Doc Savage book list
Doc Savage
My current inventory, books underlined have links to my notes on those titles. You can sort the table below by clicking on the column headers. Info for this table came from The Doc Savage Publishing Record by Will Murray , The 86th Floor, Chris Kalb’s fantastic summary, and Win Scott Eckert’s Doc Savage Chronology. By my count, there are 132 books to collect (96 single number books (#1-96)), 15 doubles (97-126), 13 Omnibus editions (each containing 4 or 5 stories) and 8 un-numbered singles (including Escape from Loki by PJF).
Donations of Doc Savage books are, of course, accepted.
1st pub=Street and Smith pub date; B#=Bantam series number; B date=Bantam publish date; PJF date=Philip Jose Farmer’s date of when these events “truly happened”.
Title 1st pub B # B date My copy PJF Date Author
Man of Bronze 33/03 1 64/10 7th 31/03 Dent
The Thousand-Headed Man 34/07 2 64/10 1st (and audio) 31/07 Dent
Meteor Menace 34/03 3 64/10 7th 33/07 Dent
The Polar Treasure 33/06 4 65/04 3rd 32/06 Dent
Brand of the Werewolf 34/01 5 65/04 9th 32/04 Dent
The Lost Oasis 33/09 6 65/04 4th 31/08 Dent
The Monsters 34/04 7 65/06 1st 31/06 Dent
The Land of Terror 33/04 8 65/08 7th 31/04 Dent
The Mystic Mullah 35/01 9 65/11 3rd 34/11 Dent
The Phantom City 33/12 10 66/03 3rd 32/03 Dent
Fear Cay 34/09 11 66/05 5th (and audio) 34/06 Dent
Quest of Qui 35/07 12 66/07 6th 32/06 Dent
Land of Always Night 35/03 13 66/09 5th 34/11 Johnson/Dent
The Fantastic Island 35/12 14 66/12 7th 34/10 Johnson/Dent
Murder Melody 35/11 15 67/01 4th 35/05 Donovan
The Spook Legion 35/04 16 67/03 5th 32/08 Dent
The Red Skull 33/08 17 67/05 5th 31/06 Dent
The Sargasso Ogre 33/10 18 67/07 4th 31/09 Dent
The Pirate of the Pacific 33/07 19 67/09 1st 32/07 Dent
The Secret in the Sky 35/05 20 67/11 1st 32/10 Dent
Cold Death 36/09 21 68/01 1st 35/06 Donovan
The Czar of Fear 33/11 22 68/03 1st 31/10 Dent
Fortress of Solitude 38/10 23 68/04 1st 37/08 Dent
The Green Eagle 41/07 24 68/05 1st 40/06
The Devil's Playground 41/01 25 68/06 1st 40/06 Hathaway
Death in Silver 34/10 26 68/07 1st 34/07 Dent
Mystery Under the Sea 36/02 27 68/08 1st 35/09 Dent
The Deadly Dwarf 37/10 28 68/09 1st 36/06
The Other World 40/01 29 68/10 1st 38/03
The Flaming Falcons 39/06 30 68/11 1st 37/09
The Annihilist 34/12 31 68/12 1st 34/10 Dent
Dust of Death 35/10 32 69/01 1st 35/01
The Terror in the Navy 37/04 33 69/02 1st 36/04
Mad Eyes 37/05 34 69/03 1st 36/05 Donovan
The Squeaking Goblin 34/08 35 69/04 1st 34/06 Dent
Resurrection Day 36/11 36 69/05 1st 36/02
Hex 39/11 37 69/06 1st 38/06 Bogart
Red Snow 35/02 38 69/07 1st 34/12 Dent
World's Fair Goblin 39/04 39 69/08 1st 37/02fic Bogart
The Dagger in the Sky 39/12 40 69/09 1st 38/10
Merchants of Disaster 39/07 41 69/10 1st 37/02
The Gold Ogre 39/05 42 69/11 1st 38/06
