About the only thing that passed as a bookstore in the small town i lived in was a gift shop that kept a shelf or two of scifi books. Doc savage has also had a radio drama, more than one comic book series including first wave dcu, and a rather campy movie in 1975. Also, if you need some background on doc savage, here is a link to a primer i wrote in 2011 for the hugoaward winning sfsignal. Nanovic at street and smith publications, with additional material contributed by the series main writer, lester dent. 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. She is the daughter of alex savage, doc s uncle who lives in canada. Then, in hell below, the man of bronze and his beautiful cousin pat savage journey to mexico to prevent a fugitive from the third reich from creating a new world order. Anthony tollins pulp novel reprints of the shadow, doc savage, the avenger, the whisperer, the spider, the phantom detective. Broad shoulders, bronzed skin and a widows peak, bamas cover. Doc savage is a fictional character originally published in american pulp magazines during the. Spook of grandpa eben, measures for a coffin, three devils, strange fish by kenneth robeson mint condition. Bantam books gave him new life in 1964 when they began repackaging the original stories with memorable cover artwork from illustrator james bama. Doc savage organized hidalgo trading company and flearun by. Most of these were authored by lester dent with several being authored by others.
A young doc and his father search for their patriarch, stormalong savage, a merchant mariner, who they believe to be lost on the mysterious skull island. Enter the name of the series to add the book to it. The latest best order is to read the novels in the order they were submitted to street and smith. Jan 28, 2012 in october 1964, bantam books issued their first three reprints of the doc savage adventures from the old pulp magazines. The first 181 novels listed herein were originally published in street and smiths doc savage. The complete series list for doc savage kenneth robeson.
He also struggles to prevent the nazis from obtaining the devils black rock, a mysterious force that could change the. Actually, most of the novels were written by lester dent, with some being contributed by norman danberg, alan hathway, and william bogart. Doc savage dc began a new doc savage comic book series in 2010. I read several of the books in this series when i was young.
There are more than fifty book editions in the doc savage series. Awardwinning books by great authors weve strived to make the bestlooking pulp books available anywhere, collecting the best and the most obscure of the pulps golden age. View as grid list sort by sort newest title price set descending direction. Doc savage had been introduced to the american public in doc savage magazine, i. Below is a list of lester dents books in order of when they were originally published. Doc savage project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. 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. Until 1964, when bantam books revived the pulps as paperbacks. Some have read the novels in the order they were published by bantam. Now that dwayne johnson and shane black are officially bringing doc savage back to the big screen, check out a few fast facts about the man of bronze. Doc savage reached a new audience in the 1960s when bantam reprinted the entire series in paperback form. Librarything has 2 suggested works for this series. The doc savage magazine was printed by street and smith publications from march 1933 to the summer of 1949. To the world at large, doc savage is a strange, mysterious figure of glistening bronze skin and golden eyes.
The books were issued under the house name of kenneth robeson, but the actual man behind most of the doc savage stories was writer, lester dent and he did an excellent job keeping the series fresh and interesting now jump forward to october 1964 and bantam books released three doc novels, in a newly numbered series. The kenneth robeson house name was used on the cover of the doc savage and the avenger series. Some insist a better method is to read them in the order they were originally published. The doc savage magazine ran from 1933 to 1949, but it was the reprints from 1964 that enabled the character to gain a new following. 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. Dent also wrote standalone novels under his own name, starting in 1946 with dead at the takeoff. Most of the doc savage novels were written by lester dent, but other authors who contributed to the series include william g. Kenneth robeson is a house name belonging to street and smith publications. To the world at large, doc savage is a strange, mysterious figure of. Doc savage was created by street and smiths henry w.
Doc savage and his mighty crew return in a brandnew series of nightmare exploits that can only be called. Doc savage novels by original publication order librarything series. Will include dust jacket if it originally came with one. See the complete doc savage bantam series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Jun 14, 2016 12 things you need to know about doc savage.
They had heinlein, asimov, and among others, doc savage. He owed more to his pulp origins than to the world of the comic book heroes like superman or batman. A history of the doc savage adventures in pulps, paperbacks, comics, fanzines, radio and film. You can find out more about it here on the dc web site. 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. Steeger books is pleased to be the publisher of will murrays allnew wild adventures series starring pulp heroes doc savage and tarzan.
Allnew wild adventures of doc savage series by kenneth robeson. Dent frequently referred to doc savage using metaphors such as metallic and statue of bronze, especially in the preww2 adventures. Doc savage is described as being a bronze giant with fleckgold eyes and hair slightly darker bronze in hue than his skin. But lester dent is the real mastermind behind the storyline idea. Doc savage became known to more contemporary readers when bantam books began reprinting the individual magazine novels in 1964, this time with covers by artist james bama that featured a bronzehaired, bronzeskinned doc savage with an exaggerated widows peak, usually wearing a torn khaki shirt and under the byline kenneth robeson. Home of the double reprints with at least two novels in each book. Doc savage magazine, march 1933, the man of bronze, illustrated by walter m. Doc savage, ultimate adventurer, and his gang of five science brothers have their first adventure.
Only one man, doc savage scientist, adventurer and supermancan penetrate the eerie enigma that threatens to bring the mightiest city on earth to its knees. As the archangel of technopolis and exotica as the goldeneyed hero of 181 supersagas as the bronze knight of the running board including his. Click download or read online button to get doc savage book now. Davis, lawrence donovan, philip jose farmer, alan hathaway, w. The illustrations were by walter baumhofer, paul orban, emery clarke, modest stein, and robert g. Sanctum books completes its reprinting of all 182 original doc savage pulp novels with three hellish thrillers.
