Theodore Marley Brooks

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Theodore Marley "Ham" Brooks is a fictional associate of the 1930s and 1940s pulp hero Doc Savage. Ham is a Harvard educated lawyer, one of the sharpest legal minds the university ever turned out. He is known for his love of fancy clothes, and is often ranked as one of the best dressed men in New York City. He always carries a black sword cane, the blade of which is coated with a knock-out chemical.

Ham loves to fight with his friend "Monk" Mayfair, another of Doc Savage's associates. This began during World War I, when a practical joke of Ham's landed Monk in a military jail. Shortly after, Ham was framed for stealing a truckload of hams, which is how he got his insulting nickname. The fact that he never was able to prove that Monk was behind this has always been a source of irritation for the lawyer.

In the novel The Dust of Death, Ham finds a monkey of unknown species in Central America. Noting its resemblance to Monk, he adopts it as a pet and names it "Chemistry," in honor of his rival's profession.