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Doc Savage #14: "The Man of Bronze" & "The Land of Terror"

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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.

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.