The Miracle Menace (Doc Savage)
By Kenneth Robeson (Will Murray)
ISBN #978-1618271327
Altus Press www.altuspress.com/
Price $24.95 (paperback)
314 Pages
Rating 5-Stars
“The Continuing Sagas of The Adventures of The Man of
Bronze!”
Two
mysteries transpire in the area of La Plata, Missouri. First, a mysterious old
Victorian home tends to disappear and reappear from time to time, causing a bit
of curiosity among the citizens. Second, there is the sudden appearance of
Christopher Columbus, the man that discovered America. Doc received word of the
mysteries from two of his “college” graduates, men who were released from the
special hospital where their minds were operated on to remove criminal tendencies. Gathering his five aides, they depart for
Missouri, where they encounter more than they had bargained for!
How’s
this for a Halloween special release? Starting off the issue is Joe DiVito’s
fantastic cover featuring Doc, Monk, and Ham, plus Doc’s Dirigible. In fact,
this cover is now my favorite of the series, with the cover of “Death’s Dark
Domain” coming in second. Altus Press has designed and produced another fantastic
product. My only complaint is the paperback edition does not contain the
beautiful wraparound cover that Joe illustrated. You have to get the hardback
for that. In this complicated mystery, we have time travel, mind reading,
foreign spies, a religious cult, and a pair of magicians, plus the beautiful
girl and … Christopher Columbus!
The
Miracle Menace may not top Skull Island, but you can’t criticize it for lack of
trying. Skull Island is going to be hard to surpass. But Will Murray gives it a
good try with all the elements mixed into this new adventure. It proves once
again that Will is the right author for the continuing series of Doc Savage.
Tom
Johnson
Echoes
Magazine
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