flash gordon the movie
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Comic adaptation of the 1980 filmTRANSCRIPT
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Produced by DINO DE LAURENTIIS Directed by MIKE HODGES Screenplay by LORENZO SEMPLE, JR. Adaptation by MICHAEL ALLIN
Based on characters created by Alex Raymond
Illustration by AL WILLIAMSON Adaptation by Bruce Jones
Coloring by Rick Veitch
Nothing herein contained may be reproduced without permission . Printed in U.S.A. Copyright © 1980 Famous Films, B. V. Copyright © 1980 King Features Syndicate, Inc . Golden and Golden Press are registered trademarks of Western Publishing Company, Inc. Western Publishing Company, Inc. Racine, Wisconsin
ISBN 0-307-13743-0 (Hardcover) ISBN 0-307-11294-2 (Softcover)
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UNSNAPPING HIS 5EATBELT, FLASH RUSHES FORWARD TO THE COCI<PIT •..
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FOR A MOMENT ALL IS QUIET ... THEN, STEPPING FROM THE BILLOWING CLOUO OF BLACK SMOKE, A DIMLY LIT FIGURE APPROACHES THE WRECKAGE .. .
QUITE CORRECT, YOUNG LADY; AIoJD THEATrACI( HAS BEGUN.
I ESTIMATE WE HAVE ELEVEN OAYS BEFORE OUR
MOON CRASHES DOWN ANO DESTROYS U5. I'LL NEED
YOUR AID IN lAKING OFF.
LORD I<NOWS WHY, BUT IT SEEMS NOT. SORRY ABOUT YOUR
GREENHOLlSE, MR ... MR ...
FLASH, THAT'S HANS ZARKOV, THE
SCIENTISI WHO KEEPS WARNING THE PRESS
ABOUT AN ATTACK ON EARTH. THEY KICKW HIM
OUT OF NASA. IT WAS IN ~~~~J ALL THE PAPERS/ ..<
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FRIENDSHIP-- BUILT ,HIS CAPSULE TO
SEND OUT IN-FRIENDSHIP -- THE END NOW --UNLESS
WE THREE CAN--CAN --
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THE THREE AWE-STRUCK EARTHLINGS CLIMB FROM THE DOWNED CAPSULE AND FACE THE OTHER-WORLD CREATURES",
SILENCE.! YOU ARE PRISONERS OF MINGI YOU WILL COME. WITH US f IF YOU DISOBEY you WILL PERI'SH!
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WE 'RE NO DOUBT BEING ESCORTED TO iHEIR LEADER. IF WE
FAIL. TO REASON WITH THEM, l'VE STILL GOT THE GUN IN MY
POCKET ..•
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FLASH AND HIS FRIENDS ARE LED FORWARD UNDER THE WATcHFUL "GAZE" OF THE MYSTERIOUS
GLOBE ...
•.. AND STANI7 AT LAST BEFORE THE CRUEL EYES OF MING THE MERCILESS, RULER OF A LL MONGOl
PATHETIC cAR7HlINGS--HURLING YOUR BODIES OUT INTO THE VOID WITHOUT THE SLiGHTES,
INKLING OF WHAT 15 OUT HERE.'
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Fl.ASH DARTS LIkE:. A l.IIHE: WHIRLWIND AMONG MING'S SLUGGISH r-- ------------------, GOONS, SCORING A VICTOR.Y WITH EACH L.IGHTNING BLOW OF
HIS CRUSHING FISTS . . .
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TH(;.N YOU'VE GOT TO FIND
ZARKOV-- THE. TWO OF YOU HAVE GOT
TO SAVE THE EARTH SOMEHOW!
THERE'S NOBODY ELSE HERE TO
DO IT.
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MIDNIGHT ••. SEEING THE DREAP' AND TERROR IN P'ALE'S EYES, FLASH MAKES A P'ESPERATE E:FFORT TO BREAK FREE ••• BUT IS OVERPOWEREP' 8Y AN FROM MING'S PHYSICIAN ...
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BUT THEH!'APSTRONG' AURA IS ACCUSTOMED TO GETTING WHAT SHE WANTS . SHE WANTS FLASH, AN[7 HAS CONSPIRED WITH THE IMPERIAL PHYSICIAN WHOSE INJEC.TION HAS IMMUNIZED FLASH AGAINST THE EXECUTIONER'S GAS, WHILE INDUCING A DEATH-SIMULATING TRANCE.
