Meet doc savage, the most famous superhero youve never. Find the value of the skylark publishing comic doc savage. A normal man with perfectly honed skills, strength, and intellect. Doc savage is a fictional character originally published in american pulp magazines during the 1930s and 1940s. Comic book version of the classic pulp magazine hero doc savage. Right back from when i discovered and loved the the 1975 movie doc savage. It also includes four issues from december 1975 which contained series a stamps.
Doc savage the man of bronze 1, first edition abebooks. Issue features the man of bronze, part one of an adaptation of the kenneth robeson. But it featured doc savage and all of his companions as they tried to solve the riddle of the thousand headed man. Doc and the amazing five battle captain seas and the green death for control of a. Reviewed in the united states on november 14, 2012. Issue also has a onepage text feature on doc savage s team members. No audio exists from either series, although some scripts survived. This threecolor relaunch from 1966 was apparently a one. Sean, scott and sean open up a bronze age marvel comics co. But in 1964, bantam books began to reprint the doc stories. Meet doc savage, the most famous superhero youve never heard of. The man of bronze is a 1975 action film by scifi producer george pal, starring ron ely as pulp hero doc savage. Many felt that it wasnt a very good representation of the character, as portrayed in the original pulp novels by lester dent and harold a. Weve been selling comics since 1961 our first sale.
This checklist is an effort to list every marvel comic published between march 1974 and november 1975 that contains a series a stamp. Doc savage was first created as a pulp hero by lester dent in 1933 and his name was clark savage, jr the man of bronze and was referred to as a superman in various newspaper ads. This frank cho sketchbook is devoted entirely to his trademark. Doc savage organized hidalgo trading company and flearun. This process takes no more than a few hours and well send you an email once approved. No fictional biography of conan can be reconciled with all of the published robert e. Color comics the monarch of armageddon part one of four parts allnew original comic story, mini or limited. Doc savage and avenger paperback books for sale rudys books.
Issue features the man of bronze, part one of an adaptation of the kenneth robeson novel of the same name in which doc and his team try to track down who killed his father. If i believed in having guilty pleasures, doc savage. Color comics the monarch of armageddon part one of four parts allnew original comic story, mini or limited series by robeson, kenneth lester dent related items. With dc now holding the comic book rights to doc savage, they are putting out some collections of previous comic book version. May 31, 2016 the character whose given name is clark savage jr. The man of bronze hits the screen with all its geewhiz, gungho spirit intact. Originally published in 1972, these adaptations of 1930s pulp adventures include the man of bronze, death in silver, the monsters and brand of the werewolf, and are collected for the. According to stan lee, doc savage was the prototype for what later became the.
Notes given in the gcd entries for stories, either adapted from earlier prose stories or original to the comics, that attempt to trace a chronology are, therefore, subject to debate. This was the last film completed by pioneering science fiction producer george pal. Doc savage 1972 marvel comic comic books mycomicshop. Based on the first of kenneth robesons 181 adventurepacked doc savage books, doc savage. But in 1964, bantam books began to reprint the doc stories in paperback, which introduced a whole new generation to the adventures of the man of bronze. Items with may require extra postage, depending upon the rest of your order. I guess because of that and because i was only 7 years old its unsurprising i loved the doc savage film. Since then, dozens of adaptations were made, including several comic books, derivative novels, radio. It was directed by michael anderson, who had previously directed another bigbudget adventure film, around the world in 80 days.
Doc savage has appeared in comics and a movie, on radio. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. Issue features the man of bronze, part one of an adaptation of the kenneth robeson novel of the same name in which. Comic books and paperbacks helped to finish off the bloody pulps, and you might think that would have wrapped it up for an old hero. Reviewed in the united states on january 31, 2010 this edition has the distinction of being the tiein with the 1975 george pal production and has 8 pages of photos from the movie starring ron ely. When it was first released in 1975, it was poorly received by critics. In 2 issues per story, i was treated to loose adaptions of the man of bronze, death in silver, the monsters, and the brand of the werewolf before the series was cancelled. Doc savage the man of bronze the devils thoughts 1991 comic. Goodreads members who liked the man of bronze doc sava. Apr 30, 2014 a normal man with perfectly honed skills, strength, and intellect. Doc savage the man of bronze execrable acting, dopey action sequences, and clumsy attempts at camp humor mark george pals doc savage as the kind of kiddie film that gives the g rating a bad name. The man of bronze, 1975, directed by michael anderson, with ron ely, paul gleason, william lucking, at turner classic movies. With ron ely, paul gleason, william lucking, michael miller. The man of bronze 1975 official trailer ron ely, paul gleason movie hd doc and the amazing five battle captain seas and the green death for control of a fabulous resource.
The man of bronze attempted to rekindle the superheros waning popularity. Two doc savage radio series were broadcast during the pulp era. The man of bronze is a 1975 american action film starring ron ely as pulp hero doc savage. The man of bronze starring ron ely, the star of the tarzan tv series from the late 60s, which i also loved. Doc and the amazing five battle captain seas and the green death for control of a fabulous resource. Doc savage the man of bronze the devils thoughts 1991.
Oct, 2015 a 1975 george palproduced film titled doc savage. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. We also mentioned how similar that was to the man of steel, superman also known as clark kent from action comics 1,1938. Notes given in the gcd entries for stories, either adapted from. The man of bronze 1975 official trailer ron ely, paul gleason movie hd doc and the amazing five battle captain seas and the green death for control of a. The first, in 1934, was a 15minute serial which ran for 26 episodes. The 1943 series was based not on the pulps, but on the comic book version of the character. Doc savage the man of bronze execrable acting, dopey action sequences, and clumsy attempts at camp humor mark george pals doc savage as the kind of kiddie film that gives the g rating. The man of bronze, dvd, manufactured on demand, mono sound, widescreen, actionsuper hero, 883316126684.
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