It all makes sense now.
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It all makes sense now.
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From The Trades:
Or was he?
There are few science fiction aficionados not familiar with Lester Dent’s creation, Doc Savage. When comparing Savage and Superman, it doesn’t require much of a stretch to see the resemblances between “The Man Of Bronze” and “The Man Of Steel”. Both had keen minds. Both were named Clark. Both had a “fortress of solitude” — Savage’s in the Arctic, Superman’s in the Antarctic. Dent’s Savage was even publicized as “a superman” in the house ads promoting the tales. Published in the early-to-mid 1930’s, it is readily admitted that Doc Savage was a strong influence on the teenage Siegel and Shuster when they created the Last Son of Krypton.
There was, however, another champion to contend with, an older one who was a lot closer to being Superman than Clark Savage ever was.
An uninhibited Superman? Wylie’s Gladiator was published in 1930, eight years before the Man of Steel.Meet Hugo Danner. He can leap 40 feet into the air; bend steel in his bare hands. Nothing short of a bursting shell can penetrate his invulnerable skin. Sound familiar?