Nanovic, in order to capitalize on the surprise success of the shadow magazine. And here is another image of it from marvels doc savage 1, 1972. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. Call me weird, but doc savage has gotten me interested into reading in ways harry potter couldnt. A skilled surgeon and a master of many other scientific disciplines, doc was also trained to physical perfection, and he was called the man of bronze because of his sunbronzed skin. What fictional characters are derived from doc savage. Beside me on my nightstand is a book im currently reading doc savage, his apocalyptic life, by philip jose farmer.
Doc savage explores what the character of doc savage might be like if he was a caveman in prehistoric times. Based on an unpublished manuscript by his creator and the sequel to the red spider, this gripping tale pits a ruthless, unstoppable assassin against doc savage, plunging him into a. In this 3part documentary, i will explain the history of the original superman, doc savage. A new doc savage comic books is out now too, so the legend continues. So holland got another shirt and ripped it in what he thought was the same way.
The plot was intriguing with a mysterious weapon and strange, seemingly supernatural, creature called the all white elf. When doc was adapted into the comic books by gold key in 1966 and later by marvel comics in 1971 the look had stuck. Ring of fire brings the familiar elements of the 30s era of the character to life here and has the right kinds of basic pulp story ideas that youd expect. This page contains a list of all the comics included in doc savage vol 1. Comic book version of the classic pulp magazine hero doc savage. My point is, is that doc savage is one of my favourite characters of all time. Also included is the singleshot doc savage 2014 annual, as well as a gallery of alternate covers. Meet doc savage, the most famous superhero youve never heard of. Bantam books started reprinting the original doc savage pulp stories with. In fact, my impulse to get my mom to buy these for me was motivated by the covers alone. Doc savage organized hidalgo trading company and flearun by.
Its smoothly written and has some solid artwork about where both aspects capture the time and feeling of it all well. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. First eight curtis magazines are covered in this book. Get the best deals on 1st edition doc savage books when you shop the largest online selection at. Originally published from 193349 and reprinted by bantam books, doc savage is back in a new series of adventures. Revisit the classic curtis magazine issues 1 through 8 and relive the glory days of the man of bronze. If you have ever read any pulp magazines you know what to expectslam bang adventure, hack writing and little character development. I never say it coming at the end their and i just have to say that it was the best of the four books. Doc savage project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Amelia earhart is missing, volcanoes are going off under us navy bases, silver deaths heads are trying to kill doc savage, and fdr is quite concerned about all of this. Ham brooks is one of the characters referred to as the fabulous five, the primary assistants of doc savage, and first appears with the full name theodore marley brooks. This also looks at the many doc savage fanzines, and an appendix offers biographies of all major contributors to the series. The character is presented as a harvard educated lawyer, holding the military rank of brigadier general, and known as a dandy.
He was described as having an apelike body shape in the pulp stories and visually depicted here in doc savage comic 1, 1972. Actually the influential shadow cast by doc savage can be seen in numerous. Unlike most characters, doc savage has at one time or another over the years been published. Doc savage only went 3 years but the shadow went 9 years. 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. To many, he is the greatest superhero to ever appear, the source of hundreds of iterations first in pulps, later in comics, radio, television and film. He originally appeared in novels before making appearances in comics.
The wild adventures of doc savage book 1 by kenneth robeson. A man of great mental and physical strength, he went around the world battling largerthanlife villains. He felt like, with hundreds of characters and myriad stories featured in the books, the doc savage ip would be better served as a tv series where there is more time to explore characters. The wold newton family is a literary concept derived from a form of crossover fiction developed by the science fiction writer philip jose farmer. This graphic novel compiles the first eight issues of dynamites inaugural doc savage comic book, which started with issue 1 in december 20, through issue 8 in july 2014. Doc savage was created by lester dent, henry raltson, and john nanovic in 1933. Doc savage was created by street and smiths 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. Doc was a pulp superhero before all of that existed.
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. Despite the 1975 film adaptation by george pal in which actor ron ely sported a typical 1930s1970s hybrid hairstyle, doc savage with the helmet hair and the widows peak and the rugged features are how he is usually. Issue features werewolfs lair, part two of an adaptation of the kenneth robeson novel brand of the werewolf, in which doc and his team continue their investigation of his uncles death, which leads them to the werewolfs lair and treasure. Doc savage is a fictional character originally published in american pulp magazines during the 1930s and 1940s.
When his father is murdered, doc swears to dedicate his life to punishing evil. In the only case which ham ever lost, he was convicted of stealing the hams. Issue features the man of bronze, part one of an adaptation of the kenneth robeson novel of the same name in which doc and his team try to track down who killed his father. Due to the lawsuit, dc removed siegel and shusters names from the comic books. In part 1, i explain his creation and subsequent success in pulp novels, radio and the early days of. Doc savage organized hidalgo trading company and flearun. Doc savage and his fabulous crew journey to tibet want to read.
