I think that the two stories in this book are attributed to kenneth robson and while lacking the elegance and fluidity of edgar rice burroughs, the author provides all the. This was the last film completed by pioneering science fiction producer george pal. Books underlined have links to my notes on those titles. In a remote part of the sahara, doc and friends battle sol yuttal, hadimot, carnivorous plants, and vampire bats for a fortune in diamonds. Doc savage has almost superhuman strength and reflexes the oldfashioned way. Those who love the near invincible, gadget toting, flawlessly logical doc of the 1930s will be gravely disappointed at the older doc presented here. List of doc savage novels is a comprehensive list of the books written about the fictional character originally published in american pulp magazines during the 1930s and 1940s. The character was created by henry ralston, john nanovic and lester dent who wrote the.
Doc savage made his first appearance in the man of bronze, published in 1933 as the first issue of doc savage magazine. Many moons ago i had the idea of creating a few mock doc savage covers featuring the man of bronze in adventures with other iconic horror, fantasy and scifi characters. The novel was shelved in 1948 and printed in 1975 by bantam books. What is your batman doc savage special comic book worth. Martins fantasy novel a game of thrones, the first in the a song of ice and fire series. After that, new novels were published monthly until 1947. Browse issues from the comic book series, doc savage, from dc comics. The complete series list for doc savage kenneth robeson. In december 20, dynamite entertainment began publishing the title doc savage. Poor script, bad acting, and insufficient budget fatally mar this pulp adventure set in the 1930s and modeled after the old time. The doc savage bantam book series by multiple authors includes books the man of bronze, the thousandheaded man, meteor menace, and several more. Lester dent became a published author in 1933 with the doc savage novel the man of bronze. Its original title was in hell, madonna, but was published as the red spider.
No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. This page contains information about doc savage volume 1. Renaissance man superhero doc savage finds among the effects of his recently deceased father, a claim to a lost city of gold in central america. It was directed by michael anderson, who had previously directed another bigbudget adventure film, around the world in 80 days.
Nanovic at street and smith publications with additional material contributed by the series main writer, lester dent. Actionadventure, comic book, treasure hunt, superheroes. When a mummy arrives at doc savage s new york headquarters wearing the clothes of his missing assistant, engineer renny renwick, doc, monk, and ham rush to singapore where they get on the trail of a swashbuckling pirate who calls himself the scourge of the south china sea, in whose hands a. To the world at large, doc savage is a strange, mysterious figure of glistening bronze skin and golden eyes. Nanovic at street and smith publications, with additional material contributed by the series main writer, lester dent. Doc savage reached a new audience in the 1960s when bantam reprinted the entire series in paperback form. Im a bit unclear, as everyone is i suspect, as to who is responsible for the man of bronze.
Doc savage was originally published during the 1930s and 1940s in the american pulp magazines. Info for this table came from the doc savage publishing record by will murray, the 86th floor, chris kalbs fantastic summary, and win scott eckerts doc savage chronology. Doc s aides run out of kavuru agedelaying elixir see farmers doc savage. Doc savage would also appear in comics and in his own feature film directed by george pal in 1975. The original unedited opening title sequence to doc savage. This is a list of doc savage novels, listed by publication date. Doc savage is a fictional character originally published in american pulp magazines during the 1930s and 1940s. Find the value of the marvel comic doc savage magazine volume 2. Jul 8, 2017 origina paintings, sans type, by artist fred pfeiffer for doc savage bantam books paperback series of reprints of original pulp titles. The elixir, first administered in 1933, has bought them an extra 25 years of life.
We have only included the novels attributed to lester dent. A man of great mental and physical strength, he went around the world battling largerthanlife villains. Many superheroes have been influenced by doc savage, the most notable being superman docs real name is clark. These stories are presented purely for the enjoyment of doc savage fans, and are not intended for any commercial profit. Steve holland also posed for boris vallejo for his doc savage covers, but by that time, holland had lost the original shirt hed used when posing for bama. One of the key characteristics in savage books is the threats, regardless of how fantastic they are, they all have a rational explanation. Doc savage novels in the order in which they were reprinted by bantam books beginning in the 60s. The man of bronze, written by chris roberson, with art by bilquis evely and covers by alex ross. A game of thrones is the comic book adaptation of george r. The series was later reprinted by bantam books beginning in 1964.
Doc savage organized hidalgo trading company and flearun. Nanovic, in order to capitalize on the surprise success of the shadow magazine it was lester dent, though, who crafted the character into the superman that he became. The sanctum editions were usually two novels per volume and included original pulp artwork. If you are a fan of the man of bronze, you will either love or hate this collection of five novels, all published in 1946, near the end of the run of doc savage magazine. Doc savage captured my imagination even more so than his predecessor john carter. Doc savage project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Doc savage is a fictional character created by kenneth robeson, a house name by street and smith publications as the author of their popular character doc savage. Order of doc savage books doc savage is the protagonist in a series of actionadventure pulp fiction novels written under the house name of kenneth robeson.
The sanctum books also often include articles by will murray and. The fictional airship aeromunde is based on the reallife french airship dixmude, lost over the mediterranean sea on friday, 21 december 1923. Doc savage series in order kenneth robeson fictiondb. Lester dent with a mysterious black chinaman, doc savage and his amazing crew journey to the jungles of indochina in a desperate gamble to destroy the infamous thousandheaded man. The man of bronze is a 1975 american action film starring ron ely as pulp hero doc savage. Dynamite the official site killing red sonja, george r. Doc savage and his mighty crew return fifteen new nightmare adventures. While dent wrote the lions share of the doc savage novels, other authors contributed as well. In 1979, an original novel that had been rejected during the original run was published for the first time.
With the bantam books reprints a success, media tieins for doc savage began immediately. You can sort the table below by clicking on the column headers. The man of bronze by robeson, kenneth and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. See the complete doc savage original series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. So holland got another shirt and ripped it in what he thought was the same way. Doc savage was created by street and smiths henry w. Doc savage is a pulp fiction hero created by publisher henry w. Doc savage, the man of bronze, was raised from childhood by a team of scientists to become the original super hero of the 1930s. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Find the value of the dc comic batman doc savage special volume 1. Doc savage novels by original publication order librarything series. Doc savage and his fabulous crew journey to tibet want to read.
Sanctum books republished all the pulpera doc savage titles including the red spider. The series was later revived in the early nineties for 8 novels, and then again in 2011. See the complete doc savage bantam series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. The doc savage magazine ran for 181 issues and was printed from march 1933 to the summer of 1949. Doc savage 2010 comic book by dc 17 issues, 23 covers jun 2010 to oct 2011. Doc experienced a resurgence of popularity in 1964, when bantam books began reprinting all the original stories as paperbacks, though a. Updated september 25, 2018 have a happy and prosperous new year. Doc savage the man of bronze 1, bantam abebooks passion for books. The illustrations were by walter baumhofer, paul orban, emery clarke, modest stein, and robert g. The doc savage original book series by multiple authors includes books the man of bronze, the land of terror, the polar treasure, and several more.
1044 386 1308 1625 1441 416 523 422 485 1200 195 430 893 1057 1390 471 46 989 376 1591 1175 1352 995 700 1482 559 1054 876 799 1481 997 858 345 509 459 573 58 1312 1204 822 1253 1275