The first volume of Flash Gordon strips from the pen and brush of its unsurpassed originator, Alex Raymond. This hardcover collects the first two full years of the adventures of Flash, Dale Arden, and Doctor Zharkov on Planet Mongo from the strips (1-82) that first ran January 7, 1934 to August 11, 1935 (#1-82).
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