Bogart, William G
Entry updated 12 September 2022. Tagged: Author.
(1903-1977) US editor and author of Pulp fiction from the late 1930s, best known under his own name for the Johnny Saxon series of nonfantastic thrillers beginning with Hell on Fridays (1940), noirishly illuminating about the pulp magazine word, including publishers like Street and Smith. He is best known for his contributions to the Doc Savage series as one of the authors publishing under the House Name Kenneth Robeson – whom see for a full list of titles in the series.
A mildly interesting case of self-plagiarism is that one tale, written originally for Doc Savage and published as "The Magic Forest" (April 1942 Doc Savage), was recycled by Bogart with character names changed as The Crazy Indian (November 1946 Mammoth Adventure; 1987 chap). The rebranding was imperfect, and the names of Doc and his cronies Ham and Monk also appear. [JC/DRL]
William G Bogart
born New York: 17 June 1903
died Burlington, Vermont: 20 July 1977
works (selected)
series
Doc Savage
- World's Fair Goblin (New York: Bantam Books, 1969) with Lester Dent as by Kenneth Robeson [first appeared April 1939 Doc Savage magazine: Doc Savage: pb/James Bama]
- Hex (New York: Bantam Books, 1969) with Lester Dent as by Kenneth Robeson [first appeared November 1939 Doc Savage magazine: Doc Savage: pb/James Bama]
- The Angry Ghost (New York: Bantam Books, 1977) with Lester Dent as by Kenneth Robeson [first appeared February 1940 Doc Savage magazine: Doc Savage: pb/Boris Vallejo]
- The Spotted Men (New York: Bantam Books, 1977) with Lester Dent as by Kenneth Robeson [first appeared March 1940 Doc Savage magazine: Doc Savage: pb/Boris Vallejo]
- The Flying Goblin (New York: Bantam Books, 1977) as by Kenneth Robeson [first appeared July 1940 Doc Savage magazine: Doc Savage: pb/Bob Larkin]
- Tunnel Terror (New York: Bantam Books, 1979) as by Kenneth Robeson [first appeared August 1940 Doc Savage magazine: Doc Savage: pb/Bob Larkin]
- "Bequest of Evil" (February 1941 Doc Savage magazine) as by Kenneth Robeson [Doc Savage: mag/]
- "Death in Little Houses" (October 1946 Doc Savage magazine) with Lester Dent as by Kenneth Robeson [Doc Savage: mag/]
- "Target for Death" (January 1947 Doc Savage magazine) as by Kenneth Robeson [Doc Savage: mag/]
- "The Death Lady" (February 1947 Doc Savage magazine) as by Kenneth Robeson [Doc Savage: mag/]
- Doc Savage Omnibus #12: Five Complete Adventures in One Volume: Bequest of Evil; Death in Little Houses; Target for Death; The Death Lady; The Exploding Lake (New York: Bantam Books, 1990) as by Kenneth Robeson [omni: The Exploding Lake (September 1946 Doc Savage magazine) is by Harold A Davis and Lester Dent writing together as Kenneth Robeson: plus the above four: titles not in strict chronological order: see individual titles for detailed author credits: pb/Bob Larkin]
- "The Awful Dynasty" (November 1940 Doc Savage magazine) with Lester Dent as by Kenneth Robeson [Doc Savage: mag/]
- "The Magic Forest" (April 1942 Doc Savage magazine) with Lester Dent as by Kenneth Robeson [Doc Savage: mag/]
- "Fire and Ice" (July 1946 Doc Savage magazine) with Lester Dent as by Kenneth Robeson [Doc Savage: mag/]
- "The Disappearing Lady" (December 1946 Doc Savage magazine) as by Kenneth Robeson [Doc Savage: mag/]
- Doc Savage Omnibus #6: Four Complete Adventures in One Volume: The Awful Dynasty; The Magic Forest; Fire and Ice; The Disappearing Lady (New York: Bantam Books, 1988) as by Kenneth Robeson [omni of the above four: see individual titles for detailed author credits: pb/Bob Larkin]
individual titles
- The Crazy Indian (Chicago, Illinois: Tattered Pages Press, 1987) [chap: pb/]
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