Joining Moench and Warner are comic-art legends John Buscema ( Conan the Barbarian), Tony Dezuniga ( Jonah Hex), Marie Severin ( Doctor Strange), Val Mayerik ( Howard the Duck), and Ernie Chan ( Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian). From building-destroying madmen to ghost pirates and crimson plagues, Moench and Warner present the sort of pulse-pounding tales that Lester Dent himself might have written. In stories written by Doug Moench ( Batman, Werewolf by Night, Moon Knight) and John Warner ( Rampaging Hulk, Son of Satan, Deadly Hands of Kung Fu), Doc and his sidekicks are put through their paces. 1: The Curtis Magazine Era is an oversized hardcover that collects those eight issues, including text articles, content pages, pinups by well-known artists, and full-color cover paintings. Having added Doc to its stable last year, publishing an eight-issue miniseries, an annual, and a recent special (starring Doc’s kick-ass cousin, Patricia Savage), Dynamite now turns to the Man of Bronze’s earlier comic escapades from other publishers-specifically, the eight-issue Doc Savage black-and-white magazine series from the 1970s published by Marvel Comics’ parent company at the time: Curtis Magazines.
Leading the charge has been Dynamite Entertainment, the New Jersey–based publishing house that has become the go-to place for pulp action, from Doc Savage creator Lester Dent’s other crimefighter, The Avenger, to Edgar Rice Burroughs’s Martian adventures of John Carter, Warlord of Mars. If you’re a fan of old-school two-fisted pulp action, you’re no doubt aware that the genre has undergone a major resurgence in popularity within the past decade, as the likes of the Green Hornet, the Spider, the Shadow, and Doc Savage have made new fans among comic readers, and reignited the interest of older fans seeking new adventures of their favorite heroes. By Steven Roman Review: Doc Savage Archives, Vol.
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