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Friday, September 27, 2019

FLASH GORDON NO. 2 (KING)


FLASH GORDON
Vol. 1 No. 2
November 1966
King Features Syndicate, Inc. (King Comics)
Editor: Bill Harris
Cover art: Gil Kane
Pages: 36
Cover price: 12 cents

CONTENTS
"Flash Gordon: Death Trap of Mongo"
Script: Archie Goodwin
Pencils: Frank Bolle
Inks: Frank Bolle
Colors: ?
Letters: Ben Oda

"Mandrake the Magician: The Laughing Clown Caper"
Script: ?
Pencils: Don Heck
Inks: Don Heck
Letters: Ben Oda

"Flash Gordon and the Sea Beast"
Script: Archie Goodwin
Pencils: Frank Bolle
Inks: Frank Bolle
Colors: ?
Letters: Ben Oda

 A far cry from the exquisite work of Al Willamson found in the first issue, but scripts by Archie Goodwin keep the stories entertaining. Frank Bolle's art is just not a good match for Flash. A nice cover by Gil Kane.



































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2 comments:

  1. Doug from KarlofforniaSeptember 28, 2019 at 1:05 AM

    I enjoyed the King Flash Gordon series, even if the art wasn’t up to Alex Raymond level. I guess Archie Goodwin’s writing overcame the mediocre art.

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  2. JohnSeptember 28, 2019 at 12:24 PM

    Indeed. It's hard to match Raymond and Willamson's Flash.

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