Doc Savage: The Ring of Fire

Doc Savage (Dynamite) #3

by David Avallone, Dave Acosta (Artist)

David Avallone ( Vampirella) and Dave Acosta (Red Sonja, Vampirella) unite for a Doc Savage epic of pulp-fueled espionage and intrigue! Set in 1938, "The Ring of Fire" delivers thrills aplenty as FDR's America faces a string of national beloved aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart is missing, volcanoes are going off under US Navy bases, and villains from the Silver Death's Heads gang are trying to kill Doc Savage! Who is the sinister villain behind this string of misfortune?

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels

96 pages, Paperback

First published October 4, 2017

Reviews

[Chad · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some pulpy goodness from Dynamite. Doc Savage and his team head to the South Pacific when a volcano destroys a naval base. I like how it tied into Amelia Earhart's story as well. We need some more of these Doc Savage comics.

[Steven · Rating 4 out of 5]

Spot-on pulp feel to this collection with some very good art to go with a solid story. Lester Dent would be proud

[Jimmy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Have you heard of the pulp comic book hero name Doc Savage? This is the first time I read a story about Doc Savage, a character that is popular in pulp magazine stories in the 1930s and 1940s. In this modern retelling of Doc Savage in comic book form by Dynamite Entertainment the story takes place in 1938 and involves Pacific Island, secret conspiracy plots and also the Japanese Navy and fascinating of all Amelia Earhart. If you know your history you would remember Amelia Earhart was a woman famous pilot who unfortunately disappeared in her plan in the Pacific.
This trade paperback has four chapters or issues. The series cover for each issues were well done and so was the rest of the work. I really enjoyed setting this story in the 1930s; that’s currently one of my favorite era for comic book stories to take place. The story is about sudden volcanic eruption in Palmyra Island that made US President Franklin Roosevelt has some questions especially since an important Naval Admiral and his ship disappeared. So Doc Savage and his team are dispatched to investigate. Doc Savage splits his team up to approach the area in question and later discover sinister forces are at play using weapons that Doc Savage created but were stolen from him. I don’t want to give away too much of the book but action and adventures are pursued by Doc Savage and his friends!
I love how there’s real historical figures in this book: FDR, Amelia Earhart and Navy Admiral Bill Leahy. This comic book was also an alternative history fiction as it gives the reason for Amelia Earhart’s death as trying to stop a dangerous person with a dangerous secret weapon on a plane. But the alternative history fiction wasn’t overdone. I also thought the creative team for this comic book did a good job handling the Japanese naval officers involved in this story in the sense that it didn’t caricature them as dumb as older 40s comics would have done; there was a redemptive element of the Japanese admiral also as well and they did that without being woke. After reading this I am open to reading more Doc Savage comic books; which means I enjoyed this.

[Fraser Sherman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Much better than Dynamite's first Doc Savage collection. During WW II, a volcano on a stable, non-volcanic island destroys an American naval base. Doc flies out to investigate; Pat flies out looking for her buddy Amelia Earhart (their relationship is heavily gay-coded, or is that just me?). Awaiting them both: John Sunlight, Doc's nemesis, now working with the Japanese.
Good, solid pulp adventure.

[Radclyffe U-Haul · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one uses real life characters too but I don't know, it just didn't bother me the same way.
Could have gone whole hog and just had Pat and Amelia kiss though.
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[Bob · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting and well done graphic novel entry into the world of Doc Savage. This time, he and his group of adventurous crimefighters, along with Amelia Earhart, battle the evil John Sunlight in order to save San Francisco from destruction. Fun stuff. Recommended

[Art · Rating 4 out of 5]

Back in the 70s I read some of the Doc Savage paperbacks. They were in the finest pulp tradition. So was this. It hit all the notes of the Doc Savage tradition. I may have to go looking for those paperbacks again. This whet my whistle for some of that old-fashioned adventure.

[Du · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pulp fiction at it's best. This is definitely one of the better Doc Savage comics I've read. It's a solid story, with enjoyable art work and a really good relationship with other DS canon.