Ep. 131 Doc Savage: The Fortress of Solitude & The Devil Genghis

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before their general release. www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke The Pink
Smoke dives headfirst into the world of American pulp magazines of
the 30's & 40's with two tales of derring-do featuring
adventurer/scientist/detective/explorer and superhero prototype Doc
Savage. Known as the Bronze Man, Savage trots the globe with his
fabulous five-man brain trust facing off against all manner of
ostentatious villains and colorful henchmen. Doc was the hero of
213 stories from 1933 to 1949, popularized for a new generation
when revived as paperbacks between 1964 and 1990. Hosts Christopher
Funderburg, Martin Kessler and John Cribbs chose two of them to
read and discuss: The Fortress of Solitude and The Devil Genghis,
both written by Lester Dent under the by-line "Kenneth Robeson" and
published in 1938. Featuring death rays, giant amazon women and one
of the most diabolical supervillains ever created who'll stop at
nothing short of total world domination, the stories were so filled
with action and intrigue it made each host emit a low, mellow growl
subconsciously, something like the trilling of a strange bird from
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twitter.com/cfunderburg Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / “Tea
for Two” Outro music: Marcus Pinn / “Vegas"