Pat is described as being 18 years of age and shares many of doc s physical characteristics. Doc this is a huge collection on doc savage material. Man of bronze, of sterling qualities, of unusual goal in life this is doc savage. Murray, will and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
The character was created by henry ralston, john nanovic and lester dent who wrote the majority of the novels in the series original run. It finally saw print in july 1979 as number 95 in bantams doc savage series. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Doc savage and his mighty crew return fifteen new nightmare adventures. All the doc savage books including the james bama variant covers. The allnew wild adventures of doc savage and tarzan. 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. Patricia pat savage, joins doc savage on many of his adventures beginning with her first appearance in brand of the werewolf. 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. Stormalong savage is a supporting character in the doc savage.
Order in the next 30 hours 24 minutes and get it by saturday. Feel free to chime in on doc savage or any other related books so bad theyre good. The avenger, initially written by paul ernst also used the kenneth robeson alias. Doc savage became known to more contemporary readers when bantam books began reprinting the individual magazine novels in 1964, this time with covers by artist james bama that featured a bronzehaired, bronzeskinned doc savage with an.
Doc savage skip to main search results amazon prime. Doc savage would also appear in comics and in his own feature film directed by george pal in 1975. For the tallest skyscraper in manhattan was also the world headquarters of the famous supermanscientist known as. See the complete doc savage original series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Common knowledge series doc savage original publication order.
A cover gallery for the comic book doc savage books. Doc savage novels in the order in which they were reprinted by bantam books beginning in the 60s. The wild adventures of doc savage 21 book series kindle edition. Doc savage is a fictional character originally published in american pulp magazines during the 1930s and 1940s. But first, a few words of explanation may be in order. This issue introduced the doc savage club and its signature code of doc savage. Skull island, from the officially sanctioned book series, the allnew wild adventures of doc savage. Doc journeys to the gates of hell and must battle demonlike creatures in order to return up from earths center in his legendary final pulp odyssey.
Doc savage sc 20062016 sanctum books double novel comic books. Doc savage novels in the order in which they originally appeared in doc savage magazine in the 30s. When king kong famously fell from his death perch on the summit of the empire state building early in 1933, the question on many moviegoers minds was. In may 1940, the character moved to his own book, doc savage comics. All of the original stories of doc savage were reprinted in paperback by bantam books between the 1960s to 1990s, and the series features over hundred. Doc savage original publication order series librarything. As leader of his small band of determined scrappers, eager for adventure, he is the idol of millions today, and his life is held up as an example to all who wish to give to life as much as they get out of it. Where you see that i do not have a copy, donations of doc savage books are, of course, accepted and appreciated. But when the alchemist decrees that the man of bronze must surrender unconditionally to save new york, will doc be snuffed out next.
Doc savage and his fabulous crew journey to tibet want to read. A few doc savage pulp novels with the dates from farmers chronology are included here in order to provide referents for the newlyincluded adventures. The adventures of doc savage and his associates were originally recorded in the doc savage pulp magazines published by street and smith. The doc savage bantam book series by multiple authors includes books the man of bronze, the thousandheaded man, meteor menace, and several more. The all new wild adventures of doc savage book series 11 books from book 1. Doc savage series in order kenneth robeson fictiondb. We have only included the novels attributed to lester dent. Doc savage bantam series by kenneth robeson goodreads. Adventures in bronze the allnew wild adventures of doc. A huge selling point were the striking photorealistic covers of a vibrant.
In the first novel, the man of bronze, doc s height is 6 feet exactly. An attempted murder on docs life has the group flying from new york city to an ancient secret city in central american mayan city as doc tries to find his inheritance from his father. The doc savage magazine was published from 1933 until 1949 and there were 181 issues, which are worth treasuring if you have any. Allnew wild adventures of doc savage series by kenneth. The doc savage original book series by multiple authors includes books the man of bronze, the land of terror, quest of the spider, and several more. Python isle the wild adventures of doc savage by robeson, kenneth. Doc savage, ultimate adventurer, and his gang of five science brothers have their first. The original series has sold over 20 million copies in paperback form. Scanlon detective digest ebook edgar rice burroughs fanzine fiction house full color girlie pulp hero literary marketplace munsey norvell page popular publications pulps ray cummings reference robert e. The all new wild adventures of doc savage book series. Doc savage, the shadow, the avenger, the whisperer, nick carter, black bat and the spider. Pulp fictions legendary man of bronze returns in two of his most engrossing adventures.
Doc savage book chicago public library bibliocommons. Doc savage sc 20062016 sanctum books double novel comic. Doc s lovely cousin patricia savage sometimes joined their adventures, but was never considered a core member of the group. List of doc savage novels is a comprehensive list of the books written about the fictional. This is a list of doc savage novels, listed by publication date. Doc savage stories, 181 in total, first appeared in conde nasts doc savage magazine pulps. Doc savage was originally published during the 1930s and 1940s in the american pulp magazines. Sanctum books doc savage shadow home of the double reprints with at least two novels in each book. 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. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. The two ladies that ran the shop had a decent eye for what to buy, though. The doc savage novels the doc savage novels are listed below in the order of their original publication. Kane and an interview with james bama, the artist who defined doc savage for modern fans.
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