NO FLASH IN THE PAN
THE ORIGINAL STRIP (1934)
re-dating Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman, Flash Gordon made his newspaper strip debut in January 1934. With already a big hit, King Features owner William Randolph Hearst (the real-life inspiration for ) wanted his own piece, but when that bid failed, he turned to 22-year-old artist Alex Raymond – who created a polo player and Yale graduate by the name of Flash Gordon…
