Flash Gordon Conquers Universal Pictures: The 3rd Serial
Ch. 11: Crass Reunions and Emperor Ming

Ming the Merciless has Dale in his clutches again
on Saturday, thanks to treacherous Lady Sonja.

 Alex Raymond's near-contemporary plot of 1940
also featured Dale as a captive on Sunday.

 

Dale called out a brave warning to Flash over the
Space O Phone in the comic strip.

 After waking up from the gas attack, Dale
pleads to be released from Ming.

Ming had lascivious designs on Dale from 1934 onward,
and he rarely bargained -- in good faith or bad.

 For some dumb reason, Ming wants Captain Torch back
in his service -- bad enough to trade Dale for him.

Ming fools everybody in the movie by poisoning Dale,
forcing Zarkov to escort her back for an antidote.

 In the comic strip, Zarkov played a big role during
Dale's rescue from Ming's nasty scheme.

Dale and Aura eventually became friends on Sunday,
but the princess was never held captive.

Ming knows that Flash and Barin will make
another attempt to rescue their mates.

Dale and Aura are imprisoned in a gilded cage, with
an elecrtified entrance awaiting any rescuers.

Emperor Ming also used Dale Arden to bait a trap
for Flash Gordon in the Sunday pages.

The royal tombs served as excellent hiding
places for the Outlaws of Mongo in 1938.

Flash and Barin sneak in through the tombs,
on the other side of Ming's palace in 1940.

The lady prisoners sleep lightly in their luxurious cell.

Ming sent Dale to a dungeon in the comics.

Flash had one HELL of a miserable time dealing
with Dale's prison in the newspaper.

Dale warns Flash in enough time to survive
a cliffhanger in the movie serial.

In the movie serial ONLY, all our lovers reunite --
after Ming's trap almost electrocutes Flash.

Dale, Aura, Barin, Flash, and Roka
have the run of Ming's palace.

The intrepid band rushes to Ming's laboratory
in order to rescue Doctor Zarkov in the film.

Dale was finally reunited with Flash and Zarkov,
but their troubles continued in the strip.

More to Come