Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon, Vol. 2 (Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon) (Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon)

Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon, Vol. 2 (Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon) (Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon)
by Alex Raymond

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Author: Alex Raymond
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2004-12-15
ISBN: 0974166464
Number of pages: 100
Publisher: Checker Book Publishing Group

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Book Review: More classic adventure!
Summary: 5 Stars

The adventure strip on the comics page has not yet quite gone the way of the dodo, but it is definitely in spotted owl territory: rare and threatened constantly by outside forces (such as newspaper economics). Certainly, the few that are left are bland. None can compare the adventure strips of yore, and among these, Flash Gordon is one of the tops.

The title character is a near perfect person, constantly getting himself out of cliffhanging situations. Stranded on the planet Mongo with two other Earth people, Flash attempts to bring peace to the warring kingdoms. His chief foe is the diabolical Ming the Merciless, Emperor of Mongo. The others from Earth are Flash's lover, Dale Arden, and the genius scientist, Hans Zarkov.

Volume 2 of Alex Raymond's strips (originally published between April 1935 and October 1936) include three storylines, each around the same length. In the first, "Witch Queen of Mongo", Flash is drugged by Azura, the Witch Queen of the Blue Magic Men; like almost all women of Mongo, Azura is willing to do anything to possess Flash. In this case, she makes him forget his past and pits him against his friends.

In "At War With Ming", Flash and his allies are forced to fight Ming when the emperor refuses to recognize Flash's rulership over various lands. In Undersea Kingdom of Mongo, Flash is stranded with the Sea Folk (due, of course, to the wiles of Queen Undina, who wants him) and has been converted to a water breather, estranging him from Dale and Hans.

It is the fantastic world that Raymond presents that outweighs any flaws in his writing and makes this a five star book. In comparison, few strips now offer anything so spectacular. If you enjoy fun adventure tales, this is well worth reading.

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The second of Checker's re-issue of the color Flash Gordon strips from the pen and brush of its unsurpassed originator, Alex Raymond. The work of a master at his best, these color strips were originally published in 1935 and 1936.

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