On earth, new york jets football star flash gordon boards a small plane, where he meets travel agent dale arden. Also gaveled in the same auction, run by auction house profiles in history, was the original art for the inaugural strip of. Hawkeye clint barton is the hawkguy batman if you dont know about batman, please exit the wiki. Flash gordon was once a comon ordinary man, a graduate of yale and a parttime polo player, until he was captured by evil sources and taken to distant planet.
The flash, american comic book hero created for dc comics by writer gardner fox and artist harry lampert. Under each title will be the most recent publication dates if known, the status of the book, main characters, minor characters, creative team, and the storyline up to the last issue if you need a quick guideline for creating a new wiki page, please use this handy wikiskeleton. Jay garrick, the first version of the character, debuted in flash comics no. Three men have held the title of the fastest man alivejay garrick, barry allen and wally west. Peter wyngarde, the actor best known for roles on jason king, doctor who, and flash gordon, has passed away. Flash gordon was a 1988 comic book maxiseries adaptation of the famous comic strip hero flash gordon, written by dan jurgens and produced by dc comics.
Original artwork of the first ever flash gordon comic has sold for a. The flash gordon film features a soundtrack by queen and attracted a huge fan base when it was released in 1980. Flash gordon vol 1 this page contains a list of all the comics included in flash gordon vol 1. The flash wiki is a collaborative website dedicated to the dc comics character the flash. The best comic strips, political cartoons and puzzles in all the land. Gordon character in the 1980s adaptation of raymonds comic book series.
Read flash gordon 1966 comic online free and high quality. Flash gordon comic book archives volume 2 launch into a new era of classic comics storytelling with the second volume of flash gordon comic book archives. Us in flash gordon comicbook archives dark horse, 2010. Heroic earthling flash gordon saves the world from the nefarious ming the merciless in the beloved film adaptation of the famous and influential scifi comic strip. Flash, of course, rose to fame in the movies, but his origins are these lavish drawings by adventure illustrator raymond for the newspaper comic strip. Flash gordon on mongo is the first flash gordon newspaper comic strip as it appeared from jan 7, 1934 thru april 8, 1934. See more ideas about flash gordon, flash gordon comic, flash. There, he became the great fighter of these evil sources named flash gordan, the king of the impossible. Those changes were quickly followed up and 1987 saw the publication of a new flash comic, initially written by mike baron. Flash gordon volume 1 was a limited series, published by dc comics. The full comic strip can be seen here, which depicts flash gordon on his way. A comic book adaptation of the film was drawn by artist al williamson, who had previously worked on flash gordon comics in the 1960s. Giella also assisted on such king features syndicated comic strips as flash gordon.
Doctor who and flash gordon actor peter wyngarde has died. An exceptional athlete and courageous man, flash was dubbed king of the impossible due to many fantastic adventures and accomplishments including. Flash gordon 1st sunday newspaper strips 19341935 76 weeks. Each wiki entry is the title of a comic book series. Together, with his aquaintances doctor hans zarkov and his love interest, dale.
Alex raymond created, wrote and drew the character of flash gordon from his first. A new foreign reprint of classic flash gordon comic strips from 1977 and 1978 has an unexpected villain on the cover. The news broke via the bbc, who reported that the actor had died at chelsea. Alex raymond was one of the most influential american newspaper comic artists of all time. Sep 06, 2017 a new foreign reprint of classic flash gordon comic strips from 1977 and 1978 has an unexpected villain on the cover. Flash gordon 36 comics by several publishers flash gordon is the hero of a science fiction comic strip originally drawn by alex raymond, which was first published on january 7, 1934. A football player and his friends travel to the planet mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of ming the merciless to save earth.
Flash gordon is the hero of a science fiction adventure comic strip originally drawn by alex raymond, which was first published on january 7, 1934. There have been several series of flash gordon books. Buffy the vampire slayer buffy, willow, spike, xander and the rest are back for season 10. In the 1960s, he prominently inked gil kane on the series green lantern. Our goal is to collaborate with other fans in order to build a reliable, accurate, and informative resource. The flash gordon comic strip has been translated into a wide variety of media, including. Thr report that fox have a new take on the classic flash gordon comic strip planned, with star trek 3 writers j. This page contains information about flash gordon volume 1. Flash gordon 1980 comic book adaptation 1 topics flash gordon, 1980, comic book, adaptation collection comics. Flash gordon sets world record for most expensive comic strip art. Flash gordon is the hero of a science fiction adventure comic strip originally drawn by alex raymond. With his space opera flash gordon 1934 he redefined the science fiction genre, while his postwar detective strip rip kirby 1946 stood out for its contemporary realism. The introduction of barry allen as the flash in 1956 marked the dawn of the silver age of comics. Nov 12, 2003 this mammoth volume, the first of three, chronicles the newspaper adventures of flash gordon from the character s inception in 1934.
