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Doc Savage

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Tha last published edition (the others in Hardcover by Doubleday and paperback by Bantam) of Doc Savage his apocalyptic life. While I had seen the Bantam paperbacks as a kid in the late 1960's, early 1970's, this was the book that got me interested in Doc and His Amazing Five (six if you count his cousin Pat) to the point where I had every one of the Bantam reprints all the way to UP FROM EARTH'S CENTRE. Farmer spins an entertaining and entralling look at the life and career of the Arch Enemy of Evil (once had that Bama poster!). Sure relating him to everyone from Ned Land to James Bond is a stretch but it is all in good fun and you very interested in reading his exploits.

I started this series of books when I was 10 yrs old. It was a great Mystery/Adventure series. For boys who liked "Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators" or "The Hardy Boys" this is the next step. Doc Savage is much like Batman, except he doesn't hide his identity and all the stories take place during the 30's and 40's. There are several sub-characters(Ham, Monk) who play practical jokes on each other, but when the chips are down they would give their lives for each other. I am currently attempting to find some of the old books to read to my 9 year old son.

This book attempts to piece together a variety of authors work into a workable timeline.