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Related to [[Diesel Punk]] and [[Jungle Opera]]. Often the subject of a [[George Lucas Throwback]]. See also [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot]], [[Twice-Told Tale]] which requires a specific tale.
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== Anime ==
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* ''[[Hellboy (Comic Book)|Hellboy]]'' features elements of Two Fisted Tales, with Nazis, [[
* ''[[Planetary]]'' features Axel Brass, one of the universe's "Century Babies" and a [[Captain Ersatz]] of Doc Savage, who once headed up an entire secret society of Captain Ersatzes based on the pulp heroes of the era. His adventures and dealings with Elijah Snow are regularly chronicled.
* ''[[Tom Strong (Comic Book)|Tom Strong]]'' is [[Alan Moore]]'s take on the pulp hero living into the modern era.
* Marvel's ''[[Immortal Iron Fist]]'' is mostly a kung fu book, but features strong elements of pulp as well (especially with Orson Randall, the World War I era Iron Fist).
* In 1997 [[DC Comics]] had a "Pulp Heroes" event, in which all their annuals were written in the style of the pulps. Ones that particularly fitted the [[Two
* The [[EC Comics]] title ''Two-Fisted Tales'' began with stories of this genre but soon became a (much better) war comic.
* In ''[[Atomic Robo]]'', the titular character has fought Nazi mad scientists, Lovecraftian horrors, and an intelligent dinosaur, visited different dimensions, and encountered the ghost of Rasputin.
* [[DC Comics]]' ''First Wave'' imprint, a [[Two
* The picture above is from Dave Stevens's ''[[The Rocketeer (Comic Book)|The Rocketeer]]'', adapted into a movie in 1991.
* [[Dominic Fortune]], a 1930s 'Brigand For Hire' in the [[Marvel Universe]]. Created by [[Howard Chaykin]].
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* Cult classic ''[[The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension]]'', a purposeful knockoff of Doc Savage.
* ''The Adventures of [[The Librarian]]'' are a modern day pulp adventure spanning three films to date.
* ''[[Captain America:
== [[Literature]] ==
* [[Philip Jose Farmer]]'s long writing career is marked by his great love of the pulps and he devoted great energy to his many Two Fisted Tales. Even his works which aren't in the genre are often informed by it. ''[[Doc Savage]]: His Apocalyptic Life'' provides a biography of the pulp era hero and links him to other period heroes.
* ''The Chinatown Death Cloud Peril'' has [[Beethoven Was an Alien Spy|the authors of Doc Savage and The Shadow]] looking into the murder of [[HP Lovecraft]] and uncovering a global conspiracy.
* ''The Takers'' is an [[Indiana Jones]]-style homage novel by Jerry Ahern, about an [[Self
* [[Kim Newman]]'s Dr Shade ... [[Alternate Character Interpretation|sometimes]]. Some of the stories featuring him are celebrations of the pulps and others (most especially "The Original Dr Shade") are [[Deconstruction|Deconstructions]]. Also by Newman but not featuring Dr Shade: the [[Diogenes Club (Literature)|Diogenes Club]] story "Clubland Heroes" (definitely a Deconstruction).
* Zach Parsons specifically called his book My Tank is Fight! "two fisted pulp history." And describes the development and potential use of various [[WW 2]] super/strange weapons.
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* The ''[[Uncharted]]'' series, easily. Set in modern times, but all the elements are there: Indiana Jones-esque hero, lots of bad guys to fight in the middle of a war, exotic locations to visit, women to rescue (and be rescued by), betrayal, and the overall theme. It's essentially the playable form of a pulp hero story.
* The ''[[Wolfenstein (Video Game)|Wolfenstein]]'' series also seems to have elements of this. You're a [[One
* The [[Ultima]] ''Worlds of Adventure'' spin-offs, ''[[Lost World|Savage Empire]]'' and ''[[Steampunk|Martian Dreams]]''.
* ''[[Bulletstorm (Video Game)|Bulletstorm]]'' embraces this demeanor, down to the unlikable but heroic lead.
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* ''[[Tale Spin (Animation)|Tale Spin]]''
* ''[[Jonny Quest]]''
* The "[[Just for Fun/Daring Do/Just For Fun|Daring Do]]" series of [[Show Within a Show|Books Within A Show]] in the ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' episode "[[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E16 Read It and Weep|Read it and Weep]]", which is heavily based on [[Indiana Jones]].
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