They’re available on Kindle! www.bookseriesinorder.com/doc-savage/ How could anyone say this isn’t profound literature with titles like: “Terror and the Lonely Widow” “The Man Who Was Scared” “The Running Skeletons” “The Sargasso Ogre” “The Feathered Octopus” “The Squeaking Goblin” and “The Thousand-Headed Man”? Note that Shakespeare did not write another word after these books were published. Intimidated?
The Doc Savage Magazine was published from 1933 until 1949 and there were 181 issues, which are worth treasuring if you have any. Bantam Books gave him new life in 1964 when they began repackaging the original stories with memorable cover artwork from illustrator James Bama.
I love modern fantasy pulp, how they can have that “we can have fun” vibe but still have engaging characters and plenty of development. I.e. the Dresden files. Also monster hunter International.
I have loved Doc since I read the first one in the 70's. You are 100% correct, pure unashamed escapism at it's best and doesn't try or claim to be anything else. I wish more things would take that approach. He is called Doc because that is what he is. ;) Dr. Clark Savage Jr.
@@bigdurk4115 I am trying to get my hands on some, they are very hard to find without it being ridiculously expensive (I can't read with my current kindle, actually causes me migraines)
I grew up reading Doc Savage, which my Dad had also read as a kid. I have fond memories of late summer night reading in bed under an open window with the breeze and crickets singing while I surreptitiously read Doc Savage novels with a small flashlight so my mother would not interrupt and tell me to go to sleep. Some memories are perfect, and that is one of them.
In this context, it would be referring to his great flexable genius. Supposedly because he is willing to change but really just so the author can write him out of any problem because PULP. I love those old school cheese fests.
I love Doc Savage, and love your review, especially your explanation of “pulp fiction.” One quibble. How did I not give you "The Man of Bronze"!? I must have worn it out. It does a perfect job of giving you a great introduction to each of the gang - especially Doc. Anyone else - start with #1 - "The Man of Bronze"!! (Written almost a century ago. ) Protean = able to do many different things; versatile. "Shostakovich was a remarkably protean composer, one at home in a wide range of styles."
Classic stuff. Very funny and set in a period of time between the wars, with Zeppelins, bi-planes, lost valleys in Africa and South America. I loved the time period, because science was almost unlimited and any crazy idea was possible. Corny today, but still fun to read. Buckaroo Banzi Across the 8th Dimension was an attempt to make a modern version of Doc Savage for movies. Hilarious as heck same crazy multi skilled hero with his gang of multi skilled sidekicks, great attempt but soon forgotten. My personal guilty pulp pleasures are all the Conan books, Tarzan, John Carter, and Casa The Eternal Mercenary. All of them are probably so un PC today but I love 'em. Burroughs, after seven years of low wages as a pencil-sharpener wholesaler; Burroughs began to write fiction. During this period, he had copious spare time and began reading pulp fiction magazines. In 1929, he recalled thinking that " if people were paid for writing rot such as I read in some of those magazines, that I could write stories just as rotten. As a matter of fact, although I had never written a story, I knew absolutely that I could write stories just as entertaining and probably a whole lot more so than any I chanced to read in those magazines" hehe that's so great
I was addicted to Doc Savage when I was a kid! I think I read the first 30 or so of them. My older brother laughingly referred to him as "Doc Sewage." I understand that there were, in fact, some 180 different books oringally printed, back in the 1930s and 1940s. They were being re-printed in paperback in the 1960s, when I was a kid.
It is good to see you young kids discovering Doc Savage, The Man of Bronze. I have at least the first 100 volumes, which I started collecting in the 1960s. Lester Dent (Kenneth Robeson) was THE master of Pulp Fiction.
I might not be the first to say this but 'protean' isn't protein. It's a reference to Proteus, a son of Poseidon. His power was metamorphosis, so to ascribe protean as a qualifier means they adapt and change to all circumstances.
