To his amazing coadventurers the five greatest brains ever assembled in one group he is a man of superhuman strength and protean genius, whose life is dedicated to the destruction of evildoers. Based on the first of kenneth robesons 181 adventurepacked doc savage books, doc savage. This was the last film completed by pioneering science fiction producer george pal. He engages in deadly combat with the survivors of an ancient lost civilization. I guess because of that and because i was only 7 years old its unsurprising i loved the doc savage film. We join him in progress, with his resident experts in tow, in new york city where a mayan sniper tries to pick the man in bronze off. It is written like the orginals were with devices in the 1930s that were unheard of at the time. First, in the man of bronze, the mysterious death of his father leads doc to the central american republic of hidalgo where they discover a. Doc and the amazing five battle captain seas and the green.
With ron ely, paul gleason, william lucking, michael miller. Marvel comics in 1972, eight standard color comics with four adaptations of books the man of bronze, brand of the. And its bold protagonist, who along with having a herculean body is also a surgeon, linguist and inventor, remains determined to do right to all and wrong to no one. However, what stands out is the art, particularly those issues done by ross andru of wonder woman fame. The man of bronze is a 1975 american action film starring ron ely as pulp hero doc savage. In the film based on a 30s pulp hero created by kenneth robeson, doc savage ron ely takes his fabulous five team to south america to. Doc savage became known to more contemporary readers when bantam books began reprinting the individual magazine novels in 1964, this time with covers by artist james bama that featured a bronzehaired, bronzeskinned doc savage with an exaggerated widows peak, usually wearing a torn khaki shirt and under the byline kenneth robeson.
The man of bronze is the first novel in doc savage series featuring a superhero that many have come to refer him as the forerunner of the modern superheroes. The man of bronze mass market paperback january 1, 1972 by kenneth robeson author 4. The other stories in here are good, though not spectacular. The preeminent magazine for doc savage fans is the bronze gazette. Right back from when i discovered and loved the the 1975 movie doc savage. If you like doc savage stories, you will enjoy this book. Each issue is packed with the latest news, information, and miscellany about the man of bronze, his aides and foes, and those who simply enjoy the novels. The man of bronze starring ron ely, the star of the tarzan tv series from the late 60s, which i also loved.
Probably the only one of these thats superb as a story is, the man of bronze which tells the origin of doc savages amazing wealth and really sets the stage for the series. They are replints of the doc savage pulp magazinethe man of bronze was originally printed in 1933. The man of bronze mass market paperback january 1, 1972 by kenneth robeson author. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Based on the first of kenneth robesons 181 adventurepacked doc savage books, doc. The incredible origin of the first superhero 9781932806908. Doc savage stories, 181 in total, first appeared in conde nasts doc savage. It was directed by michael anderson, who had previously directed another bigbudget adventure film, around the world in 80 days. To the world at large, doc savage is a strange, mysterious figure of glistening bronze skin and golden eyes. First, in the man of bronze, the mysterious death of his father leads doc to the central american republic of hidalgo where they discover a lost mayan empire in the mythical valley of the vanished.