Popular Post Yorick Posted June 2, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 2, 2022 (edited) And I better share this one before we move away from page one: Edited June 2, 2022 by Yorick Missed the ball. Dave2739, Get Marwood & I, Larryw7 and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 On 6/2/2022 at 9:08 PM, Yorick said: @Get Marwood & I Who is Cartwright? The letter is interesting. I guess even though King printed pence copies, they must have under-estimated the demand for Flash? Derek had some difficulty even finding them! A nice chap I bought a copy from on the Bay a while back. He included that lovely letter - I love it when sellers do that, especially the older generation who have stories to tell. King circulation was pretty rubbish in the UK by all accounts. Alas, I was too young to notice.... Domo Arigato 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 @Kevin.J Kev, I'm logging off now but I expect this thread to be on at least page 7 by the time I get back tomorrow No pressure! Keep 'em coming @Yorick Gordon's alive..... Yorick and Kevin.J 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted June 2, 2022 Author Share Posted June 2, 2022 On 6/2/2022 at 1:11 PM, Get Marwood & I said: I was too young to notice I wanted to begin the thread with my ratty copy of Flash Gordon 4, but I'm still digging around for it. My parents took me to a local comic store in the mid-to-late 80's and told me I could pick out a book from the back issue bin of 25 cent comics. No bags or boards. I was under ten years old. Flash Gordon 4 was the book I snagged, and I still have it! It probably also helped that we had the laserdisc of Flash Gordon with music by Queen as an influence. ADAMANTIUM, Larryw7 and Get Marwood & I 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 On 6/2/2022 at 9:21 PM, Yorick said: I wanted to begin the thread with my ratty copy of Flash Gordon 4, but I'm still digging around for it. My parents took me to a local comic store in the mid-to-late 80's and told me I could pick out a book from the back issue bin of 25 cent comics. No bags or boards. I was under ten years old. Flash Gordon 4 was the book I snagged, and I still have it! It probably also helped that we had the laserdisc of Flash Gordon with music by Queen as an influence. Brilliant! Be honest, you can't read this thread without playing it in your head, can you Bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom... Logging off in Blighty! Yorick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted June 2, 2022 Author Share Posted June 2, 2022 This is an interesting mash-up cover from France. Redrawn with an interior dinosaur/monster swapped in. Larger magazine sized comic. Pat Calhoun, OtherEric, Kromak and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted June 2, 2022 Author Share Posted June 2, 2022 I know I have some VHS somewhere.... OtherEric, Larryw7 and Kevin.J 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted June 2, 2022 Author Share Posted June 2, 2022 On 6/2/2022 at 12:51 PM, Get Marwood & I said: This makes me smile; every time and all the time! Is Brian Blessed the best part of this film? Beige and Kevin.J 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Yorick Posted June 2, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 2, 2022 I need to acquire Timothy Dalton and Ornella Muti's signatures on this (Sam Jones and Melody Anderson so far...). Larryw7, Get Marwood & I, Kevin.J and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAY1979 Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 What do you mean Flash Gordon approaching? Get Marwood & I 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted June 2, 2022 Author Share Posted June 2, 2022 On 6/2/2022 at 1:58 PM, MAR1979 said: What do you mean Flash Gordon approaching? OPEN FIRE! MAY1979 and Larryw7 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAY1979 Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 (edited) On 6/2/2022 at 4:56 PM, Yorick said: I need to acquire Timothy Dalton and Ornella Muti's signatures on this (Sam Jones and Melody Anderson so far...). Sweet! I'm rather jelly Ornella Muti Edited June 2, 2022 by MAR1979 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MAY1979 Posted June 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 2, 2022 (edited) The film is truly Classic cheese and I love it. As a child I think i watched it 5 times during Spring Break in 1983 or 1984? Was able to get a "fair-ish" deal on this 1/1 Seemingly there is no reason for these extraordinary inter-galactic upsets Edited June 2, 2022 by MAR1979 Get Marwood & I, Morganmi, Kevin.J and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 On 6/2/2022 at 1:48 PM, Yorick said: Is Brian Blessed the best part of this film? The answer to that question is always yes, no matter which film. MAY1979, Yorick and Get Marwood & I 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted June 2, 2022 Author Share Posted June 2, 2022 On 6/2/2022 at 1:59 PM, MAR1979 said: Ornella Muti Get Marwood & I, adampasz, MAY1979 and 1 other 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 On 6/2/2022 at 12:46 PM, Yorick said: @OtherEric maybe has some more material? @Pat Calhoun? @BB-Gun? I’ve got a couple items I’ll post when I get home if nobody beats me to them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 What an epic battle between Yorick and Get Maywood & I. Get Marwood & I, Yorick and Larryw7 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted June 2, 2022 Author Share Posted June 2, 2022 On 6/2/2022 at 2:05 PM, MAR1979 said: this 1/1 That was on my watchlist for quite a while. Lovely copy. I was hoping it'd go down a little lower before I pulled the trigger. Great grab. I am jealous. lordbyroncomics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAY1979 Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 On 6/2/2022 at 5:06 PM, OtherEric said: The answer to that question is always yes, no matter which film. Gordon's Alive, live, live, live lordbyroncomics and Get Marwood & I 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordbyroncomics Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 I will add that my friend and I saw two musicians in a hotel lobby circa 2014 and, as we were also in a band, started up conversation with them and discovered they were actually a touring Queen tribute band which I found genuinely fascinating. My friend asked them if they did anything from the FLASH soundtrack and the guy playing drums (I presume only the singer was trying to resemble Freddie as this guy certainly didn't look like Roger Taylor) got real annoyed and pseudo-offended though we were being serious but he took it as if we were mocking them somehow. Hey pal, that title track is f**king awesome and I'm amazed they didn't include it in their set! MAY1979, Yorick and Get Marwood & I 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...