Fred Pfeiffer: German Doc Savage - Spook Hole

Pabel published German Doc Savage #78 - Spook Hole in September 1978.

The cover is a re-creation of the Pfeiffer art from the Bantam version.

Fred Pfeiffer: German Doc Savage - The King Maker

Here is German Doc Savage #62 - The King Maker, published in September 1977 by Pabel. It features the Fred Pfeiffer cover art from the Bantam paperback.

The German paperbacks have a texture like a plastic tablecloth does.

Fred Pfeiffer: German Doc Savage - The Black Spot

Here is German Doc Savage #56 printed in March 1977. The book company is Pabel.

The Pfeiffer artwork is used from the Bantam paperback.

Fred Pfeiffer - German Doc Savage Land of Fear

Here is the cover of German Doc Savage #38 The Land of Fear. This was published in November 1975. It features the Pfeiffer cover art from the Bantam Books edition.

Fred Pfeiffer: German Doc Savage - Murder Mirage

Here is the cover to the German printing of Doc Savage - Murder Mirage. It is #55 out of 89 in the German Doc Savage series and printed in February 1977.

It uses the Fred Pfeiffer art from the Bantam Books series. Der Bronzemann!

Fred Pfeiffer : Buried For Pleasure - Spotlight

Fred Pfeiffer : Buried For Pleasure - Back Cover

Fred Pfeiffer : Buried For Pleasure - 1968

by Edmund Crispin
The Author is popular in the mystery
section. Fred and the early years.
The always popular purple.

The layout is interesting . X marks the spot.
Looks like the guy is eating the girls arm.
The syringe is always scary and Fred would slap
one on a Doc Savage later in his career.

SP

Fred Pfeiffer : The Gentle Infidel - Being Created

Thanks to Pfeiffer Pfiles Friend and Contributor, George Ladas we have these photos of Fred doing the pencil layout on this piece of cover art. Priceless. Thanks, George. SP

Fred Pfeiffer : the Gentle Infidel - Original Close-Up

Although both sold for near nothing, I can't remember which one went for just a few dollars.

Courtney can give the details. We both wish we had seen it sooner.

Fred Pfeiffer : the Gentle Infidel - 1970 - Original Art

Recently after doing my usual search for Pfeiffer on the net, I found where an 
auction had happened for some of Freds original art. 
Courtney searched a little deeper and  found another piece. 
Here is the original for "the Gentle Infidel.  

SP

Fred Pfeiffer 1/4/96

We honor the memory of a brilliant and amazing artist throughout the year on the Pfeiffer Pfiles.

But today even more so as Mr. Pfeiffer left this world on this day in 1996.

Peace goes out to his family and friends on this sad day.

Courtney Rogers
Glendale, AZ

Fred Pfeiffer : Doc Savage - The Devil Genghis - Spotlight

Fred Pfeiffer : Doc Savage - The Devil Genghis - 1974

by Lester Dent writing as Kenneth Robeson.
Fred and Doc Savage. This is an interesting piece.
Very pulpish with the larger than life villain in the background.

So we have arrived at the last of the Doc Savage covers by Fred.
If it was the late 70s you would here a collective sigh from the fanboys.
Fred shouldn't have let it bother him, the collective sighing group wouldn't find
Boris to their liking either. As I have said before...Fred did his own thing with the Doc Savage covers.

He didn't try and copy Jimmy Bama, he blazed his own trail and although at the time the Doc fans were rather cool to it. Leonardo da Vinci could have been signed to do the next 13 and they would have booed him. I think a few can look at Freds work now and not sigh as much. Thanks, Fred for some of the best Doc covers ever.

SP