Defenders of the Earth: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Defenders of the Earth is an animated television series of the 1980s featuring three characters from comic strips distributed by King Features Syndicate - Flash Gordon, The Phantom, and Mandrake the Magician - battling the Flash Gordon villain Ming the Merciless in the year 2015. Supporting characters include their children Rick Gordon, Jedda Walker (daughter of The Phantom), Kshin (adopted son of Mandrake), Mandrake's assistant Lothar, and Lothar's son L.J. The show lasted for 62 episodes; there was also a short-lived comic book series published by Star Comics (an imprint of Marvel Comics).

Series details

• Title: Defenders of the Earth
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Action, Fantasy, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1986-09-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 1986-12-05
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Syndication
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 4474

Cast and credited roles

• Sarah Partridge — Jedda Walker
• Peter Mark Richman — The Phantom
• Loren Lester — Rick Gordon
• Lou Richards — Flash Gordon
• Buster Jones — Lothar
• Dion Williams — L.J.
• Adam Carl — Kshin
• Diane Pershing — Dynak X/Dale Arden/Princess Aleta
• Peter Renaday — Mandrake the Magician
• Peter Mark Richman — Kit Walker
• Ron Feinberg — Ming the Merciless/Morlock
• William Callaway — Ming the Merciless/Kurt Walker

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1986-09-08; final listed air date 1986-12-05; episode order: 65.

Source and licence

Adapted from Defenders of the Earth on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.