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May 20, 2024 · Lester Dent was the creator of the classic pulp-fiction hero, Doc Savage, and a powerful story-creation formula, The Lester Dent Master Fiction Plot, published in 1939. I’ve presented it below, fleshing it out where needed with my own commentary. From here on out, Dent’s words are shown in normal text, while mine are in italics.
May 26, 2024 · Lester Dent (1904–1959) was born in La Plata, Missouri. In his mid-twenties, he began publishing pulp fiction stories, and moved to New York City, where he developed the successful Doc Savage Magazine with Henry Ralston, head of Street and Smith, a leading pulp publisher.
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3 days ago · The books were issued under the house name of Kenneth Robeson, but the actual man behind most of the Doc Savage stories was writer, Lester Dent and he did an excellent job keeping the series fresh and interesting! Now jump forward to October 1964 and Bantam Books released three Doc novels, in a newly numbered series.
May 13, 2024 · We hope you’ll join PulpFest 2024 on Thursday, August 1, at 7:45 pm as we welcome writers Will Murray and John Wooley who climb “Under the Covers with the Spicy Gumshoes.”. Will Murray has written extensively about Lester Dent’s Doc Savage, as well as countless other pulp and pop culture topics. The literary agent for the Lester Dent ...
May 26, 2024 · Doc Savage Roar Devil and Satan Black book Lester Dent Kenneth Robeson Sanctum. CENTEX BOOKS AND COLLECTIBLES USA. (1796) 99.4% positive. Seller's other items. Contact seller. US $12.50. Condition: Good.
May 13, 2024 · Dent does play the voodoo. At the time of writing, Voodoo was a topic with little or no investigation. Zora Neale Hurston”s Tell My Horse wouldn’t not be published until 1938. So it’s safe to say that Dent's exposure would have been other popular culture depictions of it and the assumption that the followers were easily duped native types.
