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Comic strip character created 1934
Flash Gordon is the protagonist of an American space adventure comic strip created and originally drawn by Alex Raymond. First published January 7, 1934, the strip was inspired by, and created to compete with, the already established Buck Rogers adventure strip. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: Flash GordonA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Flash GordonThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Flash Gordon. La expansión del héroe intergaláctico como ejemplo de arqueología transmediaCited 5 times
- Go sideways: Hans ZarkovA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Flash Gordon (serial)A closely related topic
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Flash Gordon. La expansión del héroe intergaláctico como ejemplo de arqueología transmedia
Adapting Flash Gordon
Two Flashes. Entertainment, Adaptation : Flash Gordon as comic strip and serial
The Hero’s Journey of Flash Gordon
Flash Gordon and other scientists
La arquitectura de Flash Gordon: aspectos gráficos de la arquitectura de un comic
Themes and Sources of Star Wars John Carter and Flash Gordon Enlist in the First Crusade
📚 Books worth reading
Flash GordonAlex Raymond · 1967
Alex Raymond's Flash GordonAlex Raymond · 2003- 📕The Flash Gordon serials, 1936-1940Roy Kinnard · 2008
Flash GordonDan Barry · 1988
Al Williamson's Flash GordonMark Schultz · 2009
Flash GordonAustin Briggs · 1992
The Flash Gordon bookLynn Haney · 1980- 📕Flash Gordon into the water world of MongoAlex Raymond · 1971
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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