovan
Alan Hathway
W. Ryerson Johnson
Lester Dent is usually considered to be the creator of Doc Savage. In the 1990s Philip José Farmer wrote a new Doc Savage adventure, but it was published under his own name and not by Robeson. Will Murray has since taken up the pseudonym and continued writing Doc Savage books as Robeson.
All 24 of the original stories featuring The Avenger were written by Paul Ernst, using the Robeson house name. In order to encourage sales Kenneth Robeson was credited on the cover of The Avenger magazine as "the creator of Doc Savage" even though Lester Dent had nothing to do with The Avenger series. In the 1970s, when the series was extended with 12 additional novels, Ron Goulart was hired to become Robeson.
William G. Bogart
Evelyn Coulson
Harold A. Davis
Lawrence Donovan
Alan Hathway
W. Ryerson Johnson
Lester Dent is usually considered to be the creator of Doc Savage. In the 1990s Philip José Farmer wrote a new Doc Savage adventure, but it was published under his own name and not by Robeson. Will Murray has since taken up the pseudonym and continued writing Doc Savage books as Robeson.
All 24 of the original stories featuring The Avenger were written by Paul Ernst, using the Robeson house name. In order to encourage sales Kenneth Robeson was credited on the cover of The Avenger magazine as "the creator of Doc Savage" even though Lester Dent had nothing to do with The Avenger series. In the 1970s, when the series was extended with 12 additional novels, Ron Goulart was hired to become Robeson.
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January 13, 2021
Back to Doc Savage and his amazing exploits... This double volume has the theme of Northern Adventures, and both are fun, exciting reads (as usual).
July 30, 2022
Two Doc Savage stories with a lot hyperbolic action and adventure typical of the pulp hero and his band of odd-ball assistants.
"The Mystery on the Snow" (1934): Ok for the story with plus points for having a fairly strong female character, a female private detective no less. Minus points for having her then instantly fall in love with Doc Savage, and also for the persistent racism towards the mixed-race characters.
"Peril in the North" (1941): This one was convoluted beyond belief, with so much misdirection and so many digressions that I sometimes wondered if Lester Dent had lost control of the plot. It resolves itself eventually. Doc's cousin Patricia makes an appearance but she doesn't do very much. There are some nods to then-current events with references to the US occupation of Greenland and Iceland, as well as a fictionalized European dictatorship lurking in the background. The US would enter the real World War II about the same time this story hit the news stands.
"The Mystery on the Snow" (1934): Ok for the story with plus points for having a fairly strong female character, a female private detective no less. Minus points for having her then instantly fall in love with Doc Savage, and also for the persistent racism towards the mixed-race characters.
"Peril in the North" (1941): This one was convoluted beyond belief, with so much misdirection and so many digressions that I sometimes wondered if Lester Dent had lost control of the plot. It resolves itself eventually. Doc's cousin Patricia makes an appearance but she doesn't do very much. There are some nods to then-current events with references to the US occupation of Greenland and Iceland, as well as a fictionalized European dictatorship lurking in the background. The US would enter the real World War II about the same time this story hit the news stands.
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