starblaze Posted February 2, 2017 Report Share Posted February 2, 2017 I was just wondering if any of you have a pulp character that you just don't really like too much? I have to say for me it's Doc Savage. I want to like him but he has the problem of just too perfect as well as rather sexist. Then there is the 800lb gorilla the Crime College. The fact that with no arrest, not court hearing, no anything Doc just sends them up to some asylum and performs brain surgery on them. I mean if this ever got found out it would be nationwide scandal. Also the fact that he seems to have little or no emotion. He is just a boring character overall, his aides are the ones with the most personality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted February 2, 2017 Report Share Posted February 2, 2017 The Spider. Too ruthless and violent, both him and the murderers he pursued. His stories were much more lethal than I care for. And his costume got progressively more grotesque; he makes Batman look almost cuddly in comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kharis2000 Posted February 2, 2017 Report Share Posted February 2, 2017 I assume that we're talking long-running series characters here, and not three appearances or less type of guys. With that criteria, I'm going with the Phantom Detective. Despite having almost as many issues as Doc Savage (he's #3 on the 'most issues list, IIRC), which indicates some real popularity, he just feels... well, bland, to me. There are elements that are interesting (he had a 'bat-signal' for example, and was the most disguise-using pulp character in history) his stories (granted only the ones I've read) don't work for me because they stay rooted in the real world too much. Murders, blackmailers, smugglers, racketeers - there's no touch of the fantastic that would elevate the stories for me. Even if they hint at it, it's not there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Shadow Posted February 2, 2017 Report Share Posted February 2, 2017 Doc's two aides: Monk and Ham. Particularly Monk, they both act like children but Monk acts like he's 5, 6 tops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelCold Posted February 3, 2017 Report Share Posted February 3, 2017 Short Round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted February 3, 2017 Report Share Posted February 3, 2017 Yeah the Spider was like a psychotic Shadow, torturing and killing people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCMorris Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 Not quite pulp but from the same era of writers.... Conan. Just never got into him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st barbara Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Hmm interesting question. Most of the classic pulp heroes I either like or haven't read enough of to form an opinion so i'll opt for Richard Seaton. As "good" a character as you are likely to meet but I found him annoying and far less interesting than his great opponent Blackie Duqesne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burrito Boy Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Not quite pulp but from the same era of writers.... Conan. Just never got into him Don't let Burrito Boy hear you say that. As for me, my least favorite is definitely Doc Savage. For the same reasons starblaze already enumerated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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