The Man of Bronze's origin story is revealed in the classic Lester Dent novels that launched the superhero genre, in an extra-length volume commemorating the 75th anniversary of Doc Savage's pulp debut. First, in "The Man of Bronze", the mysterious death of his father leads Doc to the Central American republic of Hidalgo where they discover a lost Mayan empire in the mythical Valley of the Vanished. Can Doc defeat the Feathered Serpent and the Red Death and free King Chaac and the beautiful Princess Monja? Then, in "The Land of Terror", Doc Savage trails the murderous master villain Kar, who controls the deadly Smoke of Eternity, to prehistoric Thunder Island where Doc and his men fight for their very survival against terrifying dinosaurs. In honor of the Man of Bronze's 75th anniversary, this special commemorative edition features the classic color pulp covers by Walter Baumhofer, along with all the features of the pulp cover edition, interior illustrations by Paul Orban, a never-before-published foreword and autobiographical essay by Lester Dent, and commentary by popular culture historian Will Murray.
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A great read. With the original illustrations!,
By Clayton Moraga "Curious Hanuman" (San Jose, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Doc Savage #14: "The Man of Bronze" & "The Land of Terror" (Paperback)
I first started reading the Doc Savage adventures when I was in Elementary School. My uncle had read the pulp magazines as a kid and he gave me a copy of the Bantam reprints in the 1960's. They were a great source of heroic adventure and always expressed the highest values of courage, loyalty and charity. Plus gun battles, cool gadgets, damsels to rescue, nefarious villains, car chases, mysterious lands, etc.
The Doc Savage Code as expressed in the books sets the tone for the heroes of the stories: The Code of Doc Savage: Let me strive, every moment of my life, to make myself better and better, to the best of my ability, that all may profit by it. Let me think of the right, and lend all my assistance to those who need it, with no regard for anything but justice. Let me take what comes with a smile, without loss of courage. Let me be considerate of my country, of my fellow citizens and my associates in everything I say and do. Let me do right to all, and wrong no man. - This is great stuff. I highly recommend all the Doc Savage stories.
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Still two Great Tales,
By John E. Bailor "author: Death Dealt the Hand" (Pennsylvania USA) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
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This review is from: Doc Savage #14: "The Man of Bronze" & "The Land of Terror" (Paperback)
Hard to believe these were written so long ago. This book contains the first two Doc Savage stories, so you learn his "origin" and get to see him in quite a bit of action. Some people don't like the two column newsprint format, but it didn't bother me (the print was large enough to read comfortably). You can see a lot of Doc Savage in Remo Williams. If you're a fan of The Destroyer series, you should check out the Doc.
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