Well, that and the fact that marvel comics at the time had acquired the license to put out doc savage comic books. Doc savage is a fictional character originally published in american pulp magazines during the. Curtis magazine is a series of doc savage stories created in the 1970s, inspired by a doc savage movie. Its important to support your lcs more than ever now. In the fabulous thirties, doc savage and his five amazing adventurers are sucked into the mystery of doc s father disappearing in the wilds of south america. Fiction stories, famous men, comic covers, golden age, savage, comic books, superhero, comics, lettering. The maniacal captain seas tries to thwart them at every turn as they travel to the country of hidalgo to investigate doc s fathers death and uncover a vast horde of incan gold. If this is a regular missing issue, please use the missing submission on the title in question.
Issue also has a onepage text feature on doc savage. Doug wagner is a writer based in atlanta georgia, he got his start writing ultraforce for malibu comics and has worked for image, dcwildstorm, dark horse and 12 gauge comics. As name recognition goes, i believe conan is much betterknown to the average comic book reader than doc savage. The aborted doc savage movie of 1966 doc savage s cocreator, lester dent, retained radio, film and television rights to his character as part of his contract with street and smith publications, original publishers of the doc savage pulp magazine. If you have found something that is not seen on this page, please add it to this list. Doc savage, a pulp precursor to comic superheros by alex grand. An autogyro is a type of light rotarywing, similar to a helicopter. The aborted doc savage movie of 1966 the comic book. Longtime marvel comics editor stan lee credited doc savage as being the forerunner to modern superheroes. In march and may of 1940 they published the shadow and doc savage comic series. However, doc savage artwork comes to auction less frequently. Get the best deals on dell comic book collections when you shop the largest online selection at.
With dynamites announcement at baltimore comic con of a new doc savage series, cbr news spoke with writer chris roberson about taking on one of the all time. All in all, i managed to collect twelve of these tomes. These characters would return in comic books several times, but only in. Collector spotlight patrick bain comic art trends price.
Dent would write nearly all of the 180 doc savage stories during his lifetime. These stories had a doc who bore little resemblance to the character. Please fill out the following form to report a missing variant issue from the database. Doc savage, american pulp magazine character created by lester dent for street. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Have your fur baby purring for days by making her oneor all. Doc savage was intended to be an adventure character, but under lester dents imaginative manipulations he became something morethe first superhero and an inspiration for countless pulp, comic book, and television characters. Helping the shadow was the creator walter gibson writing the first few stories. Man of bronze, of sterling qualities, of unusual goal in life this is doc savage. There were a ton of books, pulp magazines, radio shows, comic books, and even a movie made about doc savage in 1975 that is best left forgotten. The two of them would continue to work in comic books strips and worked together again.
Feb 24, 2015 a history of the doc savage adventures in pulps, paperbacks, comics, fanzines, radio and film. This template will categorize articles that include it into category. The first foray into superheroes to come from under the marvel banner was revolutionary. Doc experienced a resurgence of popularity in 1964, when bantam books began reprinting all the original stories as paperbacks, though a number of these were abridged. So when i saw that another doc savage comic coming out from dynamite i had to jump on it. Doc savage fictional character britannica encyclopedia britannica. Finally, the character monk mayfair who was shown to first premiere in doc savage magazine 1, 1933 was a chemistry genius despite his outwardly bestial appearance. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. Issue features the man of bronze, part one of an adaptation of the kenneth robeson. Not only that, but what if the doc savage of modern times ok, the.
Response must be less that 100,000 characters thank you for your feedback. Doc savage comic, june 1942 comic 8, comic books, pulp fiction, science. Doc savage is one of the very first superheroes, created in the 30s. I discovered doc savage when i was 14 years of age and read him avidly for about three or four years. They are replints of the doc savage pulp magazinethe man of bronze was originally printed in 1933. Unlike the helicopter, the autogyros rotors depend on aerodynamic forces to provide lift, rather than an engine driven rotors, while an. The doc savage character first appeared in pulp magazines of the 1930s and 1940s and was credited by iconic marvel comics editor stan lee as being the forerunner to modern superheroes.
Tarzan, doc savage actor ron elys wife killed, son. Farmer suggested in two fictional biographies of fictional characters tarzan alive and doc savage. Doc savage was originally published during the 1930s and 1940s in the american pulp magazines. It was lester dent, though, who crafted the character into the superman that he became. The stories also often reflect the times in which they were published. Funny thing is, they remained unread until i was out of college some 15 years or so later.
Sony first partnered with moritzs original film to develop a doc savage movie, recruiting shane black in 20 to write the script, and signing dwayne johnson in 2016 to star as the classic pulp. Doc savage magazine, march 1933, the man of bronze, illustrated by walter m. It wasnt long before marvel comics got a hold of doc savage. Joe harris joe harris is the acclaimed writer of numerous comics, graphic novels and movies mixing horror with tales of superheroes and the supernatural. March 9 a new recruit joins the team in 1995, just in time to help doc savage and company contend with a group of cyber terrorists who threaten to destabilize the world economy, while in the modern day. He excelled in all subjects of any manner ranging from medicine to ventriloquism. History of the doc savage adventures buds art books. In comicmag form, doc savage, the greatest pulp hero of all.