Editing Doc Savage (section)

==Lester Dent==
[[Lester Dent]], the series' principal author, had a mixed regard for his own creations. Though usually protective of his own work, he could be derisive of his pulp output. In interviews, he stated that he harbored no illusions of being a high-quality author of literature; for him, the Doc Savage series was simply a job, a way to earn a living by "churning out reams and reams of sellable crap", never dreaming how his series would catch on.{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}} Comics historian [[Jim Steranko]] revealed that Dent used a formula<ref>{{cite web|url=https://steegerbooks.com/lester-dent-and-the-master-fiction-plot/|title=Lester Dent, Doc Savage, and the Master Fiction Plot|last=Moring|date=August 5, 2015|website=steegerbooks.com|access-date=September 13, 2020}}</ref> to write his Doc Savage stories, so that his heroes were continually, and methodically, getting in and out of trouble.<ref>{{Cite book | last=Steranko | first=Jim | title=The Steranko History of Comics, Vol. 1 | publisher=Supergraphics | year=1970 |page=20}}</ref> Dent was initially paid $500 per story and this was later increased to $750 during the [[Great Depression]], enabling him to buy a [[yacht]] and vacation in the Caribbean.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}}