What was the fabulous treasure Velma Crale had discovered in the South Pole? And why was Cheaters Slagg willing to kill to keep her from talking? The Man of Bronze and his five aides give chase all the way to the bottom of the world -- and are nearly sunburned to death!

This was the first Doc saga I ever read, so of course it holds a special place in my heart.

The story is just rip-roaring. Bonus points for the unintentional humor of the villian's weapon, which creates a hole in the ozone layer! Egads!

This was the second Doc I had ever read in its pulp form. Hated the pulp cover; loved the Pfeiffer cover. The adventure is quite good, but what struck me as odd was that somehow Dent knew of the hole in the ozone layer (it is also crucial to the mystery in the story). But this means that in 1936 people already knew that there was a hole in the ozone layer. It also means that we, in this generation, didn't create it. It was already there in the 1930s. This is a rousing adventure, and as far as I know, the only one to take place in Antarctica.

This one was really frustrating. Dent was deep into his Doc "formula" when he wrote it — 14 chapters of running around the East Coast and a scant 6 chapters where Doc and the gang are even in Antarctica. Those 6 chapters are great, but not great enough to recommend the book.
What's more, the "treasure" is dull as dishwater and I have no idea what is happening on the Pfeiffer cover.