Flash Gordon: Classic Collection Vol. 4 - Hardcover

by Don Moore (Author), Austin Briggs (Illustrator)

Flash Gordon: Classic Collection Volume 4 reprints the Flash Gordon Sunday strip from 1944-1948.

Flash Gordon returns for another thrilling space-bound adventure as the original guardian of the galaxy, battling to save us all from a host of sinister super-villains determined to dominate, destroy, and wreak havoc--including the fierce and seductive Storm Queen of Valkir!

Author Biography

Don Moore was the writer of the Flash Gordon, taking over scriptwriting duties from strip creator Alex Raymond in August 1935. Moore was a former pulp editor. Raymond was the creator of several strips at the time (Flash Gordon, Secret Agent X-9, Jungle Jim) and needed Moore's scripting assistance.

After working for a while at advertising agency, he became an assistant to the cartoonist Alex Raymond on Flash Gordon and succeeded him on Secret Agent Corrigan. In 1940 he drew a Flash Gordon Daily strip which he stayed on until about 1944. He drew the prestigious Flash Gordon Sunday strip from 1944 until 1948. He was one of the founding faculty for the Famous Artists School. In 1969 he was elected to the Society of Illustrators' Hall of Fame.