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The Amazing Interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon

In the last episode Flash, was drugged with lethium by Queen Azura with lethium, forcing him to forget his friends and fooling him into believing that she is his beloved. Under the influence of the drug, Flash rejects Dale and declares Azura the most beautiful woman he has ever seen and swears his loyalty. The Queen has Tahl bring Dale and Captain Kahn back to life and Flash declares he does not know them.

Our story continues this episode in the the Kingdom of the Hawkman where King Vultan and Dr. Zarkov are missing their comrades Flash and Dale when they receive a spacephone call from one of Captain Kahn’s Lieutenant’s reporting that Flash, Dale and Captain Kahn have been captured by Queen Azura’s Blue Magic Men. King Vultan dispatches Dr. Zarkov as head of a relief expedition.

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The Amazing Interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon

Last episode Flash and Barin win the tournament of death and Ming proclaims both Flash and Baron Kings. To Prince Barin and Ming’s daughter Aura he gave the Kingdom of the Forest. To Flash Gordon and the Earth girl Dale he gave the Kingdom of the Caves. Ming’s treachery is that neither kingdom has been conquered. Ming declares that these are brave men, let them try.

The story continues this episode Flash, Dale, Captain Kahn and a company of King Vultan’s Hawkmen they set out to conquer Kira the unconquered Kingdom of the Caves. Their first stop is to the Caves of Zoog, Chief of the Cavemen. After landing Zoog comes out of their underground dwellings and Captain Kahn orders Zoog to bow before King Flash the First there new King. But Zoog refuses and Flash takes him on in hand to hand fighting and wins. Zoog who lost to Flash concedes that Flash is the King of the Cave World.

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The Amazing Interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon

Last episode Flash Gordon, Dale Ardin, Dr. Zarkov, Thun, Prince of the Lionmen, and Prince Barin were held prisoner by King Vultan in the city of the Hawkmen perched five thousand feet above the ground on the planet Mongo. Flash and his friends in their attempt to escape the atomic furnaces of the Hawkmen destroy the furnaces causing the city in the sky to begin to fall.

The story continues this episode in the crumbling palace of Vultan in the Sky City. Vultan has his sword at Flash Gordon’s throat. Zarkov yells Stop! Stop! Wait! I can save your city. But if you harm Flash Gordon, I will doom this city and all of your Hawkmen to destruction.

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The Amazing Interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon

Last episode Flash, Thun, the powerful huge bearded Prince of the Lionmen and Prince Barin, a former member of Emperor Ming’s court, Dr. Zarkov and Dale Arden are re-captured by Emperor Ming’s soldiers. Securely bound they were placed on a gyroship and sent as slaves to the prison city of the Hawkmen.

The story continues this episode onboard the prison ship carrying our friends through the stratosphere on the way to the prison city of the Hawkmen. In the cell room Flash and Prince Thun work feverishly on each others bonds.

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The Amazing Interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon

Last episode you may remember, Flash Gordon, Dale Arden and Dr. Zarkoff saved the Earth from destruction by taking off in a rocketship to a planet which threatened to collide with it. They became marooned on the planet, called Mongo. The Emperor, Ming the Merciless, ordered Flash killed, and commanded Dale to marry him. The royal princess Aura, Emperor Ming’s daughter who has fallen in love with Flash, saved him. Thun, Prince of the Lion Men, helped Flash prevent Ming from marrying Dale, by breaking up the marriage ceremony and escaping underground.

Now, we continue the story. Flash and Dale are captured by the Sharkmen. Princess Aura appears and again saves Flash, who in turn, tries to free Dale, but Thun’s father, searching for his princely son, captures the Princess and Flash. Rather than remain a captive, the proud Aura hurls herself over the cliff, only to be caught by the terrible leaves of a constrictor plant. Flash hastens to her aid.

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The Amazing Interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon

Our story opens aboard a giant airliner, Flash Gordon, internationally famous athlete, looks admiringly across the aisle at Dale Arden. Their minds both are intent on a new planet, hurtling through space directly in the path of the Earth. Suddenly there’s a violent jar.

The plane lurches into a spinning nose dive. Flash Gordon gathers Dale in his arms and then leaps free of the falling plane, pulling the ripcord of his parachute and glides to Earth landing near the laboratory of the great scientist, Dr. Hans Zarkov.

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The Amazing Interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon

Starting 22 April 1935 “The Amazing Interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon” hit the radio air waves as a 26-episode weekly radio serial. In the “The Amazing Interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon” radio serial Flash Gordon was played by Gale Gordon, Dr. Zarkov was played by Maurice Franklin and Bruno Wick as Ming the Merciless.

On 28 October 1935, The Further Interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon debuted as a five day a week series. This series strayed farther afield from Alex Raymond’s comic strip, involving Flash, Dale and Zarkov in an adventure in Atlantis. The series aired 74 episodes and was sponsored by Groves Nose Spray, ending on February 6, 1936.

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The Amazing Interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon

Starting April 22, 1935 “The Amazing Interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon” hit the radio air waves as a 26-episode weekly radio serial. Flash Gordon began life as the Flash Gordon comic strip which was inspired by and created to compete with the already running comic strip Buck Rogers. Flash Gordon was a science fiction adventure in comic strips originally drawn by Alex Raymond, and was first published on January 7, 1934.

In the “The Amazing Interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon” radio serial Flash Gordon was played by Gale Gordon, later famous for his television roles in Our Miss Brooks, Dennis the Menace, The Lucy Show and Here’s Lucy with Lucille Ball. Dr. Zarkov was played by Maurice Franklin and Bruno Wick as Ming the Merciless.

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Buster Crabbe in the 1930s

Space Travel Hero Role:
Buster Crabbe played both Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers in the feature sci-fi serials of the 1930′s and 1940′s.

Space Travel Bio:
Born Clarence “Buster” Linden Crabbe in Oakland, California on February 17, 1908, Buster Crabbe spent his formative years in Hawaii, where he learned to swim. Prior to winning a gold medal in 1932 for the 400-meter freestyle, Crabbe had graduated from college and attempted to break into films with a few bit parts while working as a stunt double. Crabbe landed a contract with Paramount Studios in 1933.

Buster Crabbe won a gold medal in the 400 Meter Swimming Freestyle at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He also won a bronze medal in the 1500 Meter Freestyle at the 19228 Amsterdam Olympics.

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