The 61 year old life long Doc fan part of me cringes at parts of this review. But the other part of me realizes I am entering the final 25% chapters of my own life and thus the world is not about me or my generation anymore. I'm beginning the walk to the exit while others are just coming in. I am simply pleased to see a member of the younger generation be able to bridge the time era gap and read the original Doc's with an appropriate mindset and more importantly recommend them to other younger folk. Far too often the younger generation has zero interest or appreciation for anything that happened or was produced in the world prior to their birth. They only care about ...what is new? However I have learned a little " trick" introducing some older vintage stuff to the younger crowd. I point out... " This might be old stuff, but if you have never heard or seen it before...it is new to you" I have turned on younger people ( aged 17 to 30) to... **Old time radio **Doc Savage **1970s era bodybuilding magazines and training For those young folk who have like discovering this old stuff they remark to me .... " thanks sir for showing me this stuff. I know it's old..but it's cool because it's so different from what we have today it seems almost like stuff from a different multiverse. Everything new we have today is just more computer or CGI tech stuff...but this stuff is like real in a totally different way".
I read a good deal of the Bantam Doc Savage reprints when I was a kid, but found myself regularily frustrated that I would figure out (at age 10) who the villain was by Chapter 2 while the alledgedy genius protagonist ran through over a hundred pages of Scooby Doo-like skullduggery before figuring it out himself. The Shadow series seemed a great deal better written, juggling multiple character POVs than Lester Dent did on Doc Savage (while Doc's middle-aged aides all seemed to think and talk like pre-adolescents). The Spider series had more energy and zeal put into it by its principal writer, but it's insanely intense.
I haven't read Doc Savage since I was a kid. I LOVED Doc Savage. I've not read it in forty years. You've actually lit the spark. I'm going to look to see if I can find some. I think it's awesome that you loved it for what it is. Thank you!!
I read that when coming up with the concept of Doc Savage, the original author came up with the character by combining the strength of Tarzan with the intelligence of Sherlock Holmes
I love Doc Savage, my favorite superhero, he was the first Batman, Superman, instead of the man of steel he was the man of bronze. Any time I find these books in old bookstores I buy em. So fun to read. Thanks for the video!
The ultimate hero can do no wrong thing drives me nuts. But it's probably because it's not as self aware as what you're describing. So animatedly... Which was hilarious to watch! Thanks for appreciating and then sharing something so obscure ^_^
I've read without DS there would be no Batman or Super-Man. I saw the 1975 movie the other day. More than a bit cheesy in plot and dialoge but a fun watch. Doc is a hero in his own right in his own time in his own books.
Read Doc Savage years ago. If this is pulp and you enjoyed it, try Blade for sci fi. Edge or Steele for western. The Executioner 1-39 or the Destroyer for action.
I think I've heard protean as an adjective in an hp Lovecraft story. I had to look it up, apparently it means it can take many shapes. I think it's pro-te-ahn Not sure though
Pulp comes from the low quality of the newsprint. Doc Savage's real name is Clark. Doc is his nickname. Not because he's a doctor, but because Doc was just a common nickname for guys in the early 20th century. "What's up Doc?"
According to the internet, it will take the average reader 3.3 hours to read a 120 page book, which is about the length of most Doc Savage books. (In fact, Dagger in the Sky is 120 pages). I find it hard to believe that you were reading it at 30 seconds per page. A 120 page book is approximately 60,000 words; so your claim is that you were reading 1,000 words per minute. If you were actually reading it that fast, then you might want to slow down a bit and savor the amazing Doc. Internet Statistics: [Question: How long does it take the average reader to read 120 pages. Answer: the average reader takes about 3.3 hours to read 120 pages. You might take more or less time than 3.3 hours to read 120 pages, depending on your reading speed and the difficulty of your text. The average person's reading speed is around 300 words per minute (WPM).
I've seen those in the back of a secondhand bookshop before and I'm not gonna lie, based on the covers I thought that they were some kind of olden days erotica. I cannot explain my confusion when I saw that you were reviewing one.
Hey Daniel, love the channel. I would love a video about funny alternate ending of popular book series like Harry Potter, WOT, ASOIAF, Mistborn, Stormlight Archive, Lord of the ring or any other book you like. Just a video suggestion.
Seems like you had a lot of fun reading this! Is this series famous? How’d* you hear about it lol. I agree, If it knows what it is, even if it’s “shallow” stories like this can be fun.
