Flash Gordon comic strip

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comic strip science fiction comic space opera

The Flash Gordon comic strip is a classic science fiction adventure series that debuted in 1934, following the heroic exploits of Flash Gordon on alien worlds and becoming highly influential in the space opera genre.

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Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon comic strip 1
Flash Gordon (1930s) comic strip 1
Flash Gordon comic strip (1934) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf comic strip ⓘ
science fiction comic ⓘ
space opera ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
creator Alex Raymond NERFINISHED ⓘ
debutDate 1934-01-07 ⓘ
debutedIn American newspapers ⓘ
featuresTechnology ray guns ⓘ
rocket ships ⓘ
firstPublisher King Features Syndicate NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre adventure ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ
space opera ⓘ
hasAdaptation Flash Gordon (1936 film serial) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Flash Gordon (1980 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Flash Gordon (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Flash Gordon (animated series) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Flash Gordon (radio serial) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTheme heroic adventure ⓘ
interplanetary travel ⓘ
rebellion against tyranny ⓘ
influenced Buck Rogers adaptations ⓘ
Flash Gordon film serials NERFINISHED ⓘ
Flash Gordon radio serials NERFINISHED ⓘ
Flash Gordon television series NERFINISHED ⓘ
Star Wars franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedGenre American newspaper adventure strips ⓘ
later science fiction comics ⓘ
introducedCharacter Dale Arden NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dr. Hans Zarkov NERFINISHED ⓘ
Flash Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ming the Merciless NERFINISHED ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainCharacter Dale Arden NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dr. Hans Zarkov NERFINISHED ⓘ
Flash Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableAntagonist Ming the Merciless NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor dynamic action artwork ⓘ
exotic alien worlds ⓘ
influential space opera storytelling ⓘ
originalFormat Sunday strip ⓘ
originalMedium newspaper comic strip ⓘ
periodOfPopularity 1930s ⓘ
1940s ⓘ
1950s ⓘ
publicationStatus syndicated ⓘ
publisher King Features Syndicate NERFINISHED ⓘ
setting planet Mongo NERFINISHED ⓘ
syndicatedBy King Features Syndicate NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Flash Gordon → basedOn → Flash Gordon comic strip ⓘ
Chapter 2: Freezing Torture → basedOn → Flash Gordon comic strip ⓘ
this entity surface form: comic strip "Flash Gordon" by Alex Raymond
Chapter 4: The Destroying Ray → basedOnWork → Flash Gordon comic strip ⓘ
Chapter 6: Flaming Death → basedOn → Flash Gordon comic strip ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon comic strip
Chapter 9: The Pool of Peril → basedOn → Flash Gordon comic strip ⓘ
this entity surface form: Flash Gordon comic strip by Alex Raymond
Ming the Merciless → firstAppearanceWork → Flash Gordon comic strip ⓘ
Dale Arden → fictionalUniverse → Flash Gordon comic strip ⓘ
this entity surface form: Flash Gordon universe
Dale Arden → firstAppearanceInWork → Flash Gordon comic strip ⓘ
Dale Arden → basedOnWork → Flash Gordon comic strip ⓘ
this entity surface form: Flash Gordon newspaper strip
Dale Arden → partOfFranchise → Flash Gordon comic strip ⓘ
this entity surface form: Flash Gordon franchise
Dr. Hans Zarkov → appearsIn → Flash Gordon comic strip ⓘ
Dr. Hans Zarkov → firstAppearanceUniverse → Flash Gordon comic strip ⓘ
this entity surface form: Flash Gordon (1930s) comic strip
planet Mongo → appearsIn → Flash Gordon comic strip ⓘ
planet Mongo → firstAppearance → Flash Gordon comic strip ⓘ
this entity surface form: Flash Gordon comic strip (1934)