FLASH GORDON, the swash-buckling, all-American hero who's been saving Earth and the Universe from mad men, megalomaniacs and Ming the Merciless since 1934, is perhaps science fiction's most enduring super-hero icon, as well as being the inspiration behind Star Wars, the muse to rock super group, Queen and star of his own cult 1980's movie!
Continuing the 1950's rebooted version of Flash Gordon as revitalized by the legendary Dan Barry. And collecting together the daily strip material from October 26 th 1953 - October 29th 1955.
Born in 1923, Dan Barry's life-long career as a comic strip artist began in 1941. he went on to work for Timely, Feature Comics and Fawcett on titles such as Scottie, Black Owle, Airboy, Boy King, Spy Smasher and Doc Savage. Following his national service, where he served in the Air Force, Barry returned to comics, assisting Burne Hogarth on the Tarzan daily newspaper strip before taking over the strip from 1947 - 1948. In 1951 Barry was hired to revive the Flash Gordon daily strip and eventually took over the Sunday edition too. In 1980, Dan Barry created the official poster for the Mike Hodges Flash Gordon movie. Barry drew Flash Gordon for nearly 50 years. He died in January 1997 at the age of 74.
"If you are looking for the stories or art that directly influenced George Lucas’ creation of that infinite cosmos, look no further than the classic newspaper strips featuring Flash Gordon." - New York Journal of Books
FLASH GORDON, the swash-buckling, all-American hero who's been saving Earth and the Universe from mad men, megalomaniacs and Ming the Merciless since 1934, is perhaps science fiction's most enduring super-hero icon, as well as being the inspiration behind Star Wars, the muse to rock super group, Queen and star of his own cult 1980's movie!
Continuing the 1950's rebooted version of Flash Gordon as revitalized by the legendary Dan Barry. And collecting together the daily strip material from October 26 th 1953 - October 29th 1955.
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Born in 1923, Dan Barry's life-long career as a comic strip artist began in 1941. he went on to work for Timely, Feature Comics and Fawcett on titles such as Scottie, Black Owle, Airboy, Boy King, Spy Smasher and Doc Savage. Following his national service, where he served in the Air Force, Barry returned to comics, assisting Burne Hogarth on the Tarzan daily newspaper strip before taking over the strip from 1947 - 1948. In 1951 Barry was hired to revive the Flash Gordon daily strip and eventually took over the Sunday edition too. In 1980, Dan Barry created the official poster for the Mike Hodges Flash Gordon movie. Barry drew Flash Gordon for nearly 50 years. He died in January 1997 at the age of 74.
"If you are looking for the stories or art that directly influenced George Lucas’ creation of that infinite cosmos, look no further than the classic newspaper strips featuring Flash Gordon." - New York Journal of Books
