DOC SAVAGE VS . . . UNIVERSAL MONSTERS?

Judging by the page hits and comments on my last posts, I figured readers wouldn't mind another dose of Doc. This time, the theme is "What If?". The topic has been seen in everything from history to comic books and is an entertaining way to see the possibilities of what might have happened under different circumstances.

Compiled by an inspired and talented Keith "Kez" Wilson, he has faithfully recreated a library of Doc Savage fantasy covers that are quite convincing, right down to the cover design and the text font.

Below are a few of my favorites, especially the ones where Doc battles the Universal Monsters. "The King of Skull Island" and "Claw of Death" with the wonderfully gawd-awful flying thing from 1957's THE GIANT CLAW are also favorites.

For the complete collection of Doc Savage fantasy covers go HERE.

For more Doc Savage at WOM, go HERE.

DOC SAVAGE COVER GALLERY

Outside of the pulps themselves, Bantam Books published the series that most fans of Doc Savage are familiar with. With eye-catching lettering and cover designs, these paperbacks were highly visible on the spinner racks. It didn't hurt that a large percentage of the covers were painted by James Bama who had a knack with the art of the fantastic that included his run on the earlier Aurora monster model box art.

The series ran for 96 books, just a few shy of one hundred, the last being MYSTERY ON HAPPY BONES, published in October 1979 with a cover by Bob Larkin. One indication of their longevity, when the first book came out in 1964 the cover price was 45-cents and the price for the last book was $1.75

All covers are by Bama with the exception of METEOR MENACE (James Avati), BRAND OF THE WEREWOLF (Mort Kunstler), and THE LOST OASIS and THE LAND OF TERROR (Douglas Rosa).