(1903-1955) US author known mainly for his contributions to the Doc Savage universe, writing or collaborating under the series House Name Kenneth Robeson. [JC/DRL]

Harold Arvine Davis

born 16 January 1903

died Los Angeles, California: 8 January 1955

works

series

Doc Savage

• Dust of Death: A Doc Savage Adventure (New York: Bantam Books, 1969) with Lester Dent, writing together as Kenneth Robeson [first appeared October 1935 Doc Savage magazine: Doc Savage: pb/James Bama]
• Merchants of Disaster: A Doc Savage Adventure (New York: Bantam Books, 1969) with Lester Dent, writing together as Kenneth Robeson [first appeared July 1939 Doc Savage magazine: Doc Savage: pb/James Bama]
• The Golden Peril: A Doc Savage Adventure (New York: Bantam Books, 1970) with Lester Dent, writing together as Kenneth Robeson [first appeared December 1937 Doc Savage magazine: Doc Savage: pb/James Bama]
• The Munitions Master: A Doc Savage Adventure (New York: Bantam Books, 1971) as by Kenneth Robeson [first appeared August 1938 Doc Savage magazine: Doc Savage: pb/James Bama]
• The Living Fire Menace: A Doc Savage Adventure (New York: Bantam Books, 1971) as by Kenneth Robeson [first appeared January 1938 Doc Savage magazine: Doc Savage: pb/James Bama]
• The Green Death: A Doc Savage Adventure (New York: Bantam Books, 1971) as by Kenneth Robeson [first appeared November 1938 Doc Savage magazine: Doc Savage: pb/James Bama]
• The Land of Fear: A Doc Savage Adventure (New York: Bantam Books, 1973) with Lester Dent, writing together as Kenneth Robeson [first appeared June 1937 Doc Savage magazine: Doc Savage: pb/Fred Pfeiffer]
• The Crimson Serpent: A Doc Savage Adventure (New York: Bantam Books, 1974) with Lester Dent, writing together as Kenneth Robeson [first appeared August 1939 Doc Savage magazine: Doc Savage: pb/Fred Pfeiffer]
• The King Maker: A Doc Savage Adventure (New York: Bantam Books, 1975) with Lester Dent, writing together as Kenneth Robeson [first appeared June 1935 Doc Savage magazine: Doc Savage: pb/Fred Pfeiffer]
• The Mountain Monster: A Doc Savage Adventure (New York: Bantam Books, 1976) as by Kenneth Robeson [first appeared February 1938 Doc Savage magazine: Doc Savage: pb/Boris Vallejo]
• The Purple Dragon: A Doc Savage Adventure (New York: Bantam Books, 1978) with Lester Dent, writing together as Kenneth Robeson [first appeared September 1940 Doc Savage magazine: Doc Savage: pb/Bob Larkin]

collections

• 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 Davis, the second (June 1941 Doc Savage) is by Alan Hathway: Doc Savage: pb/Bob Larkin]
• Doc Savage: 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 [coll: Death in Little Houses (October 1946 Doc Savage magazine) is by Lester Dent with William G Bogart; The Exploding Lake (September 1946 Doc Savage magazine) is by Lester Dent with Davis; the remaining titles are by William G Bogart solo: Doc Savage: pb/Bob Larkin]

links

• Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Picture Gallery

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