Hathway, Alan
Entry updated 12 September 2022. Tagged: Author.
(1906-1977) Author, presumably US, known only for his four 1941 contributions to the Doc Savage universe, all under the usual House Name for that series: Kenneth Robeson. These began with "The Devil's Playground" (January 1941 Doc Savage; 1970). The remaining episodes – "The Rustling Death" (May 1941 Doc Savage), featuring a disintegration Weapon, "The Headless Men" (June 1941 Doc Savage), whose Mad Scientist controls a horde of decapitated but still living slaves, and "The Mindless Monsters" (September 1941 Doc Savage) with its titular Zombie-like menace – were reissued only as parts of collections; see Checklist below. [DRL]
Alan Hathway
born 1906
died 1977
works
series
Doc Savage
- The Devil's Playground: A Doc Savage Adventure (New York: Bantam Books, 1970) as by Kenneth Robeson [first appeared January 1941 Doc Savage magazine: Doc Savage: pb/James Bama]
collections
- Doc Savage: The Green Eagle; And, The Devil's Playground: Two Complete Adventures in One Volume (New York: Bantam Books, 1983) as by Kenneth Robeson [coll: the first title is by Lester Dent, the second (January 1941 Doc Savage) by Hathway: Doc Savage: pb/James Bama]
- Doc Savage: Devils of the Deep; And, The Headless Men: Two Complete Adventures in One Volume (New York: Bantam Books, 1984) as by Kenneth Robeson [coll: the first title (August 1939 Doc Savage) is by Harold A Davis, the second (June 1941 Doc Savage) by Hathway: Doc Savage: pb/Bob Larkin]
- Doc Savage: Four Complete Adventures in One Volume: The Mindless Monsters; The Rustling Death; King Joe Cay; The Thing That Pursued (New York: Bantam Books, 1987) as by Kenneth Robeson [coll: including "The Mindless Monsters" (September 1941 Doc Savage) and "The Rustling Death" (May 1941 Doc Savage) by Hathway; remaining two by Lester Dent: Doc Savage: pb/Roger Kastel]
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