Yes they were aimed at males 12yrs to 15yrs and were not trying to be great novels But if you read more of the stories he was using ultra violet lights on crime scenes telephone answering machines television and automatic hand guns years before they existed in the real world
Tsk Tsk, you're doing that booktuber thing of showing the book at regular intervals. xD We don't have Doc Savage here, but it sounds a bit like James Bond (movie James Bond, book James Bond is not as awesome)
They’re available on Kindle! www.bookseriesinorder.com/doc-savage/
How could anyone say this isn’t profound literature with titles like: “Terror and the Lonely Widow” “The Man Who Was Scared” “The Running Skeletons” “The Sargasso Ogre” “The Feathered Octopus” “The Squeaking Goblin” and “The Thousand-Headed Man”?
Note that Shakespeare did not write another word after these books were published. Intimidated?
Doc savage could beat thanos in a fight
Don't spoil Avengers: Endgame please.
@@mosstown he'd smash Chuck Norris.
The Doc Savage Magazine was published from 1933 until 1949 and there were 181 issues, which are worth treasuring if you have any. Bantam Books gave him new life in 1964 when they began repackaging the original stories with memorable cover artwork from illustrator James Bama.
Commenting on every video untill Greene Daniel is released. Video number 25.
I love modern fantasy pulp, how they can have that “we can have fun” vibe but still have engaging characters and plenty of development.
I.e. the Dresden files. Also monster hunter International.
I have loved Doc since I read the first one in the 70's. You are 100% correct, pure unashamed escapism at it's best and doesn't try or claim to be anything else. I wish more things would take that approach. He is called Doc because that is what he is. ;) Dr. Clark Savage Jr.
Holy crap do I love me some Doc Savage! I have about 30 of them, wish I had more. Yes Doc Savage has that Sherlock Holmes theme throughout the series
If you like doc savage you should try reading the avenger another good pulp series
@@bigdurk4115 I am trying to get my hands on some, they are very hard to find without it being ridiculously expensive (I can't read with my current kindle, actually causes me migraines)
@@timv82 one of my best friends gave me 10 avenger novels
@@bigdurk4115 ooooh you lucky guy, now that is a good friend!
@@timv82 I agree
I grew up reading Doc Savage, which my Dad had also read as a kid. I have fond memories of late summer night reading in bed under an open window with the breeze and crickets singing while I surreptitiously read Doc Savage novels with a small flashlight so my mother would not interrupt and tell me to go to sleep. Some memories are perfect, and that is one of them.
Just as a thing, protean has three syllables, pronounced pro-tee-un. Doc Savage is fun, though.
In this context, it would be referring to his great flexable genius. Supposedly because he is willing to change but really just so the author can write him out of any problem because PULP. I love those old school cheese fests.
I love Doc Savage, and love your review, especially your explanation of “pulp fiction.” One quibble. How did I not give you "The Man of Bronze"!? I must have worn it out. It does a perfect job of giving you a great introduction to each of the gang - especially Doc. Anyone else - start with #1 - "The Man of Bronze"!! (Written almost a century ago.
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Protean = able to do many different things; versatile. "Shostakovich was a remarkably protean composer, one at home in a wide range of styles."
Classic stuff. Very funny and set in a period of time between the wars, with Zeppelins, bi-planes, lost valleys in Africa and South America. I loved the time period, because science was almost unlimited and any crazy idea was possible. Corny today, but still fun to read.
Buckaroo Banzi Across the 8th Dimension was an attempt to make a modern version of Doc Savage for movies. Hilarious as heck same crazy multi skilled hero with his gang of multi skilled sidekicks, great attempt but soon forgotten.
My personal guilty pulp pleasures are all the Conan books, Tarzan, John Carter, and Casa The Eternal Mercenary. All of them are probably so un PC today but I love 'em.
Burroughs, after seven years of low wages as a pencil-sharpener wholesaler; Burroughs began to write fiction. During this period, he had copious spare time and began reading pulp fiction magazines. In 1929, he recalled thinking that " if people were paid for writing rot such as I read in some of those magazines, that I could write stories just as rotten. As a matter of fact, although I had never written a story, I knew absolutely that I could write stories just as entertaining and probably a whole lot more so than any I chanced to read in those magazines"
hehe that's so great
I was addicted to Doc Savage when I was a kid! I think I read the first 30 or so of them. My older brother laughingly referred to him as "Doc Sewage." I understand that there were, in fact, some 180 different books oringally printed, back in the 1930s and 1940s. They were being re-printed in paperback in the 1960s, when I was a kid.
