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  1. Flash Gordon is a 1936 superhero serial film. Presented in 13 chapters, it is the first screen adventure for Flash Gordon, the comic-strip character created by Alex Raymond in 1934. It presents the story of Gordon's visit to the planet Mongo and his encounters with the evil Emperor Ming the Merciless.

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    Flash Gordon is the first movie serial adapting Alex Raymond's original comic strip. Each chapter is approximately 20 minutes long. In 1934, Universal Pictures licensed several King Features Syndicates comic strips to adapt as serials, including Flash Gordon, Secret Agent X-9, Ace Drummond and another Raymond created strip, Jungle Jim. Flash Gordon...

    Chapter 101: The Planet of Peril: The planet Mongo is on a collision course with Earth. Dr. Hans Zarkov takes off in a rocket ship to Mongo, with Flash Gordon and Dale Arden as his assistants. They...
    Chapter 102: The Tunnel of Terror: Aura helps Flash to escape as Zarkov is put to work in Ming's laboratory and Dale is prepared for her wedding to Ming. Flash meets Prince Thun, leader of the Lion...
    Chapter 103: Captured by Shark Men: Flash stops the wedding ceremony, but he and Dale are captured by King Kala, ruler of the Shark Men and a loyal follower of Ming. At Ming's order, Kala forces Fl...
    The series influenced the “Cliffhangers” television series and the “The Secret Empire”.
    The theme tune is an excerpt from Franz Liszt's”Les Preludes”.
    The music for the opening and closing of each chapter, as well as the theme under the recap at the beginning of each chapter, was composed for the serial by Clifford Vaughan. The remainder of the m...
    The series influenced the physical appearance, as well as the logo of DC Comics' ”The Flash”in 1940.
    Flash Gordon: Buster Crabbe
    Dale Arden: Jean Rogers
    Ming the Merciless: Charles Middleton
    Princess Aura: Priscilla Lawson
    Producer: Henry MacRae
    Directors: Frederick Stephani, Ray Taylor (uncredited)
    Screenplay: Frederick Stephani, George Plympton, Basil Dickey, Ella O'Neill
    Original music: Clifford Vaughan, David Claxton
  2. All Seasons. Season 1 - Flash Gordon. SPECIAL 0x1 Radio Shows. December 31, 1935. 8 radio shows from April–June 1935 included as a DVD extra: (1) On the Planet Mongo; (2) Befriends Lion Men; (3) Imprisoned by Hawkmen; (4) Death Battle; (5) Rules Over Cave World; (6) Blue Magic Men; (7) Dr Zarkoff to the Rescue; (8) Promoted to Commander in Chief.

  3. Flash Gordon is a 1936 superhero serial film. Presented in 13 chapters, it is the first screen adventure for Flash Gordon, the comic-strip character created by Alex Raymond in 1934.

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    • Flash Gordon (1980) The Best Version Of Flash Gordon. Far away the most entertaining adaption of the Flash Gordon mythos, the 1980s' Flash Gordon nails the bombastic tone of the original comics with a keen eye for the vivid visuals that define the original stories.
    • Flash Gordon. Engaging Even Beyond The Influence. Flash Gordon was the serial that established the title character as a box office draw and remains one of the most important and influential sci-fi stories of the 20th century.
    • Flash Gordon's Trip To Mars (1938) One Of The Serial's Best Villains. Flash Gordon's Trip To Mars built upon the success of the first Flash Gordon serial, but can't quite reach the heights of the first one.
    • Defenders of the Earth (1986–1987) A Surprisingly Ambitious Crossover. Debuting in 1986, Defenders of Earth brings together multiple major heroes owned by the King Features Syndicate to combat Ming.
  4. Flash Gordon is a 1980 space opera [6] superhero film [7][8] directed by Mike Hodges, based on the King Features comic strip of the same name created by Alex Raymond.

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  6. Flash Gordon: Directed by Mike Hodges. With Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Max von Sydow, Topol. A football player and his friends travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth.