Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Blodgett “Monk” Mayfair, an industrial chemist. Monk got his nickname from his simian build, notably his long arms, and his covering of red hair. He is in a constant state of “friendly feuding” with “Ham” Brooks. This began when his friend taught him some French words to say to an officer and Monk repeated them, not knowing they were a string of insults. The result was a lengthy stay in the guardhouse.
| Alias Monk |
| Real Names/Alt Names Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Blodgett “Monk” Mayfair |
| Characteristics Hero, Sidekick, Pulp Characters, Street & Smith Universe, Wold Newton Universe, Modernism Era |
| Creators/Key Contributors Lester Dent |
| First Appearance Doc Savage Magazine (March 1933) |
| First Publisher Street & Smith [Wikipedia] |
| 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 Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Blodgett “Monk” Mayfair, an industrial chemist. Monk got his nickname from his simian build, notably his long arms, and his covering of red hair. He is in a constant state of “friendly feuding” with “Ham” Brooks. This began when his friend taught him some French words to say to an officer and Monk repeated them, not knowing they were a string of insults. The result was a lengthy stay in the guardhouse. |
| Source List of Doc Savage characters – Wikipedia |
