FLASH GORDON FIGHTS HIS WAY INTO MING'S TRAP !!!

Now, how many times have we seen this? Flash knows that if he tries to rescue his friends he is playing right into Ming's hands. However, Flash Gordon is the hero after all, can we expect any less from him?

To be seen in future issues, legendary Al Williamson provided stunning artwork for a Western Publishing adaptation of Dino De Laurentiis' Flash Gordon film, written by the incomparable Bruce Jones. It was released by Western Publishing in both hardcover and softcover formats to coincide with the film's release, and was also serialized in three issues of Whitman's Flash Gordon comic book, #31-33.

A few years after Whitman, came DC & Marvel Comics with further Flash Gordon comic books.

Over the years, several publishers (Dell, King & Charlton) have produced Flash Gordon comics, either reprints or original stories.

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Flash Gordon #24  Flash can't resist fighting his way into Ming's trap!
"The Coronation of Ming the Merciless"
Flash knows that if he tries to rescue his friends he is playing right into Ming's hands.
Written by John Warner (Bloodstone) with art by Carlos Garzon (Star Wars). Easily some of Garzon's finest work channeling some magnificent Al Williamson.
"The Coronation of Ming the Merciless Part 2"
Ming basks in all his glory, with Flash shackled beside him. 
Written by John Warner (Doc Savage) with art by Carlos Garzon (Star Trek).

Nice looking painted covers on the Norway and Portugal (albeit a bit bright) foreign reprints of Flash Gordon #24.

Dark Horse reprinted this issue in the Flash Gordon Comic Book Archives Volume 4.  Dark Horse Comics began a great archive reprint series in slipcover hardback, starting with the original comics published by Dell. The second volume covers the comics published by King Comics, the third covers the comics published by Charlton Comics, the fourth covers the comics published by Gold Key and the fifth covers the comics published by Whitman.

Here are some more recent Flash Gordon incarnations.

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A NEW BEGINNING FOR CAPTAIN ATOM !!!

Just when you thought all hope was lost, the Captain is back! Bigger and bolder than ever! This is one of my all-time favorite issues of Captain Atom. Steve Ditko's splash page is nothing short of magnificent. These were good times to be reading Charlton Comics!

Stages of development of Captain Atom. How can you forget about that original blue suit?

For generations, humanity has been fascinated by the power and destructive force of atomic weapons. Tapping into this, multiple comic book publishers have featured heroes who have taken the name Captain Atom. You may know about Nathaniel/Allen Adam, the Charlton and DC Comics hero who wields incredible quantum power. 

All this and the second appearance of the all-new Blue Beetle (Ted Kord)! Along with a cameo by the original Blue Beetle (Dan Garrett).

My all-time favorite Steve Ditko Captain Atom!

Captain Atom #84  After The Fall, A New Beginning!
"After the Fall, A New Beginning"
Limited powers return for Captain Atom, along with a brand spanking new costume. He escapes from his captors and tries a new, spray-on uniform to shield people from his deadly radiation.
Script by David Kaler (Tiffany Sinn), with plot & pencils by Steve Ditko (Liberty Belle) & inked by Rocke Mastroserio (Mysterious Suspense).
First appearance of the new and exciting Captain Atom.
The villainous Iron-Arms also appears outside of Charlton Comics, in Americomics Special #1.
Modern Comics published an exact reprint of the Charlton issue #84 without the letter's page and newer ads with a different cover copy (Modern Comics logo and 35c cover price).

A fantastic hardcover including a few unpublished stories, Captain Atom (Steve Ditko art finished by John Byrne), Blue Beetle (by none other than Ditko) & Question (by Alex Toth no less!). Includes bios of the creators.

The second volume of DC Comics Action Hero Archives provided wonderful reprints of both stories in this issue. The Captain Atom figure was taken from the cover of Captain Atom #87.

Captain Atom (as John Adam) appeared in a later Charlton Comics series in his old costume, Charlton Bullseye #7, by Dan Reed & Benjamin Smith, retelling his fantastic origin. 

The villainous Iron-Arms also appears outside of Charlton Comics, in Americomics Special #1. AC published a few Charlton Action Heroes stories, prior to DC Comics acquiring the rights.

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You don't see this very often, the original packaging Modern Comics were solicited in.

Modern Comics published an exact reprint of the Charlton issue #84 without the letter's page and newer ads with a different cover copy (Modern Comics logo and 35c cover price).