The Man of Bronze. I read the intro by Lester Dent and was a bit taken aback by his obvious jealousy of The Shadow. Why? He stated that Doc Savage was the first single character pulp on the market and the most popular. He never once mentioned The Shadow Magazine or Walter B. Gibson and the impact that the original Dark Knight had on pulpdom and popular culture.
As to the story I'm having a bit of trouble getting into it. As I've said before, the writing and "The Fabulous Five" have left me cold. That and the fact that the Ron Ely film opened with the exact scene that starts The Man of Bronze. Not surprising but I can't get the film out of my head while reading this. I hope I can get past how I feel about some of these things because I really do like the concept of Doc.
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