Starting April 22, 1935, the strip was adapted into The Amazing Interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon, a 26-episode weekly radio serial. The series followed the strip very closely, amounting to a week-by-week adaptation of the Sunday strip for most of its run.
Flash Gordon was played by Gale Gordon, later famous for his television roles in Our Miss Brooks, Dennis the Menace, The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy (the latter two with Lucille Ball). The cast also included Maurice Franklin as Dr. Zarkov and Bruno Wick as Ming the Merciless.
The radio series broke with the strip continuity in the last two episodes, when Flash, Dale and Zarkov returned to Earth. They make a crash landing in Malaysia, where they meet Jungle Jim, the star of another of Alex Raymond's comic strips.
The series ended on October 26, 1935 with Flash and Dale's marriage. The next week, The Adventures of Jungle Jim picked up in that Saturday timeslot.
Two days later, on October 28, The Further Interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon debuted as a daily show, running five days a week. This series strayed further from Raymond's strip, involving Flash, Dale and Zarkov in an adventure in Atlantis. The series aired 74 episodes, ending on February 6, 1936.
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Starting April 22, 1935, the strip was adapted into The Amazing Interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon, a 26-episode weekly radio serial. The series followed the strip very closely, amounting to a week-by-week adaptation of the Sunday strip for most of its run.
Flash Gordon was played by Gale Gordon, later famous for his television roles in Our Miss Brooks, Dennis the Menace, The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy (the latter two with Lucille Ball). The cast also included Maurice Franklin as Dr. Zarkov and Bruno Wick as Ming the Merciless.
The radio series broke with the strip continuity in the last two episodes, when Flash, Dale and Zarkov returned to Earth. They make a crash landing in Malaysia, where they meet Jungle Jim, the star of another of Alex Raymond's comic strips.
The series ended on October 26, 1935 with Flash and Dale's marriage. The next week, The Adventures of Jungle Jim picked up in that Saturday timeslot.
Two days later, on October 28, The Further Interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon debuted as a daily show, running five days a week. This series strayed further from Raymond's strip, involving Flash, Dale and Zarkov in an adventure in Atlantis. The series aired 74 episodes, ending on February 6, 1936.
Escaping from The Queen of the Crocodiles, Flash kills a giant croc and meets with Zarkhov in the submarine Neptune. They are taken prisoner by Raoul Dufarge. Hanley Stafford.
With one strong arm holding Dale close to him the other gripping the vines Flash slowly and carefully gets a foothold in the twisted tendrils and works his way down to the ground. Above him Dr Zarkoff keeping watch for the pursuers lowers himself with one hand a ray pistol clutched in the other…
The antidote administered by Dr Zarkov restored flash Gordon’s memory. Then the Doctor and Dale Arden told Flash what had happened while he was under the spell of the wicked Queen Azura. Zarkov persuaded him that he must take over the Blue Magic Land just as he had taken over the other kingdoms so Flash went in to see Azura who under the spell of her own forgetfulness failed to recognize him. Azura accepted Flash’s claim that he was King and at his request ordered the entire army of the Blue Magic Land to pass in review before him. While the review was in progress General Tal leaps to the balcony upon which Flash, Dale, Zarkov and Azura were standing and attempted to plunge his sword in to Flash’s back. The story continues…
After conquering the men with a magic torpedoe Flash Gordon was puzzled by the fact that Zarkoff running out to meet him with upraised hands called him “friend”. Queen Azura assured Flash that it had been a trick to disconcert him then she ordered the frozen prisoners be removed to the palace and that good care be taken of Zarkoff particularly. When Dr Zarkoff was brought back to life he asked for Flash but was told that Flash was under the spell of the queen’s drunken forgetfulness. The Dr Zarkoff was taken to the kitchen where he was reunited with Dale Harden who he comforted by his promise to use his scientific powers to aid them all. Stun by the lashes of the electric whip Zarkoff saw an opportunity for revenge and escape.
Flash Gordon, under the influence of Azura's drugs, is attacking his own men. The spy sent by Dr Zarkoff had overheard the plan of attack and was just at the entrance of the cave where Dr Zarkoff was hiding when he was hit by a ray from one of the blue magic army's men. Dr Zarkoff does not realize that Flash thinks of him as an enemy and rushes out to meet him, but Flash throws a torpedo at him and freezes the whole of Zarkoff's army…
With shouts and confusion, the blue magic army charges to attack the barricaded hawkmen. Suddenly, Thorl furious at being replaced as general by Flash draws a gun from his back and pulls the trigger. Flash's horse stumbles and pitches forward dead. Flash is hurled to the ground. Is this the end for Flash Gordon?
Dr Zarkoff blasted the rock which sealed the entrance to the blue magic land and discovered that his face-o-graph was of no use in learning of what happened to Flash, Dale and Khan. He sent a spy to try and obtain the information from Queen Azura's palace…
King Voltan has received a call from one of Khan's lieutenants telling him of the plight of Flash, Dale and Khan and asking for help. Dr Zarkoff was at once dispatched with an army for the rescue of our three friends. In the meantime, Dale and Khan plan to obey all orders so that they may get the freedom of the palace and hope to be able to free Flash from the clutches of Queen Azura.
Starting April 22, 1935, the strip was adapted into The Amazing Interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon, a 26-episode weekly radio serial. The series followed the strip very closely, amounting to a week-by-week adaptation of the Sunday strip for most of its run.
Flash Gordon was played by Gale Gordon, later famous for his television roles in Our Miss Brooks, Dennis the Menace, The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy (the latter two with Lucille Ball). The cast also included Maurice Franklin as Dr. Zarkov and Bruno Wick as Ming the Merciless.
The radio series broke with the strip continuity in the last two episodes, when Flash, Dale and Zarkov returned to Earth. They make a crash landing in Malaysia, where they meet Jungle Jim, the star of another of Alex Raymond's comic strips.
The series ended on October 26, 1935 with Flash and Dale's marriage. The next week, The Adventures of Jungle Jim picked up in that Saturday timeslot.
Two days later, on October 28, The Further Interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon debuted as a daily show, running five days a week. This series strayed further from Raymond's strip, involving Flash, Dale and Zarkov in an adventure in Atlantis. The series aired 74 episodes, ending on February 6, 1936.
