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"Doc Savage Annual (1989)"
The sole special for DC's Doc Savage title was also their first Doc adventure set in the 1930s.
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| Issue #: | 1 | | Publishing Date: | January 1989 |
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| Title: | The Olympic Peril! | | Credits: | Mike W. Barr (writer), Gabriel Morrissette (penciler)
Rick Magyar (inker), Tony Tollin (colorist), George Pratt (cover penciler) | | Score: | ¶¶¶¶ (out of 5) | | Synopsis: | Young Clark Savage, Jr. was placed by his father in the hands of experts, training him to be an avenger for justice. The training supervisor, Dr Gunter Asch, stole Savage, Sr’s theories and left to create a rival program, which would have repercussions decades later…. July, 1936: Doc’s aides receive a visit from a Brenda Sinclair, distraught over ...
Sign in to see the full synopsis | | Synopsis Written By: | Peter Silvestro |
| Pro Review: | By Peter Silvestro
Barr’s story manages to combine a more historically based adventure with an account of Doc’s origin, integrating the latter into the story; wisely, in my opinion, since the tale couldn’t support being stretched to a full-length issue without having to be padded (as Phil Farmer would later demonstrate). The plot is serviceable with its introduction of the Anti-Doc, though the ending seems a bit rushed. The new art team does a good job of maintaining the series’ “look” with a more accurate presentation of the aides than previously seen in the DC version, including giving Johnny a monocle rather than glasses. A few problems for the colorist arise: Pat lacks her cousin’s bronze hue, and the aides’ hair color isn’t consistent (note Johnny on page 30 and Renny on page 42). The only real liability to the issue is that dark and ugly cover with paint slapped on canvas by an uncredited artist. What a turn-off.
Score: 3 (out of 5) |
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