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Cotter, Robert Michael. A History of the Doc Savage Adventures in Pulps, Paperbacks, Comics, Fanzines, Radio and Film. Jefferson, London: McFarland, 2009. Added by: joachim (11/26/09, 10:32 AM) Last edited by: joachim (11/26/09, 10:54 AM) |
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| Resource type: Book Language: en: English ID no. (ISBN etc.): 978-0-7864-4135-8 BibTeX citation key: Cotter2009a Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: "Doc Savage", Adaptation, Adventure comics, Film, Intermediality, Radio Creators: Cotter Publisher: McFarland (Jefferson, London) |
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Doc Savage is the prototype of the modern fictional superhero. The character exploded onto the scene in 1933, with the Great Depression and the gathering clouds of war as a cultural backdrop. The adventure series is examined in relation to historical events and the changing tastes of readers, with special attention paid to the horror and science fiction elements. The artwork features illustrations, covers, and original art. Chapters cover Doc Savage paperbacks, pulp magazines, comic books, and fanzines, and an appendix offers biographies of all major contributors to the series. Table of Contents Introduction—Who Is Doc Savage? 1 One. A New Deal, a New Hero 11 Two. All This and World War, Too 105 Three. The Bronze Age Meets the Atomic Age 140 Four. The Doc Savage History of Comics 158 Five. Doc Savage on the Air and in the Movie(s) 173 Six. The Fan(zines) of Bronze 190 Seven. The New Adventures of Doc Savage 202 Appendices 1. The People Behind Doc Savage 211 2. The Best of Doc Savage: Novels, Pulp and Paperback Covers 218 3. Street & Smith’s Doc Savage Magazine Issues 221 4. Bantam’s Doc Savage Paperbacks 223 5. Doc Savage Comicography 224 Bibliography 229 Index 231 Added by: joachim Last edited by: joachim |