The Man Who Shook the Earth 34/02 43 69/12 1st 32/12 Dent
The Sea Magician 34/11 44 70/10 1st 34/08 Dent
The Men Who Smiled No More 36/04 45 70/02 1st 35/05 Donovan
The Midas Man 36/08 46 70/03 1st 35/06 Dent
Land of Long Ju Ju 37/01 47 70/04 1st fiction Donovan
The Feathered Octopus 37/09 48 70/05 1st 32/04
The Sea Angel 37/11 49 70/06 1st 36/08
Devil on the Moon 38/03 50 70/07 1st 36/09
Haunted Ocean 36/06 51 70/08 1st 35/11 Donovan
The Vanisher 36/12 52 70/09 1st 35/10
The Mental Wizard 37/03 53 70/10 1st 36/12
He Could Stop the World 37/07 54 70/11 1st 36/05
The Golden Peril 37/12 55 70/12 1st 36/09
The Giggling Ghosts 38/07 56 71/01 1st 38/03
Poison Island 39/09 57 71/02 1st 38/09
The Munitions Master 38/08 58 71/03 1st 36/10 Davis
The Yellow Cloud 39/02 59 71/04 1st 37/02
The Majii 35/09 60 71/05 2nd 35/03
The Living Fire Menace 38/01 61 71/06 1st 36/09 Davis
The Pirate's Ghost 38/04 62 71/07 1st 37/03
The Submarine Mystery 38/06 63 71/08 1st 36/11
The Motion Menace 38/05 64 71/09 1st 36/10 Johnson
The Green Death 38/11 65 71/11 3rd 36/12 Davis
Mad Mesa 39/01 66 72/01 1st 38/07
The Freckled Shark 39/03 67 72/03 1st 37/02
Quest of the Spider 33/05 68 72/05 2nd 31/06 Dent
Mystery on the Snow 34/05 69 72/07 1st 31/11 Dent
Spook Hole 35/08 70 72/09 1st 35/05
Murder Mirage 36/01 71 72/11 1st 35/07 Donovan
The Metal Master 36/03 72 73/01 1st 35/10 Dent
The Seven Agate Devils 36/05 73 73/03 1st 35/11 Dent
The Derrick Devil 37/02 74 73/07 1st 36/04
The Land of Fear 37/06 75 73/11 1st 36/05
The Black Spot 36/07 76 74/04 1st 35/06 Donovan
The South Pole Terror 36/10 77 74/02 2nd 35/11
The Crimson Serpent 39/08 78 74/10 1st 37/04
The Devil Ghengis 38/12 79 74/12 1st 37/10
The King Maker 34/06 80 75/02 1st 31/07 Davis/Dent
The Stone Man 39/10 81 76/03 1st 37/11
The Evil Gnome 40/04 82 76/05 1st 37/10
The Red Terrors 38/09 83 76/07 1st 37/12
The Mountain Monster 38/02 84 76/09 1st 37/07 Davis
The Boss of Terror 40/05 85 76/11 1st 37/04
The Angry Ghost 40/02 86 77/01 1st 38/07
The Spotted Men 40/03 87 77/03 1st 37/04
The Roar Devil 35/06 88 77/05 1st 32/06 Dent
The Magic Island 37/08 89 77/07 1st 36/05
The Flying Goblin 40/07 90 77/09 1st 39/06 Bogart
The Purple Dragon 40/09 91 78/07 1st 39/08
The Awful Egg 40/06 92 78/10 1st 39/08
Tunnel Terror 40/08 93 79/02 1st 37/07 Bogart
The Hate Genius 45/01 94 79/06 1st 44/01
The Red Spider 79/07 95 79/07 1st 48/02
Mystery on Happy Bones 43/07 96 79/10 1st 42/07
Satan Black 44/11 97(d1) 80/07 1st 43/06
Cargo Unknown 45/04 98(d1) 80/07 dble 44/08
Hell Below 43/09 99(d2) 80/10 1st 42/07
The Lost Giant 44/12 100(d2) 80/10 dble 44/01
The Pharaoh's Ghost 44/06 101(d3) 81/01 1st 43/11
The Time Terror 43/01 102(d3) 81/01 dble 42/05
The Whisker of Hercules 44/04 103(d4) 81/04 1st 43/06
The Man Who Was Scared 44/07 104(d4) 81/04 dble 43/06
