Flash Gordon by Alex Raymond from 8/23/1936 Full Size Page!

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This is a Flash Gordon Sunday Page by Alex Raymond. Fantastic Artwork! This was cut from the original newspaper Sunday comics section of 1936. Size : 15 x 22 inches (Full Page). Paper : some light edge tanning, a few have archival repairs on backside, otherwise: Excellent!: Bright Colors! Pulled from loose sections! (Please Check Scans) Please include $5.00 Total postage on any size order (USA) $10.00 International Flat Rate . I combine postage on multiple pages . Check out my other auctions for more great vintage Comicstrips and Paper Dolls. Thanks for Looking! Flash Gordon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Flash Gordon The first Flash Gordon comic strip Publication information PublisherKing Features Syndicate First appearance January 7, 1934 Created by Alex Raymond In-story information Team affiliations Dale Arden (love interest) ,Dr. Hans Zarkov (scientist) Defenders of the Earth Flash Gordon is the hero of a science fiction adventure comic strip originally drawn by Alex Raymond . First published January 7, 1934, the strip was inspired by and created to compete with the already established Buck Rogers adventure strip. Also inspired by these series were comics such as Dash Dixon (1935 to 1939) by H.T. Elmo and Larry Antoinette and Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire (1935 to 1941) by Carl Pfeufer and Bob Moore [citation needed ].In Australia, the character and strip were retitled Speed Gordon to avoid a negative connotation of the word "Flash". [1 ] At the time, the predominant meaning of "flash" was "showy", connoting dishonesty. [2 ]The Flash Gordon comic strip has been translated into a wide variety of media, including motion pictures, television and animated series. The latest version, a Flash Gordon TV series , appeared on the US Sci Fi Channel in 2007-2008 and then on the United Kingdom Sci Fi channel . A print comic book series by Brendan Deneen and Paul Green and published by Ardden Entertainment debuted in 2008, with the first arc entitled "The Mercy Wars", and is also available on iTunes for the iPod and iPhone . They followed this up with further storylines. Contents 1 Characters and story 2 Strip bibliography 2.1 Reprints 3 Films 3.1 Film serials 3.2 1980 film 3.3 A Christmas Story 3.4 Flash Gordon 3D 4 Television 4.1 Flash Gordon (1954-55 live-action) 4.2 Flash Gordon animated (1979-80) 4.3 Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All (1982) 4.4 Defenders of the Earth (1986) 4.5 Flash Gordon (1996) 4.6 Flash Gordon (2007-08 live-action) 5 Radio serials 6 Comic books 7 Flash Gordon Strange Adventure Magazine 8 Novels 9 1939 World's Fair 10 Reprints 11 DVD releases 11.1 Film serials (1936-1940) 11.1.1 Flash Gordon (1936) 11.1.2 Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938) 11.1.3 Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940) 11.2 Flash Gordon (1954-55) 11.3 The New Adventures of Flash Gordon (1979) 11.4 Flash Gordon (1980) 11.5 Defenders of the Earth 11.6 Flash Gordon (1996) 12 Stamps 13 References 14 External links Characters and story Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon (February 25, 1934) The comic strip follows the adventures of Flash Gordon, a handsome polo player and Yale graduate, and his companions Dale Arden and Dr. Hans Zarkov . The story begins with Earth bombarded by fiery meteors. Dr. Zarkov invents a rocket ship to locate their place of origin in outer space. Half mad, he kidnaps Flash and Dale, whose plane has crashed in the area, and the three travel to the planet Mongo , where they discover the meteors are weapons devised by Ming the Merciless , evil ruler of Mongo.For many years, the three companions have adventures on Mongo, traveling to the forest kingdom of Arboria, ruled by Prince Barin ; the ice kingdom of Frigia, ruled by Queen Fria; the jungle kingdom of Tropica, ruled by Queen Desira; the undersea kingdom of the Shark Men, ruled by King Kala; and the flying city of the Hawkmen, ruled by Prince Vultan . They are joined in several early adventures by Prince Thun of the Lion Men. Eventually, Ming is overthrown, and Mongo is ruled by a council of lea... read more

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