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WILL IT MAKE ME FORGET?
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AT THE TOUCH OF A BUTTON, A CURIOUS PLASTIC HOOD DESCENDS OYER AURA'S HEAD. .. r------u~;----~___,_J
YOU MEAN 'IOU CAN READ THOUGH,S WITH ,HA, ,HING? I COULD SPEAK WITH DALE THROUGH THIS APPARATUS?
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GOOD I LISTEN, YOU' VE GOT TO JOIND ZARKOV, HE'S IN TERRIBLE DANGER ,
AND STAY O UT O F MING'S WAY UNTIL I GET BACK.' DO
YOUHEARME 7
I WAS SAYED, I'M IN A ROCKET" RACING TO THE KINGDOM OF ARBORIA TO GET HEt.PI ARE YOU
AlL'RIGHT?
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As MING'S GUARDS FALL UNDER DALE'S FIRE, A SHADOWY FIGURE APPEARS BEHIND HER.
I HAVE LOCATED DAL.E ARDEN, YOUR MAJESTY.
SHE IS NOW UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF AGENT
ZARKOV. AND SOMETHING MORE - - FLASH GORDON IS
STIL.L ALIVE.I
ZARKOI/, FLASH IS ALIVE.! I
TALKED TO HIM BY TELEPATHY -
HE'S ON HIS WAY TO ARBORIA TO
GET HELP.'
FIND FLASH GORDON! AND FIND THE
l'RAITOR WHO HELPED
HIM ESCAPE! STOP AT NOTHING.!
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IN THe: NEXT MOMENl'; THE YOUNG MA~ LIES PALE AND STILL AT PRINCE BARIN '5 FEET •. .
YES, IT'S A SECRET TEMPLE ...
A YOUNG MAN IS BEING INITIATEr7! LISTEN!
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I THOUGHT YOu WERE
EXECUTED! NO MATTER .. , .I'J..i. FINISH
THE JOB!
THU PUT ME UN[7ER A I/EVILISH MACHINE BACK THERE , DALE-TRIED TO WIPE OIJT MY MEMORY-- TURN ME INTO A MONGO
AGENT.
BUT AS I WAS GOING UNDER 1. STARTED TO RECITE SHAKESPEARE, EINSTEIN -
ANYTHING I COULD REMEMBER. II ARMORE[7 ME ! THEY COULDN'T WIPE THOSE THINGS AWAY. YOU CAN'T SEA7 THE HUMAN SPIRIT.
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GOOD eVEN lNG, PRINCESS-- DID YOU HAVE A GOOD FLIGHT BACK
FROM ARBORIA?
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"THI S GAME IS SENSELESS, FICO, I 'll Kill GORDON NO W /
WE' lL NEED WEAPONS TO CROSS
THE SWAMp·· THEY'RE STORED IN THE TEMPlE-·
QUICKI..Y/
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EASY TO SAY. THEY OUTNUMBER us ,EN TO ONE AND HAVE SUPERIOR WEAPONS . .sTILL , I'D LIKE TO SEE THAi BUTCHER
FALL . . •
50, YOU'VE CAPTURED THE ESCAPED
EARTH PEOPLE! CALL THE EMPEROR
AI ONCE/
WAIT, PRINCE VULTAN! WHY ,URN us OVER ,0 THAT MONSTER WHEN WE CAN HELP YOU OESTROY HIM I
THE liME TO ACT IS NOW··-iO RALLY AGAINST HIM l
YES! IN ARBORIA! PRINCE
I3ARIN IS AIDING HIM l 1 TELL yOU, TOGETHER WE CAN BRING HIM TO
HIS KNEES!
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THE BEAST LIES SOMEWHERE IN THE STUMP. THERE ARE SIX PASSAGES. ONLY
FIVE ARE SAFE .
FICo's TREACHERY 15 REVEALED WITH A SIGNAL FROM HIS HAND .• .
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LIGHTNING QUICK, FLASH LEAPS AI THE LAS, MOMENT •••
Ot-lE MOVE AND YOU'LL BE LOOKING FOR A NEW PRINCE •• .
SORRY TO DISAPPOINT YOU, BARIN, BUT I FAKE£? GETTING BITTEN.
