Subtitle: As the Archangel of Technopolis
and Exotica — As
the Golden-eyed Hero of 181 Supersagas — As the Bronze Knight
of the Running Board — Including His Final Battle Against the
Forces of Hell Itself.
The book includes three addenda:
1- The Fabulous Family Tree of Doc Savage
2- Chronology
3- List of Doc Savage stories
DEDICATION: "This biography is dedicated to Lester Dent, the Revelator
from Missouri, and his wife, Norma Gerling Dent."
COVER TEXT:
Philip José Farmer,
biographer of Lord Greystoke (or Tarzan, as he is better known), has
turned his superb research and narrative skills to one of the most
famous heroes of our time: Doctor Clark Savage, Jr., popularly known as
Doc Savage, the bronze champion of justice. Philip José
Farmer has collected all the facts that shed light on Doc Savage
including his family
background (he is related to such stalwarts as Tarzan, Sherlock Holmes
and James Bond), his devilish opponents and his amazing inventions,
including radar, shark repellent and an anesthetic gas grenade which
helped capture King Kong. Together with other data and brilliant
deductions, Mr Farmer offers the most authoritative account of this
remarkable character we are ever likely to read...
(Panther)
FIRST PUBLICATION
Garden City, NY: Doubleday
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ISBN 0-385-08488-9
hardcover (21,5×14,5cm)
05/1973 (1st)
08/1973 (2nd)
226
$ 6.95
Walter Baumhofer
The 'First edition' is stated as such on the copyright page, and has
date code O24 on page 226. Red cloth boards with black lettering on the
spine.
There is also a variant of the dustjacket – with larger text
on the
spine – of which I saw one (the only?) copy at Farmer's
house: see photo.
Walter Baumhofer
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New York, NY: Bantam Books
Non-Fiction, Q8834
SBN 553-08834-125
paperback (18×10,5cm)
07/1975 (1st)
-/1975 (2nd)
270
$ 1.25
not credited [= Roger Kastel; background by Walter
Baumhofer]
Corrected and expanded edition.
Roger
Kastel
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New York, NY: Playboy
Paperbacks
Science Fiction
ISBN 0-872-16854-9
paperback (18×10,5cm)
07/1981
270
$ 2.50
not credited [= Ken Barr]
Again a somewhat corrected and expanded edition.
Ken
Barr
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(Boston, MA): Altus Press
Win Scott Eckert
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ISBN 978-1-61827-127-3
trade paperback (23×15cm)
09/2013
273
$ 24.95
Joe DeVito
The "Definitive Edition", revised from previous editions.
With extra contents:
- "Book of Magic",
foreword by Win Scott Eckert
- "Philip
José Farmer (1918-2009)", a biography by Win Scott
Eckert
The book includes an Index.
Joe
DeVito
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(Boston, MA): Altus Press
Win Scott Eckert
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ebook
10/2013
(288)
$ 5.99
Joe DeVito
The "Definitive Edition", revised from previous editions.
With extra contents:
- "Book of Magic", foreword by Win Scott Eckert
- "Philip José Farmer (1918-2009)", a biography by Win Scott Eckert
The ebook includes an Index.
Joe
DeVito
UK
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St Albans, Herts:
Granada / Panther Books
Biography
ISBN 0-586-04160-5
paperback (18×11cm)
04/1975
285
£ 0.75
Richard Clifton-Dey
Corrected and expanded edition, it also includes an index.
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Clifton-Dey
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