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Publication date. 1934. Topics. Flash Gordon, Alex Raymond, Newspaper, Comics, Comic Strips, Science Fiction, Outer Space, Adventure. Collection. opensource. Language. English. A large collection of the Flash Gordon color strips that I picked up many years ago from a now-defunct blog.
Alexander Gillespie Raymond Jr. (October 2, 1909 – September 6, 1956) [2] was an American cartoonist and illustrator who was best known for creating the Flash Gordon comic strip for King Features Syndicate in 1934.
Oct 2, 2023 · What Alex Raymond left behind was, to use a cliché, “an embarrassment of riches.” Here are just 13 of Raymond’s incredible Flash Gordon pages in which his art graduated from the simple style of the first page in 1934 to the majesty of the Sundays just a few years later.
Aug 16, 2020 · Alexander Gillespie Raymond Jr. aka Alex Raymond (October 2, 1909 – September 6, 1956) was a renowned American cartoonist and illustrator celebrated for creating the iconic Flash Gordon comic strip under King Features Syndicate in 1934.
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Sep 15, 2016 · The pictures are all reproduced from original art—Flash Gordon and Jungle Jim (both January 7, 1934-April 30, 1944), Secret Agent X-9 (January 22, 1935-November 16, 1935), and the later Rip Kirby (March 4, 1946- September 29, 1956), all of Raymond’s masterpieces of illustrative art.
Alex Raymond was one of the most influential American newspaper comic artists of all time. With his epic space opera 'Flash Gordon' (1934-2003) he redefined the science fiction genre, while his post-war detective series 'Rip Kirby' (1946-1999) stood out for its contemporary realism and cosmopolitan look and feel.
Feb 26, 2020 · The first-ever Flash Gordon comic strip drawn by Alex Raymond in 1933 is heading for auction, having been rediscovered after more than 80 years. Raymond’s original artwork for Flash Gordon #1 has been described as “the greatest find in comic art history”, and could sell for more than half a million dollars at Profiles in History next month.
