Brigadier General Theodore Marley “Ham” Brooks, an accomplished attorney. Ham is considered one of the best-dressed men in the world, and as part of his attire, carries a sword cane whose blade is dipped in a fast-acting anesthetic. His nickname was acquired when Monk, in retaliation for his guardhouse incarceration, framed Brooks on a charge of stealing hams from the commissary. In the only case which Ham ever lost, he was convicted of stealing the hams.
Alias Ham
Real Names/Alt Names Brigadier General Theodore Marley “Ham” Brooks
Appearance List Pulps: Doc Savage Magazine (181 issues in various entries and alternative titles, 1933-1949). Novels: All 181 stories reprinted by Bantam Books (1964-1990). Radio: Doc Savage 26 episode 15-minute serial (1934), Doc Savage (1943), The Adventures of Doc Savage 13 half-hour episodes (National Public Radio, 1985). Comic books: Shadow Comics vol. 1 #1–3 (1940), Doc Savage Comics #1-20 (1940-1943), Shadow Comics vol. 3 #10 (1944) to vol. 9 #5 (1948, though did not appear in every one), Supersnipe Comics #9 (June 1943).
Sample Read The Polar Treasure: A Doc Savage Adventure [Internet Archive]
Description Brigadier General Theodore Marley “Ham” Brooks, an accomplished attorney. Ham is considered one of the best-dressed men in the world, and as part of his attire, carries a sword cane whose blade is dipped in a fast-acting anesthetic. His nickname was acquired when Monk, in retaliation for his guardhouse incarceration, framed Brooks on a charge of stealing hams from the commissary. In the only case which Ham ever lost, he was convicted of stealing the hams.
