Who Is Flash Gordon? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Flash Gordon is a King Features Syndicate comic book character, the alter ego of Alex Gordon, with over 2,433 comic issue appearances. Flash Gordon is a sci-fi hero from 1930's. An exceptional athlete and courageous man, Flash was dubbed "King Of the Impossible" due to many fantastic adventures and accomplishments including thwarting an invasion from the planet Mongo orchestrated by his arch nemesis Ming the Merciless. Flash Gordon was originally owned and published by King Features Syndicate and has since been licensed by several other companies for movies and comics.

Who is Flash Gordon?

Origin Flash Gordon Flash Gordon was once a smart, athletic but still ordinary man, a graduate of Yale and a part-time Polo player -- until he was captured by evil forces and taken to distant planet, Mongo . There he became the great fighter of these evil forces named Flash Gordon, the "King of the Impossible" . Together, with his acquaintances Dr. Hans Zarkov and his love interest, Dale Arden . He has saved Earth on several different occasions, namely from his Arch-Foe Ming the Merciless , the Evil Emperor of the Planet Mongo. When several meteors crashed into Earth , Dr. Hans Zarkov kidnapped Flash and Dale Arden, to find where the meteors came from. They set their course for the planet Mongo on a rocket ship invented by Zarkov.

Key facts

Flash Gordon is of human origin and first appeared in "A Book of Laughs and Thrills". The character is published by King Features Syndicate. With 2,433 recorded issue appearances, Flash Gordon ranks among the most featured characters in comics.