It is good to see you young kids discovering Doc Savage, The Man of Bronze. I have at least the first 100 volumes, which I started collecting in the 1960s. Lester Dent (Kenneth Robeson) was THE master of Pulp Fiction.
I might not be the first to say this but 'protean' isn't protein. It's a reference to Proteus, a son of Poseidon. His power was metamorphosis, so to ascribe protean as a qualifier means they adapt and change to all circumstances.
The 61 year old life long Doc fan part of me cringes at parts of this review.
But the other part of me realizes I am entering the final 25% chapters of my own life and thus the world is not about me or my generation anymore.
I'm beginning the walk to the exit while others are just coming in.
I am simply pleased to see a member of the younger generation be able to bridge the time era gap and read the original Doc's with an appropriate mindset and more importantly recommend them to other younger folk.
Far too often the younger generation has zero interest or appreciation for anything that happened or was produced in the world prior to their birth.
They only care about ...what is new?
However I have learned a little " trick" introducing some older vintage stuff to the younger crowd.
I point out...
" This might be old stuff, but if you have never heard or seen it before...it is new to you"
I have turned on younger people ( aged 17 to 30) to...
**Old time radio
**Doc Savage
**1970s era bodybuilding magazines and training
For those young folk who have like discovering this old stuff they remark to me ....
" thanks sir for showing me this stuff. I know it's old..but it's cool because it's so different from what we have today it seems almost like stuff from a different multiverse.
Everything new we have today is just more computer or CGI tech stuff...but this stuff is like real in a totally different way".
I read Doc Savage and Conan the Barbarian growing up. Love this blast from the past!! Great encapsulation of exactly what Doc Savage is
Thank you for reviewing this series. It deserves to be much better known.
Currently reading DOC SAVAGE The Seven Agate Devils
my first DOC!
I read a good deal of the Bantam Doc Savage reprints when I was a kid, but found myself regularily frustrated that I would figure out (at age 10) who the villain was by Chapter 2 while the alledgedy genius protagonist ran through over a hundred pages of Scooby Doo-like skullduggery before figuring it out himself. The Shadow series seemed a great deal better written, juggling multiple character POVs than Lester Dent did on Doc Savage (while Doc's middle-aged aides all seemed to think and talk like pre-adolescents). The Spider series had more energy and zeal put into it by its principal writer, but it's insanely intense.
For any Venture Bros. fans out there, Dr. Jonas Venture (Rusty's father) is a direct parody of Doc Savage.
Also, it's pronounced PRO-TEE-inn.
Doc Savage needs a movie adaption.
I haven't read Doc Savage since I was a kid. I LOVED Doc Savage. I've not read it in forty years. You've actually lit the spark. I'm going to look to see if I can find some. I think it's awesome that you loved it for what it is. Thank you!!
Protean: able to do many different things; versatile. Bronze is a Polymath.
I read that when coming up with the concept of Doc Savage, the original author came up with the character by combining the strength of Tarzan with the intelligence of Sherlock Holmes
Doc savage was a huge influence on superman
Didn’t know that! Neat.
@@DanielGreeneReviews the shadow and zoro influenced batman's creator's
@@DanielGreeneReviews Doc Savage and John Carter of Mars with Heracles.
@@malcomalexander9437 and Popeye (co-creator Jerry Siegel acknowledged that in an interview)
I love Doc Savage, my favorite superhero, he was the first Batman, Superman, instead of the man of steel he was the man of bronze. Any time I find these books in old bookstores I buy em. So fun to read. Thanks for the video!
Reading Clark Savage known as the man of bronze makes me point several questioning looks at Clark Kent the man of steel.
Haven’t read any Doc Savage yet, but I read some other pulps (reviews on my channel) and enjoyed most of them.
Have you seen the movies????
My dad loves these. Maybe I will check them out one day.
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The ultimate hero can do no wrong thing drives me nuts. But it's probably because it's not as self aware as what you're describing. So animatedly... Which was hilarious to watch! Thanks for appreciating and then sharing something so obscure ^_^
Oh this is so very aware of what it’s doing. It’s super over the top.
