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May 14, 2008

The Man of Bronze Reprinted

ds-nvredspider.gif Thanks to Groovy Age of Horror (NSFW) for hepping me to these new Doc Savage reprints, that feature not only the fabulous Bantam paperback-cover artwork of James Bama pictured above, but also the original cover art and interior illustrations from Street & Smith's Doc Savage Magazine, published in the 1930s and '40s. I'll definitely be picking up a copy of Fortress of Solitude, my favorite Doc adventure.

I had 20-30 of the Bantam paperbacks when I was a kid, and I used to read them during lunch at school until my evil bitch of a 5th-grade teacher, Miss George, took them away from me and wouldn't give them back. My mother was furious with her, and asked her how she, as a teacher, could justify doing something to discourage a child from reading. I've always been grateful for how she stuck up for me against such a petty classroom tyrant.

Bite me, Miss George.

[Link: New Doc Savage Reprints]
[Link: Doc Savage Magazine Cover Gallery]