They Died Twice 42/11 105(d5) 81/07 1st 41/10
The Screaming Man 45/12 106(d5) 81/07 dble 45/07
Jiu San 44/10 107(d6) 81/10 --NEED-- 44/03
The Black, Black Witch 43/03 108(d6) 81/10 dble 42/10
The Shape of Terror 44/08 109(d7) 82/01 --NEED-- 43/12
Death Had Yellow Eyes 44/02 110(d7) 82/01 dble 43/03
One-Eyed Mystic 44/01 111(d8) 82/07 1st 42/10
The Man Who Fell Up 42/07 112(d8) 82/07 dble 41/08
The Talking Devil 43/05 113(d9) 82/12 --NEED-- 42/04
The Ten Ton Snakes 45/03 114(d9) 82/12 dble 44/11
Pirate Isle 42/05 115(d10) 83/07 --NEED-- 41/07
The Speaking Stone 42/06 116(d10) 83/07 dble 41/07
The Golden Man 41/04 117(d11) 84/02 1st 39/09
Peril in the North 41/12 118(d11) 84/02 dble 40/11
The Laugh of Death 42/10 119(d12) 84/06 --NEED-- 41/06
The King of Terror 43/04 120(d12) 84/06 dble 42/11
The Three Wild Men 42/08 121(d13) 84/10 --NEED-- 42/05
The Fiery Menace 42/09 122(d13) 84/10 dble 42/06
Devils of the Deep 40/10 123(d14) 84/12 1st 39/07 Davis
The Headless Men 41/06 124(d14) 84/12 dble 40/09 Hathway
The Goblins 43/10 125(d15) 85/03 1st 42/06
The Secret of the Su 43/11 126(d15) 85/03 dble 42/06
The All-White Elf 41/03 127(o1) 86/08 1st 40/03
The Running Skeletons 43/06 128(o1) 86/08 omni1 42/04
The Angry Canary 48/07 129(o1) 86/08 omni1 48/04
The Swooning Lady 48/09 130(o1) 86/08 omni1 48/06
The Mindless Monsters 41/09 131(o2) 87/01 --NEED-- 40/03 Hathway
The Rustling Death 42/01 132(o2) 87/01 omni2 41/05 Hathway
King Joe Cay 45/07 133(o2) 87/01 omni2 44/06
The Thing That Pursued 45/10 134(o2) 87/01 omni2 45/10
The Spook of Grandpa Eben 43/12 135(o3) 87/06 1st 42/06
Measures for a Coffin 46/01 136(o3) 87/06 omni3 44/12
The Three Devils 44/05 137(o3) 87/06 omni3 43/04
Strange Fish 45/02 138(o3) 87/06 omni3 44/09
Mystery Island 41/08 139(o4) 87/10 1st 40/07
Men of Fear 42/02 140(o4) 87/10 omni4 41/09
Rock Sinister 45/05 141(o4) 87/10 omni4 44/02
The Pure Evil 48/03 142(o4) 87/10 omni4 47/11
No Light to Die By 47/05 143(o5) 88/02 1st 47/02
The Monkey Suit 47/07 144(o5) 88/02 omni5 47/04
Let's Kill Ames 47/09 145(o5) 88/02 omni5 47/04
Once Over Lightly 47/11 146(o5) 88/02 omni5 47/06
I Died Yesterday 48/01 147(o5) 88/02 omni5 47/07
The Awful Dynasty 40/11 148(o6) 88/08 1st 39/04 Bogart
The Magic Forest 42/04 149(o6) 88/08 omni6 41/03
Fire and Ice 46/07 150(o6) 88/08 omni6 46/05
The Disappearing Lady 46/12 151(o6) 88/08 omni6 46/10 Bogart
The Men Vanished 40/12 152(o7) 88/11 1st 39/05
The Terrible Stork 45/06 153(o7) 88/11 omni7 44/04
Five Fathoms Dead 46/04 154(o7) 88/11 omni7 45/04
Danger Lies East 47/03 155(o7) 88/11 omni7 45/11
The Mental Monster 43/08 156(o8) 89/03 1st 42/07
The Pink Lady 41/05 157(o8) 89/03 omni8 39/06
Weird Valley 44/09 158(o8) 89/03 omni8 43/03
Trouble on Parade 45/11 159(o8) 89/03 omni8 45/08
The Invisible-Box Murders 41/11 160(o9) 89/07 --NEED-- 40/06