Oh yeah the cooler Batman.
I've read without DS there would be no Batman or Super-Man. I saw the 1975 movie the other day. More than a bit cheesy in plot and dialoge but a fun watch. Doc is a hero in his own right in his own time in his own books.
Read Doc Savage years ago. If this is pulp and you enjoyed it, try Blade for sci fi. Edge or Steele for western. The Executioner 1-39 or the Destroyer for action.
Your reviews are fun schlock.
good video dude, your having real fun and we can feel it.
I'd consider things like John Wick to be good examples of modern pulp.
❤1 of my faves
Couldn't agree more. 🤙
I love Doc Savage.
Agreed entirely.
I think I've heard protean as an adjective in an hp Lovecraft story. I had to look it up, apparently it means it can take many shapes.
I think it's pro-te-ahn
Not sure though
Not a bad review. I have been reading Doc since 1972. He is my favorite character. I have all the books, including a few new ones by Will Murray.
Think you might enjoy Critical Failures by Robert Bevan. It’s nothing but fart and your mama jokes. The series is a pleasure to read.
i would again recommend "conan the invincible" by .... ROBERT JORDAN
very much akin with the genre
Pulp comes from the low quality of the newsprint.
Doc Savage's real name is Clark. Doc is his nickname. Not because he's a doctor, but because Doc was just a common nickname for guys in the early 20th century.
"What's up Doc?"
I should read this.
According to the internet, it will take the average reader 3.3 hours to read a 120 page book, which is about the length of most Doc Savage books. (In fact, Dagger in the Sky is 120 pages). I find it hard to believe that you were reading it at 30 seconds per page. A 120 page book is approximately 60,000 words; so your claim is that you were reading 1,000 words per minute. If you were actually reading it that fast, then you might want to slow down a bit and savor the amazing Doc. Internet Statistics: [Question: How long does it take the average reader to read 120 pages. Answer: the average reader takes about 3.3 hours to read 120 pages. You might take more or less time than 3.3 hours to read 120 pages, depending on your reading speed and the difficulty of your text. The average person's reading speed is around 300 words per minute (WPM).
The movie Doc Savage: Man of Bronze is just as funny ...
stop hating on Doc. Really, for all us old guys, please stop.
Yep Superman, Clark from Doc Savage and Kent from Kent Allard The Shadow's real name
I like Doc.
I've seen those in the back of a secondhand bookshop before and I'm not gonna lie, based on the covers I thought that they were some kind of olden days erotica. I cannot explain my confusion when I saw that you were reviewing one.
Have you ever read the anthology Before the Golden Age edited by Isaac Asimov? Pure science fiction pulp.
Hey Daniel, love the channel. I would love a video about funny alternate ending of popular book series like Harry Potter, WOT, ASOIAF, Mistborn, Stormlight Archive, Lord of the ring or any other book you like. Just a video suggestion.
Seems like you had a lot of fun reading this! Is this series famous? How’d* you hear about it lol. I agree, If it knows what it is, even if it’s “shallow” stories like this can be fun.
My dad loves them so I gave it a go for him.
Hey Daniel
Ever pick up Conan the Barbarian? Old school heroic fantasy haha
It is rated 3 stars in audible but I will listen to it base on your recommendation anyway.
Please let us know if you get books😂😂
I've read that.
The new star wars are pulp. You should read them all and do a video on each.
Protean is pronounced pro-tee-ann. Not protein. It means given to change, ability to assume different forms.
Yes they were aimed at males 12yrs to 15yrs and were not trying to be great novels
But if you read more of the stories he was using ultra violet lights on crime scenes telephone answering machines television and automatic hand guns years before they existed in the real world
Tsk Tsk, you're doing that booktuber thing of showing the book at regular intervals. xD We don't have Doc Savage here, but it sounds a bit like James Bond (movie James Bond, book James Bond is not as awesome)
Man of Bronze inspired Man of Steel. By the way, it's pro-te-an as in the greek god proteus.
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Phillip Jose Farmer have disagreed.
Cool, how about touching some grass or talking to women?
You don't know how?
pro·te·an
/ˈprōdēən,prōˈtēən/
adjective
adjective: protean
tending or able to change frequently or easily.