Book excerpt: Thrill to the original pulp adventures of DC Comics' "First Wave" crimebuster as the Man of Bronze returns in two action-packed thrillers by Harold A. Davis and Lester Dent writing as "Kenneth Robeson." First, the War Department calls in Doc Savage after a weird wave of mass suffocations decimates the U.S. military. Can the Man of Bronze defeat Merchants of Disaster to restore national security? Then, after a fiery accident, Doc Savage announces his retirement to a stunned world. This classic pulp reprint showcases both original color pulp covers, Paul Orban's classic interior illustrations and historical commentary by Will Murray, writer of seven Doc Savage novels. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-047-2 Softcover, 7x10, 112 pages, $14.95