Appearing in "The Crimson Plague"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Miguel Hernandez
- Scott Merrill
- NYPD
- Jake the NY cop
- NYPD lieutenant
- aspiring starlets
- Francois Lemonde
- Winston Veldt
Antagonists:
- Randolph Dorn, the Master of Them All
- Octo-Brain
- rogue stuntsmen
Other Characters:
Locations:
- France
- Lemonde's country estate, just outside Paris
- Paris
- Lemonde's lecture hall
- Mexico
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- California
- Los Angeles
- Hollywood
- Hidalgo Trading Company, west coast branch
- Hollywood General Studios
- L.A. Hidalgo Labs
- Los Angeles County Hospital
- Hollywood
- Los Angeles
- New York
- New York City
- A renowned skyscraper
- Doc's HQ in 86th floor
- Brooklyn Bridge
- Hidalgo Trading Company
- Police station house
- A renowned skyscraper
- New York City
- California
Items:
- Ham's cane
- Doc's belt
- Dorn's helmet
Vehicles:
- Doc's car
- The Flea Run
- The Autogyro
- Biplane
- Hydroglider
Synopsis for "The Crimson Plague"
- Synopsis not yet written
Notes
Final issue of the series and final Marvel appearance of Doc Savage.
Trivia
Action takes place in 1939.
As this issue's plot deals with American movie industry in 1939, a number of movie stars of the time are mentioned (many of them using only the surname), including, in order of appearance: Lionel Barrymore, Douglas Fairbanks, King Kong (1933 film), Errol Flynn, William Boyd (actor), Gene Autry, Buster Crabbe, Roy Barcroft, Cecil B. DeMille, William A. Wellman, Michael Curtiz, Clark Gable and Greta Garbo.