This superhero was so special that he didnt need any special powers. And if youre sitting around asking yourself, who the hell is doc savage. As name recognition goes, i believe conan is much betterknown to the average comic book reader than doc savage. This week id like to write about doc savage, maybe the worlds first superhero. Created by lester dent, who wrote as kenneth robeson, in 1933, doc savage has entertained several generations of comic and paperback readers with his thrilling battles against evil. Meet doc savage, the most famous superhero youve never. Probably the only one of these thats superb as a story is, the man of bronze which tells the origin of doc savages amazing wealth. Dent frequently referred to doc savage using metaphors such as metallic and statue of bronze, especially in the preww2 adventures. Doc savage 1972 marvel comic comic books mycomicshop. May 30, 2016 comic book fans around the world know that the cool thing about doc savage is that hes the inspiration for superman, the rock said, listing similarities between the two characters. Jun 01, 2010 with dc now holding the comic book rights to doc savage, they are putting out some collections of previous comic book version.
Issue features the man of bronze, part one of an adaptation of the kenneth robeson. 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. I discovered doc savage when i was 14 years of age and read him avidly for about three or four years. 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 alltime great pulp heroes for a new generation. Founded in 2001 by steve forde, go hero directs, designs, and develops licensed and original, awardwinning creative, collectibles. It was done by marvel comics in the early 70s and ran 8 issues. The first, in 1934, was a 15minute serial which ran for 26 episodes. The curtis magazine era moench, doug, buscema, john, dezuniga, tony, chan, ernie, barr, ken on. Doc savage was part of the later pulp genre that directly inspired the comic book superhero genre that emerged in the late 1930s. Since then, dozens of adaptations were made, including several comic books, derivative novels, radio shows and a movie. Meet doc savage, the most famous superhero youve never heard of.
Doc savage may never need us again, but some of us think we will always need savage. Longtime marvel comics editor stan lee credited doc savage as being the forerunner to modern superheroes. Comic book version of the classic pulp magazine hero doc savage. See more ideas about savage, pulp fiction and pulp art. Doc, and his band of assistants, are introduced in the modern era as retired heroes and now, on the eve of an alien invasion triggered by a gang of wouldbe world conquerors, only doc savages grown grandchild, chip, can set things right. Doc savage tv series in works at sony pictures tv with. Before appearing in comics, doc appeared in pulp magazines and his stories were also published in novels. This book collects all eight issues of the 1970s doc savage comic which adapted doc savage novels into two issue comic stories, the man of bronze, death in silver, the monsters, and brand of the werewolf. While doc savage may no longer be a very well known character he is considered one of the. Tragedy will strike one of docs compatriots, and someone may not survive the opening pages of the lord of lightning.
Postgolden age, there have been several doc savage comic books. May 31, 2016 the character whose given name is clark savage jr. Despite what the name would suggest, doc savage is far from some untamed beast who represents the animalistic side of heroism. He was published by street and smith up until the 1950s when.
Population statistics grade universal signature series restored qualified. Doc savage movie to instead become a tv series minus dwayne johnson. Jul 20, 20 the doc savage dc comics could have been a series like the marvel comics adaptation before it in the 70s, which started off adapting famous doc novels into comic form, and then told original stories in the same vein. You can find out more about it here on the dc web site. Nmmt doc savage variant only available from cards comics and collectibles in. Doc savage movie to instead become a tv series minus dwayne. As we remember from the pulps to comic books episode, doc savage was first created as a pulp hero by lester dent in 1933 and his name was clark savage, jr the man of bronze and was referred to as a superman in various newspaper ads. Oldtimey superhero doc savage is getting his own tv show. This video is not made for kids, this video is for adult collectors doc savage the man of bronze. Paul malmont gets savage comic book resources interviews paul malmont, author of the chinatown death cloud peril and the 2010 doc savage comic book series for dc, about doc savage, the pulps and comic books.
Issue also has a onepage text feature on doc savages team members. Two doc savage radio series were broadcast during the pulp era. May 18, 2017 as the first costumed hero, the phantom paved the way for future caped creations such as superman and batman, but it was doc savage that was the first real superhero with superhuman powers. See the imbd entry for serious details doc savage played by ron ely of tarzan fame, supported by a cast of relatively obscure character actors and the. Unlike many other pulp heros such as the shadow, clark savage had no special powers, but was both physically and mentally trained from birth by his father and a team of scientists to become the perfect human specimen. Bantams doc savage series is reportedly the first numbered line of action hero books. 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. Collector spotlight patrick bain comic art trends price.
Pulp legend and author extraordinaire will murray is preparing 2 new doc savage adventures for the christmas season. Doc savage 1972 comic read doc savage 1972 online for free. But neither is he the comedic fcking hilarious weirdo that dwayne. He also has the goahead to do wild adventures of other classic pulp characters for 2018. The 1943 series was based not on the pulps, but on the comic book version of the character. May 19, 2012 todays topic is an archetypical hero from the pulp era who had an amazing run and isnt done yet. And here is another image of it from marvels doc savage 1, 1972.
Comic book fans around the world know that the cool thing about. The man of bronze is a 1975 film based on the 1930s and 1940s doc savage pulp fiction series created by writer lester dent, editor john l. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. If this is incorrect, please update your payment information. Doc savage is the target of a brazen attack on new york city. Both newspaper strips and pulps, merged or contributed to the formation of the modern american comic book in the 1930s. By creating an account, you verify that you are at least years of age, and have read and agree to the terms of. Mar 31, 2016 bob cotters a history of the doc savage adventures in pulps, paperbacks, comics, fanzines, radio and film is, chronologically, the second essential doc savage reference book to be published the first being larry widens doc savage. But unlike the shadow, who had the superpower of esp, doc savages powers were based on discipline and training. The scheming plot that threatens doc savage is not overly exciting, but provides enough of a menace to keep the comic book moving along. Doc savage 1972 comic read doc savage 1972 comic online.
As the worlds smartest man, savage used his brains and brawn to fight crimewithout a cape. Cotters book is also the first large format hard cover book on doc savage. The spiders web read now checkout preordered manage preorders unavailable for purchase in your credit card on file lists an address in. In his time doc savage learned and mastered many styles of martialarts, making him a. Doc savage is described as being a bronze giant with fleckgold eyes and hair slightly darker bronze in hue than his skin. Doc savage project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. 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 alltime great pulp heroes for a new. Doc savage was first created as a pulp hero by lester dent in 1933 and. Doc savage, a pulp precursor to comic superheros by alex grand. The doc savage dc comics could have been a series like the marvel comics adaptation before it in the 70s, which started off adapting famous doc novels into comic form, and then told original stories in the same vein. Most channels revolve around 1 thing and 1 thing only.
They used this formula just fine with conan the barbarian, which started with adaptations and then told original stories. Doc savage dc began a new doc savage comic book series in 2010. The rock is psyched to play weirdo superhero doc savage. However, doc savage artwork comes to auction less frequently. Oct 27, 2017 pulp legend and author extraordinaire will murray is preparing 2 new doc savage adventures for the christmas season. He is considered by many to be the first superhero. If you have ever read any pulp magazines you know what to expectslam bang adventure, hack writing and little character development. They are replints of the doc savage pulp magazinethe man of bronze was originally printed in 1933. In the first novel, the man of bronze, docs height is 6 feet exactly. This artist and designer maintains that it is also, after 30 years, the bestlooking series ever published. Between 1933 and 1949, 181 doc savage stories appeared, mostly authored by creator lester dent. Personally, i think this is probably the worse of the comic book versions of doc savage.