tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341839413696612882.post7483826979243914833..comments2022-04-19T21:48:55.082-07:00Comments on Speculations in Bronze: Doc Savage's Origins: Another PerspectiveArt Sippo:http://www.blogger.com/profile/15193733514828584260noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341839413696612882.post-74474260726914623842011-09-20T20:17:12.164-07:002011-09-20T20:17:12.164-07:00"President Hoover reinstated it in 1932, so t..."President Hoover reinstated it in 1932, so these awards had to have been for service during World War II. These are the only military awards of Doc’s ever mentioned in the series."<br /><br />The purple hearts are not relevant. AS the wikipedia article notes, the purple heart was made retroactive:"The criteria were announced in a War Department circular dated February 22, 1932 and authorized award to soldiers, upon their request, who had been awarded the Meritorious Service Citation Certificate, Army Wound Ribbon, or were authorized to wear Wound Chevrons subsequent to April 5, 1917, the day before the United States entered World War I. The first Purple Heart was awarded to MacArthur."syonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04764206921202174601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341839413696612882.post-34010351376275631182010-06-08T21:06:25.913-07:002010-06-08T21:06:25.913-07:00Well, we know that Doc Axel Brass (Planetary #1 &a...Well, we know that Doc Axel Brass (Planetary #1 & 5) was a Century baby. But he is an "Alternative" Doc. The real question is whether Doc Savage as Dent envisioned him was born @1900 as Phil Farmer surmises or @1907 as Jeff Deischer thinks. I favor Farmer's dating because it make Doc just old enough to fight in WWI as we are told he did in <i>The Man of Bronze</i>. <br /><br />But Jeff's later dating has some evidence to make it credible and presents interesting story possibilities. It is worth considering as an alternative to Farmer.<br /><br />As to what Dent actually intended, we will never know.Art Sippo:https://www.blogger.com/profile/15193733514828584260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341839413696612882.post-26513763159083539422010-06-08T12:36:56.570-07:002010-06-08T12:36:56.570-07:00Heresy!!!
Everyone knows Doc is a Century Baby!!!...Heresy!!!<br /><br />Everyone knows Doc is a Century Baby!!!<br /><br />:)Michael Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16577632385379561930noreply@blogger.com