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Flash Gordon - Savior of the Universe
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On 12/9/2023 at 11:18 AM, OtherEric said:

I'm counting on your review, because I just grabbed the 19-30 run off MCS (well, 19 I had to go to the Bay, but the others were MCS.)

A few cheap buys on feebay.  And since we're getting so much rain, I thought I'd give "Citadel" a read.

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Well, the story is typical Flash Gordon.  He crashes the ship (again), finds a secret empire ruled by Ming, and.... (go read it)

I really do like Garzon's illustration in this one.  It looks like he's paying it forward in general as all the FG artists before him.  I see hints of Raymond:

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and Williamson:

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Unfortunately, this particular copy doesn't have quite so sharp printing, so the images are a bit blurry.  You can see the "smear" especially on the Raymond swipe panel.

There is a foreign printing which republished this story in black only, and I think that might be better (not my copy):

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I'll have to check if HA has sold the original art so that I may look at those lovely Garzon inks!

 

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On 1/30/2024 at 12:54 AM, OtherEric said:

In today, too big for the scanner.  Always nice to find a 50 year old book with the dust jacket intact:

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On 2/19/2024 at 12:54 PM, Yorick said:

I'm in too deep now....

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You know I'm losing sleep but I'm in too deep. No doubt about it, can't live without it. Rock and Roll Rhythm! :whistle:

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