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In 1940, Flash Gordon Conquers The Universe extensively
borrowed elements from Alex Raymond,
but Hollywood used them like patches in a krazy-quilt. There were two arcs within
the serial's plot -- Ming's Purple Death for the first third. (Which never
occurred in the strip.) During
the final two-thirds, both movies and
papers chronicled a rebellion against Emperor Ming among the
dictator's subjects,
led by Flash Gordon. |
