Doc Savage (full name: Clark
Savage, Jr.) is a fictional character originally published in American
pulp magazines during the 1930s and 1940s. He was created by publisher
Henry W. Ralston and editor John L. Nanovic at Street and Smith
Publications, with additional material contributed by the series' main
writer, Lester Dent.
Doc Savage has appeared in comics and a movie,
on radio, and as a character in numerous other works, and continues to
inspire authors and artists in the realm of fantastic adventure.
In
1972, eight standard color comics with four adaptations of books—The Man
of Bronze, Brand of the Werewolf, Death in Silver, and The Monsters — and
one giant-size movie adaptation. |