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Doc Savage In French
French Comics

Three Doc Savage comics series have been translated in french : 

  • Marvel's Doc Savage [comic] (#1-8, oct 72 to jan 74) in LUG's Titans (#4-11, sep 76 to nov 77)
  • Marvel's Two-in-One (#21, nov 76) in LUG's Special Strange (#15)
  • Marvel's Doc Savage [B/W mag] "Curtis"(#1-3, aug 75 to jan 76) in LUG's Planète des Singes (#13-19, feb 78 to aug 78). 
    • Titans #4 and #8  feature a Doc Savage cover picture that are not present in the Marvel series (full size color picture, inspired by the bottom image of page 17 in Doc Savage comic #1 and of page 28 in Doc Savage comic #5).   

    Download JPEGs of these covers: titans1.jpg (142k), titans2.jpg (159k) 

    The layout of the translation in Planète des Singes is a bit different from the one in the american edition. 
    Planète des Singes #16 features a Doc Savage cover picture that is not present in the Marvel series (full size color picture, inspired by the last image of page 44 in Doc Savage "Curtis" #2). 

    Download JPEGs of these covers: planete1.jpg (98k), planete2.jpg (113k) 

    Writers and artists are the same as in the american edition. No credit is given to the translators. 

    Misc
    A french comics parody has been published under the name Doc Savedge -- Le aventurier by Coucho, for the Darrgaud editions (oct 87). 
    It depicts the adventures of a superloser, in a very sarcastic way. Besides their names and the fact they are heroes, Doc Savedge and Doc Savage share very few common points. The writer used the Doc Savage name as an archetype for a generic hero. 
    Note that the title contains a voluntary error. It should be called L'aventurier. This emphasizes the limited syntaxical abilities of the superhero... 

     
    The following (probably) unauthorized use of Bama's Doc depiction has been use on the cover of the adult comic Pacte diabolique (Série Jaune, #19).The publisher is Editions Elvifrance. Publication date is unknown, but probably from the 70s. The inside "art" has no relation with Doc Savage. Note the vampire's teeth added to Doc
    The white square has been added to respect the condition of the host of these pages
     
    Last update: 12-10-04  |  Comments, questions: e-mail to Alain Berguerand
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