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List of Flash Gordon comic strips

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List of Flash Gordon comic strips
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Flash Gordon is an American space adventure comic strip from King Features Syndicate, created and originally illustrated by Alex Raymond to compete with the already established Buck Rogers adventure strip. Flash Gordon ran as a Sunday comic from January 7, 1934 until March 16, 2003. From 2003 to 2023, the strip went into reprints of the work of Jim Keefe, who had written and illustrated the comic from 1996 to 2003. A daily strip by Austin Briggs ran from 1941 to 1944, and another by Dan Barry ran from 1951 to 1990. Flash Gordon was relaunched as a daily strip by Dan Schkade on October 22, 2023.

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Flash Gordon and Dale Arden meet Ming the Merciless for the first time in the Flash Gordon comic serial "On the Planet Mongo" (1934), art by Alex Raymond.

The comic strip follows the adventures of Flash Gordon and his companions Dale Arden and Dr. Hans Zarkov, who travel to the planet Mongo and immediately come into conflict with Ming the Merciless, its evil ruler.[1][2][3] Other characters include Prince Thun of the Lion Men, Flash's ally who opposes Ming; Princess Aura, Ming's selfish daughter who has an unrequited love for Flash; Prince Barin of the forest kingdom of Arboria, the rightful ruler of Mongo; and Prince Vultan of the Hawkmen, who inhabit a flying city.[1]

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Sunday strips

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Flash Gordon was created and originally illustrated by Alex Raymond to compete with the already established Buck Rogers adventure strip. Flash Gordon ran as a Sunday comic from January 7, 1934 until March 16, 2003.[1][2] From 2003 to 2023, the strip went into reprints of the work of Jim Keefe, who had written and illustrated the comic from 1996 to 2003.[1][4]

Alex Raymond (1934–1944)

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Austin Briggs (1944–1948)

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Mac Raboy (1948–1967)

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Dan Barry (1967–1990)

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Ralph Reese & Gray Morrow (1990–1991)

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Andrés Klacik (1991–1996)

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Jim Keefe (1996–2003)

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Reprint era (2003–2023)

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Daily strips

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A daily strip by Austin Briggs ran from 1941 to 1944,[11] and another by Dan Barry ran from 1951 to 1990.[12] Barry was initially assisted by artist Harvey Kurtzman, and later by Al Williamson, Frank Frazetta, Fred Kida, Bob Fujitani, and Harry Harrison. After Barry's departure in 1990, the strip continued with Bruce Jones as the writer and Ralph Reese as the artist, later assisted by artist Gray Morrow. In 1991, the strip was written by Kevin VanHook and Thomas Warkentin on an alternating basis, with a Buenos Aires-based studio providing the art. The strip ended on July 3, 1993. The following are the serials for the Flash Gordon daily strip from 1941 to 1993.

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Daily and Sunday strips by Dan Schkade

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Flash Gordon was relaunched as a combined Sunday and daily strip by Dan Schkade on October 22, 2023, with a new continuity adapted for a modern audience.[13] The story arcs by Schkade have in general been published over a period of ten weeks. Each Sunday strip has been a summary of the previous six days from a specific character's perspective. The following are the daily and the Sunday strip arcs by Schkade since October 2023.

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