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The Living Fire Menace

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Doc Savage January 1938

Nations arming for international conflict engage in a behind-the-scenes mineral war that threatens to disrupt the natural balance of the universe. Doc Savage rises to the peak of his strength and wit to uncover the secret of the cavern with the living fire.

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Tarzan Lord of the Jungle (1963)

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Isolated in the jungle for hundreds of years, the descendants of the knights of Richard the Lion-hearted are still at war with the Saracens.

This same scene was illustrated by J. Allen St. John for the cover of the first edition

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