Birds of Death 41/10 161(o9) 89/07 omni9 40/04
The Wee Ones 45/08 162(o9) 89/07 omni9 45/05
Terror Takes 7 45/09 163(o9) 89/07 omni9 45/06
The Devil's Black Rock 42/12 164(o10) 89/11 --NEED-- 41/10
Waves of Death 43/02 165(o10) 89/11 omni10 42/08
Terror and the Lonely Widow 46/03 166(o10) 89/11 omni10 45/08
The Two-Wise Owl 42/03 167(o10) 89/11 omni10 41/09
See-Pah-Poo 46/02 168(o11) 90/02 1st 45/07
Colors For Murder 46/06 169(o11) 90/02 omni11 46/04
Three Times a Corpse 46/08 170(o11) 90/02 omni11 46/06
Death is a Round Black Spot 46/05 171(o11) 90/02 omni11 46/03
The Devil is Jones 46/11 172(o11) 90/02 omni11 46/07
Bequest of Evil 41/02 173(o12) 90/06 --NEED-- 40/08 Bogart
Death in Little Houses 46/10 174(o12) 90/06 omni12 45/07
Target for Death 47/01 175(o12) 90/06 omni12 46/09 Bogart
The Death Lady 47/02 176(012) 90/06 omni12 46/11
The Exploding Lake 46/09 177(o12) 90/06 omni12 45/11
The Derelict of Skull Shoal 44/03 178(o13) 90/10 --NEED-- 43/09
Terror Wears No Shoes 48/05 179(o13) 90/10 omni13 47/11
The Green Master 49/02 180(o13) 90/10 omni13 48/10
Return From Cormoral 49/05 181(o13) 90/10 omni13 48/04
Up From Earth's Center 49/07 182(o13) 90/10 omni13 48/11
Escape From Loki 91/08 183(u) 91/08 1st 18/03 Farmer
Python Isle 91/10 184(u) 91/10 1st 34/07 Murray
White Eyes 92/03 185(u) 92/03 1st 35/10 Murray
The Frightened Fish 92/07 186(u) 92/07 1st 49/01 Murray
The Jade Ogre 92/10 187(u) 92/10 --NEED-- 35/05 Murray
Flight into Fear 93/03 188(u) 93/03 1st 49/07 Murray
The Whistling Wraith 93/07 189(u) 93/07 1st 37/01 Murray
The Forgotten Realm 93/11 190(u) 93/11 1st 37/06 Murray
The Desert Demons 11/07 11/07 ARC 36/06 Murray
Horror in Gold Soon TBD --NEED-- TBD Murray
The Infernal Buddha Soon TBD --NEED-- TBD Murray
The War Makers TBD --NEED-- TBD Murrary
The Ice Genius TBD --NEED-- TBD Murray
Phantom Lagoon TBD --NEED-- TBD Murray
Death's Domain TBD --NEED-- TBD Murray
[...] Doc Savage book list [...]
Larry,
I’ve been digging your Doc reviews, in order of publication.
However do you have a copy of the submission order of the Doc adventures?
Once you get to 1935 the order of submission and publication starts to diverge, as Street & Smith geared up for bi-weekly Docs and Dent began using ghostwriters as well as stocking up on his own Doc novels.
If you want the submission order I can email a Pdf to you - let me know.
Best,
Michael
Michael, I would appreciate that, and will email you. I am also looking for the rationale for the Bantam release order (which doesn’t seem to mirror anything). Any ideas there?
Larry
[...] Bantam in 1990) and the 1991 books by Philip Jose Farmer and the next Kenneth Robeson, Will Murray. Seven books were written by Murray, from the notes of Lester Dent, the co-creator of Doc Savage, and published in 1991-93. Then, [...]