William Harper “Johnny” Littlejohn, an archaeologist and geologist. Johnny has an impressive vocabulary, never using a small word when a big one could suffice. (“I’ll be superamalgamated!” is a favorite expression.) Johnny wore eyeglasses with a magnifying lens over his left eye in early adventures—that eye having been damaged in World War I. Doc later performed corrective surgery that restored Johnny’s sight in that eye, but Johnny retained the magnifier as a monocle for use both as a magnifying glass and as a memento.
Alias Johnny
Real Names/Alt Names William Harper “Johnny” Littlejohn
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 William Harper “Johnny” Littlejohn, an archaeologist and geologist. Johnny has an impressive vocabulary, never using a small word when a big one could suffice. (“I’ll be superamalgamated!” is a favorite expression.) Johnny wore eyeglasses with a magnifying lens over his left eye in early adventures—that eye having been damaged in World War I. Doc later performed corrective surgery that restored Johnny’s sight in that eye, but Johnny retained the magnifier as a monocle for use both as a magnifying glass and as a memento.
