Doc Savage: Muscular Inspiration?


Anybody inspired to lift when they saw those Doc Savage covers as a kid? I told myself that I want to look like that dude when I get to be old like him!(Looks like I made the age, still workin’ on the look!)…The ripped khaki shirt, cannonball delts, ripped pecs and abs make me wonder who the model was for the original paintings, had to be a bodybuilder (and lets not forget the cool adventurer high boots and johdpurs)…Here’s a pic of the first cover of the series to refresh memories…