List of Flash Gordon comic strips

The comic strip follows the adventures of Flash Gordon and his companions Dale Arden and Dr. Hans Zarkov, who travel to the planet Mongo and immediately come into conflict with Ming the Merciless, its evil ruler.

[1] Flash Gordon was created and originally illustrated by Alex Raymond to compete with the already established Buck Rogers adventure strip.

[12] Barry was initially assisted by artist Harvey Kurtzman, and later by Al Williamson, Frank Frazetta, Fred Kida, Bob Fujitani, and Harry Harrison.

In 1991, the strip was written by Kevin VanHook and Thomas Warkentin on an alternating basis, with a Buenos Aires-based studio providing the art.

Flash Gordon was relaunched as a daily strip by Dan Schkade on October 22, 2023, with a new continuity adapted for a modern audience.

Flash Gordon and Dale Arden meet Ming the Merciless for the first time in the Flash Gordon comic serial " On the Planet Mongo " (1934), art by Alex Raymond .