Flash Gordon

:This article is about a character originated in a comic strip. For the major league baseball player, see Tom "Flash" Gordon.

Synopsis

The comic strip followed the adventures of Flash Gordon, for whom the series was named, and his companions Dr. Hans Zarkov and Dale Arden. The story begins with Dr. Zarkov's invention of a rocket ship, in which the three of them make a journey to the planet Mongo, where they are stranded. Mongo is inhabited by a number of different cultures, some quite technologically advanced, that have been falling one by one under the domination of the vicious tyrant Ming the Merciless.

Related Topics:
Hans Zarkov - Dale Arden - Mongo - Ming the Merciless

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The three Earthpeople are befriended shortly after their arrival by Prince Barin, rightful heir to the throne that Ming has taken. Ming banishes Prince Barin and his followers — including Ming's own daughter, Aura, Barin's bride — to the forest realm of Arboria, and the three join in Barin's quest to topple Ming.

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In 1995, the strip was one of 20 included in the Comic Strip Classics series of commemorative postage stamps.

Related Topics:
Comic Strip Classics - Postage stamps

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