Flash Gordon: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
imported>Derek Hodges No edit summary |
imported>Derek Hodges (added material) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{subpages}} | {{subpages}} | ||
'''Flash Gordon''' is a long running series of comic strips as well as radio, movies television stories, concerning the [[science fiction]] adventures of a heroic polo-playing Yale graduate transplanted from 20th century earth to a [[Space opera]] setting of interplanetary warlords and alien creatures. | '''Flash Gordon''' is a long running series of comic strips as well as radio, movies television stories, concerning the [[science fiction]] adventures of a heroic polo-playing Yale graduate transplanted from 20th century earth to a [[Space opera]] setting of interplanetary warlords and alien creatures. The comic strip was created by [[Alex Raymond]], who also illustrated the [[Middle Ages|medieval]] [[Prince Valiant]] stories. A Saturday morning serial followed with ex-Olympic swimmer,Buster Crabbe, as Flash. Revivals of the series include a Dino De Laurentiis movie in 1980, with Music by [[Queen (band)|Queen]] and a 2007 cable television series produce for the Sci-Fi Channel. | ||
Revision as of 18:25, 28 September 2009
Flash Gordon is a long running series of comic strips as well as radio, movies television stories, concerning the science fiction adventures of a heroic polo-playing Yale graduate transplanted from 20th century earth to a Space opera setting of interplanetary warlords and alien creatures. The comic strip was created by Alex Raymond, who also illustrated the medieval Prince Valiant stories. A Saturday morning serial followed with ex-Olympic swimmer,Buster Crabbe, as Flash. Revivals of the series include a Dino De Laurentiis movie in 1980, with Music by Queen and a 2007 cable television series produce for the Sci-Fi Channel.