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Wednesday, December 26, 2018

"Doc Savage"



Sony Pictures continues developing a new take on pulp magazine hero "Doc Savage" for producer Neil Moritz and Columbia Pictures:


Originally published in pulp magazines during the 1930's, 'Doc Savage' 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.


The character spun-off into radio, film and comic books, then reprinted for modern-day audiences in a series of Bantam paperback books (1964), written by 'Kenneth Robeson'...



...with classic covers illustrated by James Bama.


'Clark Savage, Jr.' debuted March 1933 in the first issue of "Doc Savage Magazine", providing later inspiration for the name  'Clark Kent', secret identity of 'Superman'. 


'Doc Savage' had no special powers, but was raised from birth by his father and other scientists...


...to become one of the most perfect human beings in terms of strength, mental and physical agilities.


Savage set up base on the 86th floor of the Empire State Building, fighting against evil with the assistance of the 'fabulous five'...


...including 'Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Blodgett Mayfair' aka 'Monk', an industrial chemist, 'Brigadier General Theodore Marley Brooks', aka 'Ham', an accomplished attorney...


...'Colonel John Renwick', aka 'Renny', a construction engineer, 'Major Thomas J. Roberts', aka 'Long Tom', an electrical engineer and 'William Harper Littlejohn', aka 'Johnny', an archaeologist and geologist.


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