The Amazing Adventures of Flash Gordon #5 (17208-9)

Jan 1980 · Tempo Books · 1.75 USD

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“The Making of a Legend”

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This Tempo Books edition collects the 1980 series The Amazing Adventures of Flash Gordon, featuring the classic space-faring hero alongside Dale Arden, Dr. Hans Zarkov, and the villainous Ming the Merciless in a pulp-inspired sci-fi adventure.

In "The Making of a Legend," Flash Gordon’s origin unfolds as a retro-style TV broadcast, reimagining his first encounter with Zarkov and his fateful journey to Mongo. Witness Flash’s dramatic arrival among the Hawkmen and his first confrontation with the tyrannical King Vulcan and the enigmatic Ming the Merciless, all rendered in the distinctive, energetic style of Dan Barry and Davis Meltzer.

writer, artist, inker, letterer Dan Barry · inker Bob Fujitani · cover Davis Meltzer

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Cast · 4 characters

Dale Arden Dr. Hans Zarkov Flash Gordon Ming the Merciless

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writer, artist, inker, letterer Dan Barry

inker Bob Fujitani

cover pencils, inks Davis Meltzer

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Recounts Flash's first meeting with Zarkov and first trip to Mongo in the form of a T.V. show. Flash meets King Vulcan of the Hawkmen and Ming the Merciless.

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