The walking dead youve seen the hit tv show, now read the original comic. Featuring eyepopping artwork from such comics luminaries as jeff jones and pat boyette, this new wave in. When they return to earth they make it their home base. First published january 7, 1934, the strip was inspired by and created to compete with the already established buck rogers adventure strip in australia, the character and strip were retitled speed gordon to avoid a negative connotation of the word flash. Based loosely on the comic strips of alex raymond, the three flash gordon cliffhanger serials are. It was written by littleknown author james edison northford. The original novels by alex raymond were published by star books in the uk during the late 70s. The 2014 dynamite flash gordon comic also contained several allusions to the film, including having vultan speak the line gordon s alive. Even those genre creators who reject the associated traditions which flash gordon helped to shape are to a lesser or greater degree still reacting to the omnipresence of the strips innovations. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. Also, the character had to eat vast quantities of food to maintain his metabolism.
He is widely praised for his realism, beautiful and elegant depictions of women and clever use of black and white. This mammoth volume, the first of three, chronicles the newspaper adventures of flash gordon from the character s inception in 1934. Beginning life as a comic strip character in 1934, american astronaut flash gordon proved to be so popular that in 1936, universal pictures produced a 15episode serial about the intrepid space traveler. The mysterious power known as the speed force is an energy field that has, over the centuries, granted incredible powers of velocity to certain heroes. Hes especially unexpected because hes a character that wasnt created yet, has nothing to do with flash gordon or cartoonist dan barry, and. Jay garrick was the original flash of the golden age, and a founding member of the justice society of america.
In 1936, one issue of flash gordon strange adventure magazine was published by harold hersey, featuring a novel about flash gordon, entitled the master of mars. The firstever flash gordon comic strip from 1934 has set a world record by. The wiki format allows anyone to create or edit any article, so we can all work together to create new pages and work on improving the site. Flash gordon, spaceman hero of the sciencefiction comic strip flash gordon, created in 1934 by illustrator alex raymond and writer don moore. His legacy, the flash family, spans throughout history tapping into the enigmatic speed force to gain their powers. He is the protector of central city and keystone city, fighting against evil using his superspeed and a dedicated sense of heroism. The strip was later adapted into a radio program, films, and both liveaction and animated television shows. Flash gordon 1966 comic read flash gordon 1966 comic.
The champion of all mongo returns in this new volume of classic comics stories. It would be far easier to discuss those relatively few aspects of scifantastical fiction which havent been in any way influenced by alex raymond and don moores flash gordon. First published january 7, 1934, the strip was inspired by, and created to compete with, the already established buck rogers adventure strip. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. The most famous of these is the flash, also known as the fastest man alive. Flash gordon comic book archives volume 3 reprints the full run of flash gordon stories originally published by charlton comics in the late 1960s, and with these amazing tales of outerspace adventure, flash has quite a fight on his hands. The flash gordon comic strip has had many repercussions in other media. Nicknamed the scarlet speedster, all incarnations of the flash possess super speed, which includes the.
Our heroes spend the next twelve episodes surviving various exotic hazards before. The series compressed the basic story into 9 issues and still found time for plenty of action, worldbuilding, and character development. Profiles in history reported the strip, published in 1934, sold for a. The comic strip featuring the very first appearance of flash gordon, the 1930s scifi hero that launched. The saddlestitched novel was based more or less on the comic strip story lines, and included color illustrations reminiscent of alex raymonds artwork. What belongs here each wiki entry is the title of a comic book series. Cet article examine les relations entre le comic strip flash gordon, dalex. Hes especially unexpected because hes a character that wasnt created yet. Jones, whom williamson felt did not resemble the classic character. When the flash gordon title made its move to king comics in 1966, it was the start of a brilliant new look and a giant leap forward in storytelling and character. Firstever flash gordon comic strip sells for almost half a million. Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page. Flash gordon is an american comic strip that ran from january 7, 1934 until it went into reruns following the last new sunday strip on march 16, 2003. The new adventures of flash gordon episode guide filmation 1979 1980.
These stories focused not only on the flashs superhero exploits, but the state of wallys wealth. Under each title will be the most recent publication dates if. Today its celebrated as a cult classic by millions of fans on. Midflight, the cockpit is hit by a meteorite and the pilots are lost. Full list of comics from this series that are in the database. To relieve his boredom, emperor ming the merciless of the planet mongo declares that he will play with and destroy earth by remotely causing natural disasters. Flash gordon comic book archives volume 2 dark horse comics. Jan 18, 2018 peter wyngarde, the actor best known for roles on jason king, doctor who, and flash gordon, has passed away. Williamson actually disliked the movie, especially the casting of sam j.
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