Doc had 5 "assistants" who were outstanding in their fields, but also liked to adventure. Monk was a chemist, Ham was a lawyer and they fought and pulled gags on each other constantly to the annoyance of Doc. Their was also my favorite, Renny the engineer; then Long Tom the electrical wizard, and Johnny the archaeologist and geologist.

Doc also had a cousing named Pat, who was constantly trying to get involved in the adventures, while Doc worked hard to exclude her, since she was a female.

The books really harken back to an earlier, simpler age where good and evil were very straightforward. I suspect Indiana Jones was also inspired by Doc, although there were other, similar characters back then.


JYD #162