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The Timeless Flash Gordon The fame of Flash Gordon long outlived its creator, Alex Raymond. Having created the fantasy-adventure strip in 1934, the young artist set a new standard for art and imagination in the newspaper strips. His artwork influenced countless strip and comic book illustrators; his visions of other worlds and his cast of characters became part of the American culture. Following Raymond's departure (first for the military, then to illustrate the Rip Kirby daily strip) the Sunday pages were continued by Austin Briggs, drawing in Raymond's style. When Briggs moved on to become one of the premiere magazine illustrators of the 1950's, his place was taken by the talented Emmanuel "Mac" Raboy, who drew the Sunday strip until his death in 1967. Pacific Comics Club is proud to offer two series of Raymond's work, one of Briggs', and one of Mac Raboy's. It's a panorama of one of the most fondly-remembered--and best drawn--Sunday pages of all times. |
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From Checker comes this affordable series which prints Raymond's Sundays in color from the very first strip. Click here to check it out. |
This full-color series reprints Raymond's pages in color from 1938 to his departure in 1944. The large-format books reproduce the strips almost at the size they originally appeared. Follow this link for more info. |
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At last the fabulous Sunday pages of Mac Raboy are being rediscovered. This four-volume series reprints all the work of the unsung Raymond admirer who helped turn Flash from a fantasy series into a 50's-style space opera. Click here to learn more.
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While Alex Raymond was drawing the Flash Sundays, Austin Briggs drew a little-known daily version of the hero's adventures. See the reprint series by clicking here. |