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STRUGGLING MIGHTILY, FLASH IS SLOWLY DRAWN INTO ,HE PUJ..PY MASS OF THE MONSTER •. •
DON'T MENTION IT ... ~ COULDN'T
VEORY WELL LET THAT CREATURE ROB
ME OF THE: PLEASURE . OF KILLING YOU
MYSELF. ..
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---. . . . --._-:=,'
.;~ . .
' ,' (.' .
BETTER HURRY UP THEN, 8ARIN 1 THERE/S A SQUADRON OF
ANGRY - LOOKING HAWI<MEN RIGHT
BEHINI7 YOU .•.
. . ~.' .. --: .. '. ,.",' .. ; .
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BEFORE YOU SELL us TO MING, VUI..TAN, I
REMIND YOU OF THE EMPEROR'S
LAW: NO PRINCE OF MONGO TAKEN
CAPTIVE SHAL.L BE DEALT WITH WITHOUT FIRST BEING OFFERED THE RIGHT OF TRIAL
BY COM8AT,
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FLASH, I LOVE YOUI
WE HAVE LESS "THAN TWELVE
HOURS TO SAVE. "THE
EARTH!
Ai THE SOUND OF DALE'S VOICE A SUPER- HUMAN' STRENGTH COURSES "THROUGH THE EARTHMAN'S STEELSPRING MUSCLES WITH A MIGHTY . HEAVE HE THROWS I3ARIN OVER .
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YOU'RE MAD! MY DUlY IS TO SAVE MY HAWK PEOPLE .I
INTO THE AIR, MY PEOPLE! TAKE EVERYTHING YOU CAN CARRY! MING WILL ATTACK
WITHIN MINUTE'S.'
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YOU'RE A HE:RO TO THE PEOPLE- YOU'VE SURVIVED EVERY PERIL OF MONGO-- YOUR NAME IS WHISPERED
IN THE STREETS -- YOU EVEN SLEW THE l/READED KI..YTUS -- WHO BETTER THAN
YOU TO RULE A KINGDOM?
THEN YOUR ANSWER IS NO ••. PITY, I'D RAl"HER SEE yOU ON MY
SIDE THAN SCATTE:RED "TO ATOMS . ..
BUT SO BE IT . GUARDS! WE'LL RETURN
TO THE IMPERIAL ROCKET-- LEAVE THE EARTHLING HERE, TO
HIS DOOM.
A FTER THE EARTHQUAKES AND TIDAL WAVES, THE PEOPLE OF EARTH WON'T BE QUITE THE HUMAN BEINGS YOU REMEMBER. THEY'LL BE MORE TRACTABLE·· EASIER
FOR yOU TO RULE IN THE NAME OF MING.
SHE'S EXCEPTIONAL. I WILL MARRY HER AND SEND OUR IMPERIAL. PROGENY BACK TO
POPULATE YOUR EARTH •• •
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AMONG THE CHIEF MOURNERS ARE PRINCE VULTAN AND HIS \~ LIEUTENANT, LURO " .
.. . :., ...:,. .... ' " .. 0, .! ..
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AL~ RIGHT, ALL RIGHT! PERHAPS I 'p DO IT DIFFERENTI-Y IF 1 HAD IT TO DO OVER! BUT I DON'T! GORDON'S
DE'AD!
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IN ,HE PALACE BEDCHAMBER, DALE ARDEN AND PRINCESS AURA WAIT-- BRIDE AND BRIDESMAID •. .
HOW CAN 1 SAY I'M SORR~ DALE, OR EXPECT YOU TO ACCEPT MY APOLOGY? I'VE BEEN SUCH A SPOILED FOOL. I NEVER KNEW WHAT MY FATHER WAS UNTIL HE STOOD BY WHILE I WAS TORTURED.
II DOESN'T MATTER ..• I'VE GIVEN MING
MY WORD TO TRY TO BE A GOOD WIFE
IF HE'D SPARE DR. ZARKOV AND BARI"!. HE VOWED HE WOULD ...
