Optimism, Action, and How To Be The Neighborhood Pulp Hero

What’s this? A pulp action author picks up Spirit of the Century and gets inspired.

To go back to the original pulps, the writers of Spirit of the Century got it right. In the 1930s, if you joined the Doc Savage fan club, you’d be sent a membership card, on the back of which was the “Doc Savage Code:”

1. Let me strive, every moment of my life, to make myself better and better, to the best of my ability, that all may profit by it.

2. Let me think of the right, and lend all my assistance to those who need it, with no regard for anything but justice.

3. Let me take what comes with a smile, without loss of courage.

4. Let me be considerate of my country, of my fellow citizens and my associates in everything I say and do.

5. Let me do right to all, and wrong no man.

The author springboards from this example and a great Harry Chapin quote from the book itself, to talk about how you can make changes in your neighborhood and your life – how to ‘be a pulp hero.’

It’s a fine piece. I recommend checking it out.