Flash Gordon

Today's post is about one of the most classic science-fiction comic strips in American history. Flash Gordon, created by Alex Raymond in 1934, was a newspaper comic that detailed the adventures of Earthling Flash Gordon, his girlfriend Dale Arden and Dr. Hans Zarkov, who find themselves on the planet Mongo after traveling there in Zarkov's experimental rocket. There they are caught up in war between the people's of Mongo and the dictator Ming the Merciless. Over the years these three had many adventures on Mongo, and the success of the strip lead to multiple movies, TV series, a radio series, multiple comic book series and other commercial enterprises. For those who follow this blog and wish to read any of the original Alex Raymond strips, they have been reprinted into 7 volumes which can be found at reasonable prices on http://www.amazon.com/ref=gno_logo. Just search for Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon under the books section. So don't hesitate, get out there and expand your imagination today!