Most of you have seen the classic 1980 movie, some of you may have even seen the even better 'Buster' Crabbe chapter Plays.
But how many of you have read the old Alex Raymond Comic Strips??????
I have, and they are by far the best version of 'Flash Gordon' EVER!! !! !!
You can say all you like about the fact the the prorayal of Ming as being recest (even though he's from Mongo and not China there is clearly meant to be a racesst meaning behind the charter) or that Dale is just a weekling (and that's only cos they've only seen Jean Rogers) only you be wrong as the REAL Dale Arden was very spunky and had guts.
Many was the time she saved the lives of Flash Gordon and the others, even though she did admittely cling to him all the time (unless they were having one of there many tiffs!)
Not to menchen the fact that it was at times very (for the time, and even now some seans still have the power to shock) villoint and had lots of sexy women!! !! !!
I hope that next time you cheer on what ou think is one of the nicet's guys that you'll ever hope to meet that you'll remember that when he first appered Flash was a spoied brat (the fact that he was meant to be a Yale Gradate and a Polo player should speak volumes about his charter, plus there was his temper that he had as well, happly however this was mostly dierected at the bad guys....)
Nowhere was Ming more Evil! (save perhaps the 9 issue DC verision from 1989) with his many horrorfic and sadtic ways of inflicting pain and death.
not to menchen the fact that his appece was dammed frecky
So then I hope that I have wetted your interrst in this gem as you can still get it in repint form (I got my ones thanks the the 7 Volume Cheeker enditions from a few years back)
Goodbye Till, Next Time
27 Jul 2010, 6:35 am
