Flash Gordon

Western Publishing’s 1978–1982 Flash Gordon series ran 19 issues, keeping the classic space hero and his allies—Dale Arden, Dr. Hans Zarkov, and the villainous Ming—alive for a new generation. Writers John Warner, Gary Poole, and George Kashdan, alongside artists including Carlos Garzón, Al Williamson, and Gene Fawcette, delivered the familiar rocket-ship adventures and alien-world thrills that defined the property. A key late-period entry from the publisher, it stands as a mid-century-modern take on the beloved newspaper-strip franchise.