ALEX RAYMOND'S FLASH GORDON Volume 1

Alex Raymond Flash Gordon Volumes 1 On The Planet Mongo from January 7, 1934, continuing with 3 more chapters, Monsters Of Mongo, 1934, Tournaments of Mongo, 1934,-1035,  and  Caverns of Mongo, 1935.

The story begins as three earthlings; muscular Flash, beautiful Dale and the brilliant Dr. Zarkov, are dropped on the alien planet Mongo, ruled by Emperor Ming the Merciless. Much swashbuckling hugger-mugger ensues, as Flash, Dale and Zarkov bounce from one realm to another, from one crisis to the next. Handsome but humorless Flash is irresistible to any alien queen he meets; Ming is a standard, creepy Yellow Peril villain; Dale alternates between simpering and pouting. Alex Raymond's wonderful brushed ink illustrations bring the characters to life. His work recalls the tradition of magazine illustrators such as Joseph Clement Coll and J. Allen St. John, and is superbly composed and executed. Out Of Print. Condition. Fine. Very light rubbing on the corner tips & one tiny dent at the top edge front cover.