Mike Eakins
Few names echo through the annals of science fiction like Flash Gordon. A symbol of bravery, imagination, and the golden age of adventure comics, Flash’s influence has stretched across nearly a century, shaping not only the medium but the very definition of the intergalactic hero. Mad Cave Studios proudly continues this legacy with FLASH GORDON CLASSIC COLLECTION VOL. 6, the latest volume in its celebrated archival series!
Dan Barry, born in 1923, was one of comics’ most enduring artists, beginning his career in the 1940s with work for Timely, Feature Comics, and Fawcett before assisting Burne Hogarth on Tarzan. In 1951, he revived the Flash Gordon daily strip, a role that would define his career for nearly five decades, spanning both daily and Sunday editions and even extending to the official poster for the 1980 cult-classic film. After departing the strip in 1990, Barry went on to create Indiana Jones comics for Dark Horse before his passing in 1997 at age 74.
From the very depths of the ocean floor to self-imposed exile in outer space… From the post-apocalyptic world of New York City in the far-flung future to enslavement in an intergalactic space circus… Science fiction’s most enduring icon, Flash Gordon, is back to continue his never-ending battle against intergalactic evil!
‘The Lost Continent’ reprints all of Dan Barry’s daily strips from October 26, 1953, to July 9, 1956, restored from the original tearsheets, and includes a feature on Flash Gordon written by newspaper comic strip expert, Rick Norwood.
