Pulp fiction's legendary Man of Bronze returns in two of his most engrossing adventures. In this debut issue, he pulps' greatest superman confronts "The Devil Genghis", a mad genius armed with incredible scientific inventions stolen from Doc Savage's "Fortress of Solitude". This volume reprints both appearances of Doc Savage's greatest enemy, the diabolical John Sunlight, and features the classic pulp cover art, along with the original interior illustrations by Paul Orban.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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An Awesome Return of The Man of Bronze!,
This review is from: Doc Savage #1: Fortress of Solitude" and "The Devil Genghis"" (Doc Savage (Nostalgia Ventures)) (Paperback)
Doc Savage was the first superhero. He was the inspiration for Superman, Batman and many other of the heroes everyone knows today. An interesting thing to note is Doc Savage's first name is Clark, and Kenneth Robeson's Real last name was Dent. Put them together and you get Clark Dent. HMM. . . Where have I heard that name before?If you enjoy Science fiction, action, adventure, or just a good old mystery, these books are for you. Written is a fast paced manner, they read very well and keep the action moving as fast as you can read. Unlike many books today, where the author adds so much detail that a minute's worth of dialogue and activity takes 6 pages to read, these novels keep you moving at the speed of an action movie, not a documentary.I have been a fan of Doc Savage since about 1978. I grew up reading and collecting the Bantam editions. In college, I lost my focus and missed the last years of the series and have been trying to find them, ever since. I was excited when I heard this was coming, but after reading my copy, I can only say one thing. Awesome! This book is printed in the original pulp magazine style. in the 1930's entire novels were printed on 7X10 paper with illustrations and extra articles and such. This edition is a true book, with quality covers, printed spine and heavy paper. Even the original illustrations have been used, along with the original cover paintings from the first editions. Additional articles about the author and the series add interest over and above the enjoyable stories. Buy yours today! You won't regret it.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Two Excellent Doc Savage Novels,
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This review is from: Doc Savage #1: Fortress of Solitude" and "The Devil Genghis"" (Doc Savage (Nostalgia Ventures)) (Paperback)
The books gathered here come later in the Doc Savage run, just before the stories started to lose some of their steam. It was almost as if Lester Dent (writing as Kenneth Robeson) became insprired by the idea of someone breaking into The Fortress of Solitude and getting away with it! I actually read The Devil Genghis first in 1967 when I bought a copy of the original pulp, before the Fortress of Solitude came out. It took me about two years to get the original pulp, but by then I had read the Bantam edition of THE FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE.Doc may seem quaint these days, but Dent's punchy writing style and loopy descriptions still save the day. I recommend all of the Doc Savage books in this run. I'm hoping Doc will find a new audience in the 21st century. He was, and still is, the greatest adventure hero of them all. Above Doc is Superman. There's no one in the middle of those two. Blazes!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This Guy Rocks,
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This review is from: Doc Savage #1: Fortress of Solitude" and "The Devil Genghis"" (Doc Savage (Nostalgia Ventures)) (Paperback)
Scientist and Superhero... what could be better?This is my first foray into the mysterious world of Doc Savage stories, and I must say it has been an interesting experience. Being born several generations after these were written, some of the references flew right over my head. I had to ask someone about one of the name references and was told the guy was some race car driver in the 1930's. Just like reading the Sherlock Holmes stories, it takes a little time to get into them. I didn't really like the novels until I was halfway through the first one. That's nothing against the story itself, it just took me that long to get into the style. It's a very abrupt, staccato style of writing, kind of like a 1920's newsreel. Parts of it have the same rhythm as machine gun fire. Give it a go. Doc doesn't disappoint. It's a timeless classic.
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