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As LlGHTNIIIiG BOLiS RIP THE AIR FLASH iWlSTS THE BUCKING CYCLE INTO A GEi AWAY ZOOM •• •
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OUI<: T~AP-PLAY WORKED! THE Y 'LL BE UNDEI< US IN FIFTY SECONDS! ,-
BUT ALREADY FLASH AND THE HAWK MEN GWOOP DOWN LIKE AVENGING ANGE.LS, LANDING ON THE MIDSECTION O~ THE
BATTLE ROCKET",
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l--"'-~ '/OU'LLNEVER MAKE IT,,, GI\lE ME YOUR BOMBl
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1 AM NOT THE MAN 1 USEO TO 8E,AU12.A,
CAN 'IOU STILL
\...OVE ME?
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EYES GLOWING EVILLY, MING THE MERCILESS APPROACHES WITH SMUG AN,ICIPATION HIS BEAUIIFULBRlDE.-TO- 6E..
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( BAIL OUT, VUL TAN -
\ ':;"';'llll~ TI-IE G~OUND ~IRE'$ ,- TOO IIEAVY--WE'LL
NEVER HIT TI-IAT OPENING WITI4 NO ONE AT THE WHEEL!
WEAVIL\{ DAMAGED BEFORE MING'S GROUND FIRE, FLASH'S ROCKET
---00 THUNDERS ON, LITTLE MORE TI-lAN A TATTERED HULK /I'
--~ . :;
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WI-IILE BELOW, ZARKOV AND BARIN BURST UPON TJ..IE UNSUSPECTING GUA~D5 Ai THE SECRET POLICE HEAOQUA/<iER5",
ROCKET AJA X ~TI Ll- APPJ<OAC ~ ING. WE GUARANTEE ITS DESTRUCTION WHEN IT REACHES THE LIGHTNING I=IELD, LIFE
FORM SCANNERS IDENTIF'i EARTHLING
FLASH GORDON AT THE
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DEF=ltlNT TO THE END, MING VtlNI5HE5 BEF=O~E EVERYONE'S EYES. FLtlSH PICKS UP HIS MYSTERIOUS K'ING.
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l.ATEi<.,.
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FLAS~,THAT RING CAN ONL ~
DO EVIL! EVEN NOW 1 WONDER
II: M'i FATHeR IS REALLV . DEAD.
I l.OVE 'IOU, FLA5t-1.' I'D GO WITI-! 'IOU AN'IWHEI<E IN
THE UNIVEI<SE/
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Nearly fifty years ago Flash Gordon crash-landed on the Planet Mongo. The heroic "Yale graduate and renowned polo player" first crossed swords with
Mongo's ruthless tyrant, Ming the Merciless on January 7, 1934 in the pages of King Features Syndicate's Sunday Comic Supplement. Flash, together with his companions and allies, Dr. Zarkov, Dale Arden and Prince Barin of Arboria, have continued their crusade against Ming and his craven henchmen ever since in an extraordinary range of media. Mongo has been portrayed in comic books, novels, radio dramas, a television series and, of course, those classic movie serial s which once played the neighborhood movie houses every Saturday afternoon. This Flash Gordon mini-industry sprang from the fertile imagination and talented pen of Alex Raymond. The amazing versatility and adaptability of the Flash Gordon story is a tribute to the richness of Raymond 's original version . Raymond's classically precise and crisp style has been endlessly imitated but never matched. Born in 1909 and encouraged by his family to nurture his great talent, Raymond landed a staff job at King Features Syndicate at a fortuitous moment. In the early 1930's the syndicate was casting about in search of a "space strip" with which to challenge " Buck Rogers, " the reigning science fantasy strip of the day. Raymond went after the assignment and King added "Flash Gordon" to its Sunday Comic Supplement in the first week of 1934. It was an instant, overwhelming success.
Raymond drew the str ip for King until 1944 when he relinquished it to his assistant Austin Briggs, and served in the Pacif ic as a combat artist with the Marine Corps. Returning from the war, Raymond devoted his energies to the creation of "Rip Kirby", a highly original police st rip . In 1956, at the height of hi s fame, Alex Raymond was fatally injured in a car accident near his Connecticut home. Flash Gordon remains the most durable creation of this most versat ile of arti()ts.
In Flash Gordon, the Movie, Flash continues his heroic struggle against the demonic tyranny of Ming . To guarantee authenticity, Dino DeLaurentiis has returned to the source and recreated episodes from Raymond 's original story of January, 1934. And so, after nearly fifty years, the grand vision of Alex Raymond comes full circle. Hail Flash Gordon! May he live another fifty years.
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