Doc Savage and his five companions first made their appearance between the oversize covers of the pulp magazines in March of 1933. Their first recorded adventure, The Man of Bronze, found them heading to the Central American republic of Hildalgo to investigate Doc's father's mysterious death. Deep in the Valley of the Vanished, Doc and his aides discovered a lost Mayan kingdom, where they learned the cause of the senior Savage's death, and gained access to the untold wealth necessary to carry on their fight against evil.

Trained from birth to be a champion for justice, Clark "Doc" Savage, Jr. is a mental marvel with superhuman strength. Fighting by his side is Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Blodgett "Monk" Mayfair, a world renown chemist with a distinctively simian appearance, Brigadier General Theodore Marley "Ham" Brooks, a formidable and dapper attorney who carries a cane with a surprising sting, William Harper "Johnny" Littlejohn, a tall, skinny drink-of-water of an archaeologist and geologist with a penchant for big words, Colonel John "Renny" Renwick, a much sought-after engineer with enormous fists, and Major Thomas J. "Long Tom" Roberts, a genius at electricity with the pallor of a corpse. Joining Doc and his aides for occasional adventures, usually against Doc's wishes, is Doc's beautiful and capable cousin, Pat Savage. Together, this small force of talented and energetic adventurers stike fear in the hearts of evil-doers throughout the world.

From his headquarters on the 86th floor of the tallest building in New York, Doc and his aides set forth for adventure to all corners of the globe. In the deepest jungles, the driest deserts, on land, in the air, and on and under the sea, Doc and his crew help those in need, uphold the right, and fight for the good.