The First SUPER MAN: Get To Know DOC SAVAGE

Doc Savage, The Man of Bronze: DETARNISHED! - Trailer #4 - "The Main Event"

The news that Dwayne "The ROCK" Johnson recently broke that he will play the role of superhero Doc Savage in a live action film has got fans of the Action Movie Star excited. Yet, most fans of the younger generation as well as some Gen X"ers are probably wondering who this legendary character is. Heck, even I wasn"t as familiar with Doc Savage, other than the fact that there was once a movie released in 1975 and a Batman crossover written by Brian Azzarello.

Yet, as I dove into this character, I found that Doc Savage was extremely popular back in the day, as he was considered the original "Superman" since Doc Savage made his debut in 1933, whereas the Man of Steel was originally released by Action Comics in 1938 . Created by the trio of Henry W. Ralston, John L. Nanovic, and Lester Dent and first published by Street & Smith in 1933, Clark Savage Jr, known all over the world as The Man of Bronze had absolutely no superpowers whatsoever. Yet, the man had a skill set that would classify him as the baddest black ops guy ever!

So who is Doc Savage?

Doc Savage was an actual Doctor, as well as a scientist. In his origin story, a team of scientists brought together by his father trained Savage"s mind and body to near-superhuman abilities from the moment he was born.Doc Savage had above average strength and pro-athlete level endurance. He developed a photographic memory, and has extensive knowledge of the sciences. Doc Savage is also a master at hand to hand combat.

He works out of a secret office on the 86th floor of what would be the Empire State building, has a secret hangar under the Hudson River where he keeps a private fleet of planes, boats, and cars-all funded by a constant flood of gold from a Central American mine given to Doc Savage by Mayan Descendants. He even had his own "Fortress of Solitude" way before Superman did.

We can even thank Doc Savage for out modern technology. All of his futuristic tech will seem very familiar to you, and mind this fact- this was pre-WWII when these concepts came out:

• The flying wing, or what we know as The Glider.
• The answering machine,
• The Television,
• Automatic transmission,
• Night vision goggles,
• A hand-held automatic weapon, known variously as the machine pistol, the super-machine pistol, or the rapid-firer.

Doc Savage main writer Lester Dent, said the following about his beloved character:

"He rights wrongs and punishes evildoers. He has Sherlock Holmes" deductive abilities, Tarzan"s outstanding physical abilities, Craig Kennedy"s scientific education, and Abraham Lincoln"s goodness.

Lester Dent even went on to create a "code" for the good doctor:

"Let me strive every moment of my life to make myself better and better, to the best of my ability, that all may profit by it. Let me think of the right and lend all my assistance to those who need it, with no regard for anything but justice. Let me take what comes with a smile, without loss of courage. Let me be considerate of my country, of my fellow citizens and my associates in everything I say and do. Let me do right to all, and wrong no man."

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Meet Doc"s TEAM! The Fabulous Five

Doc Savage had his own team of heroes to help him with his mission to save the world and punish evildoers.

• Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Blodgett "Monk" Mayfair, a chemist who got his nickname from his "monkey" like features of long arms, and red body hair.
• Brigadier General Theodore Marley "Ham" Brooks, a Lawyer who loves his fine suits and carried a sword cane whose blade is dipped in a fast-acting anesthetic.
• Colonel John "Renny" Renwick, a construction engineer who was a big man, with big hands who loved to use brute force. His character also loved the phrase "Holy Cow" so much that it became a thing.
• Major Thomas J. "Long Tom" Roberts, an electrical engineer who is described as "sickly looking". Yet, Long Tom was a fierce fighter.
• William Harper "Johnny" Littlejohn, an archaeologist and geologist. Johnny was a man who loved to use "big words" in his everyday vocabulary. His favorite saying was "I"ll be superamalgamated!"

Meet his cousin PAT!

Doc"s 2nd cousin Patricia "Pat" Savage, who has his bronze skin, golden eyes, and bronze hair, also was along for the ride, even though Doc really wanted to keep her away from danger. She was a firecracker of a woman, feisty, and flirtatious who didn"t just stand back because a man told her so.

Meet his Greatest Villain

Of course, no hero is complete without his own arch-nemesis. Russian born John Sunlight, a criminal mastermind who is more of a wicked idealist. He hates the evils of the world, and the condition of human suffering (famine, sickness, crime) so much that he wants to fix it. How you ask? Simply by conquering the world and making everyone kneel to his way of life.

WIKIPEDIA FACT: Researcher Thomas Fortenberry has proposed that John Sunlight, combined with the actions in the Doc Savage adventure "The King Maker", form the origin of the Marvel Universe supervillain Doctor Doom. Calbia is the basis of Dr. Doom"s nation, Latveria, while the character of John Sunlight as an anti-Doc Savage, a twisted genius using his skills to bring world peace through personal domination, is the basis for Doom (an anti-genius opposite of Reed Richards). Dr. Doom is the answer to the dilemma posed to Doc Savage in The King Maker, what if he were to use his power to rule a nation?

There is no doubt that if you are going to bring to life a modern Doc Savage, the combination of Jason Bourne, Robert Langdon, Indiana Jones, Bruce Wayne, Sherlock Holmes with Watson, and Houston Texans Defensive End JJ WATT- you will need the right actor to pull it off and Dwayne Johnson is most definitely that man. Director and Writer Shane Black has a really cool character to play with, with tons of history. Get ready fans, DOC SAVAGE is going to BRING IT!

No release date has been set for DOC SAVAGE, so stay tuned folks.

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