First published in 1934, Flash Gordon is the protagonist of a science-fiction space adventure comic created by Alex Raymond. It's regarded as one of the most influential American adventure comic, as well as, one of the best illustrated comic strips. Superman creators, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, and Batman creators, Bob Kane and Bill Finger, based their respective superheroes' costume design from Flash Gordon's outfit.
In 1980, Flash Gordon was adapted into a film directed by Mike Hodges and starring Sam J. Jones as Flash Gordon. British rock band Queen composed and performed the soundtrack to that film. "Flash's Theme" by Queen is the theme song of the film, which I chose to sample for Beat Battle League Week #15 (sponsored by @chiefmappster) since the theme is Comic Books. Enjoy!
[In 1970, George Lucas attempted to make the Flash Gordon film, however, he was unsuccessful at acquiring the rights, so instead, he created Star Wars.]
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