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. More @Wikipedia
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