Flash Gordon rocketed to Mars
in 1938 because of Orson Welles' War of the Worlds
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Dale Arden had dark hair this time,
like her comic-strip counterpart, and a more active
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This
sequence was about the third or fourth Flash Gordon
episode I remember seeing as a young child. It left
me with an impression of Dale Arden as a heroic character,
rather than as a damsel in chronic distress.
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Like
the graphic says -- Dale sees a chance to steal a Martian
Stratosled. Her previous experience with Rocket Ships
implies that she knows how to pilot the strange, smokey,
noisy, thing. |
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Zarkoff,
Barin, and Flash are surrounded by enemies, and don't
even know that Dale is flying to their rescue overhead.
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Dale
spots her friends on the ground, and dives in to help
accomplish the mission and get everybody out alive.
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Not
only is Dale (Jean Rogers) Arden THE BOMB to look
at, she's also a skilled space-bombadier.
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Dale
makes matchsticks out of the bleak forest grove with
a smile as she watches Flash and his team escape their
foes. |
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Flash
Gordon hears the crackling buzz of a Space Ship and
looks up to see a smoking Martian rattle-trap pursuing
them.
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The
Stratosled cuts off their retreat and lands in front
of them.
Will there be even MORE bad guys to deal with?
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A
vision of loveliness emerges from the hissing battlewagon.
Could it be? DALE ARDEN RESCUES FLASH GORDON. It's
true!
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Dale
gets everyone into the ship, then explains the workings
of the odd craft --and they are off to further adventures.
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Flash
Gordon is the property of it's copyright holders.
All images are used for scholastic purposes ONLY in
the context of this article.
Text and graphic design copyright by Michael R. Evans
2006
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