| Title | : | The Monsters / The Whisker of Hercules (Doc Savage) |
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| ISBN | : | 1934943061 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781934943069 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 |
| Publication | : | First published June 15, 2008 |
Pulp fiction's legendary Man of Bronze returns in two of his most engrossing adventures. Doc Savage battles genetically-engineered giants in "The Monsters," the classic pulp thriller that inspired the Hugo Strange story in "Batman" #1. Then, the Man of Bronze and his Iron Crew discover that a metabolism-accelerating elixir is creating an army of superpowered criminals in "The Whisker of Hercules." This classic pulp reprint also features the original color pulp covers by Walter Baumhofer and Modest Stein, interior illustrations by Paul Orban, and historical articles by Will Murray.
The Monsters / The Whisker of Hercules (Doc Savage) Reviews
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Finished the first half of this Sanctum reprint. It's been a while since I read The Monsters, but it hasn't lost much in the interim.
Think Food of the Gods but with a criminal slant.
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The Whisker of Hercules is pretty straightforward, with a premise we've seen lots of times since this came out in the 1940s. Makes you wonder which came first: Whisker or the later imitators that used the same idea. While The Monsters was Food of the Gods, this is more akin to Superman vs Savitar. And I only reference Superman because he's the hero who owes a lot of the Man of Bronze.
