Full Description
Doc Savage is the prototype of the modern fictional superhero. The character exploded onto the scene in 1933, with the Great Depression and the gathering clouds of war as a cultural backdrop. The adventure series is examined in relation to historical events and the changing tastes of readers, with special attention paid to the horror and science fiction elements. The artwork features illustrations, covers, and original art. Chapters cover Doc Savage paperbacks, pulp magazines, comic books, and fanzines, and an appendix offers biographies of all major contributors to the series.
Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction—Who Is Doc Savage?
One. A New Deal, a New Hero
Two. All This and World War, Too
Three. The Bronze Age Meets the Atomic Age
Four. The Doc Savage History of Comics
Five. Doc Savage on the Air and in the Movie(s)
Six. The Fan(zines) of Bronze
Seven. The New Adventures of Doc Savage
Appendices
1. The People Behind Doc Savage
2. The Best of Doc Savage: Novels, Pulp and Paperback Covers
3. Street & Smith's Doc Savage Magazine Issues
4. Bantam's Doc Savage Paperbacks
5. Doc Savage Comicography
Bibliography
Index
