Prepare for an adventure in 'The Feathered Octopus', a captivating novel by Lester Bernard Dent. As the notorious financial mastermind High Lar, his cunning wife Lo Lar, and their criminal syndicate conspire to seize global airline dominance, Doc Savage becomes their primary target. Unaware of the nefarious plot, Doc Savage is enticed into a perilous trap, designed to exploit his compassionate nature and prevent him from uncovering their wicked scheme. With danger lurking at every turn, will Doc Savage outsmart the Feathered Octopus and save the world from their clutches?

From September and October of 1937. The Feathered Octopus Lured into a trap by a bogus appeal to his sense of goodness, Doc Savage saw a dangerous plot to gain control of all the world's airlines. But the monstrous financial manipulator High Lar, his wife Lo Lar and their gang hadn't counted on the superhuman strength and cunning of the Man of Bronze to uncover their evil plan! Repel Cadwiller Olden was only three feet tall, but he was the most dangerous man on Earth. With his legion of brutal giants, and control of REPEL -- a massive, devastating energy force -- the murderous midget began an all-out assault against the defenseless bastions of the free nations. As the entire world huddles in fear, Doc Savage battles against the bizarre doll criminal, and the unleashed fury of his deadly tool of destruction, REPEL!

The White Feathered Octopus (Tetragrammatron Press, 2012). This book talks about the gritty hard realties of growing up a blinded street beggar in Cairo, 1937, as if a mutant midwifed counterclockwise to the distant Jauntpads of Rocketcityutopia. It is a science fiction novel, written from one giant cryptographic anagram of Herman Melville's Moby DIck. Not for the faint of heart! Read it if you dare. An erotic sexperiment in Philikdicking ones own mind back from the brink of madness and disability a biography of lowdown heights, back alley knife fights, and cold uptown delights, the whole while you have the sinking feeling that this all might not actually be happening, as if you are a chess piece on a scrabble board. In other words, prepared to have your MindPenis Blown! Can you Get to That?

Lured into a trap by an appeal to his sense of goodness, Doc Savage saw a dangerous plot to gain control of all the world's airlines. But the monstrous financial manipulator High Lar and his gang hadn't counted on the superhuman strength and cunning of the Man of Bronze to uncover their evil plan.

Doc Savage is the prototype of the modern fictional superhero. The character exploded onto the scene in 1933, with the Great Depression and the gathering clouds of war as a cultural backdrop. The adventure series is examined in relation to historical events and the changing tastes of readers, with special attention paid to the horror and science fiction elements. The artwork features illustrations, covers, and original art. Chapters cover Doc Savage paperbacks, pulp magazines, comic books, and fanzines, and an appendix offers biographies of all major contributors to the series.

The pulp era's greatest superhero returns in two thrill-packed pulp novels by Lester Dent writing as "Kenneth Robeson." Patricia Savage is kidnapped and spirited off to the South Seas, leading Doc Savage on the trail of an Asian mastermind. What is the incredible secret of "The Feathered Octopus"? Then, the Man of Bronze and his Iron Men investigate sightings of "The Goblins," bizarre green creatures whose touch brings a terrible, burning death! BONUS: DC editor Joe Cavalieri previews "Doc Savage's Four-Color Return. This deluxe pulp reprint showcases the classic color pulp covers by Robert G. Harris and Modest Stein, Paul Orban's original interior illustrations and historical commentary by Will Murray, writer of seven Doc Savage novels. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-013-7 Softcover, 7x10. B&W, $12.95