1 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:15,080 Speaker 1: Presenting for the first time in radio, the amazing interplanetary 2 00:00:15,080 --> 00:00:24,120 adventures of Flash, Gordon and Dale Art. These thrilling adventures 3 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:26,039 come to you as they are pictured each Sunday and 4 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:29,679 The Comic Weekly, the world's greatest pictorial supplement of humor 5 00:00:29,679 --> 00:00:32,840 and adventure. The Comic Weekly now printed in thirty two 6 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:36,759 tabloid sized pages, each page in full four colors, is 7 00:00:36,799 --> 00:00:40,679 distributed everywhere as a part of your host's Sunday newspapers. 8 00:00:51,759 --> 00:00:56,159 Racing high above the Earth, Comfortably seated in the Flash Gordon, 9 00:00:56,359 --> 00:00:59,880 internationally famous athlete, looked admiringly across the Isle. 10 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:01,119 Speaker 2: Dale Harden. 11 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:06,799 Speaker 1: And I both are intent on the terrible destruction which 12 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:10,239 for many months has been approaching the Earth with terrific speeds, 13 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:13,519 the new planet urtling through space directly in the. 14 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:16,000 Speaker 2: Path of the Earth. Suddenly there's a violent jar. 15 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:18,879 Speaker 1: The plane will lights into a spinning nose dive. Flash 16 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:21,680 Good carry him across the aisles of the fighting girl. 17 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:23,879 He gathers her in his arms and leaps free of 18 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:26,840 the falling plane, and, pulling the rip cord of his parachute, 19 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:27,840 glides to Earth. 20 00:01:28,239 --> 00:01:30,799 Speaker 2: Troke be frightened Dal the plane has crashed. Queer safe. 21 00:01:31,079 --> 00:01:38,200 Speaker 3: Yes, hold fast, we're landing now there there, yeah, good good, 22 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:41,840 Oh look this a vous deer tower. Where can we 23 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:44,920 be Why that's the laboratory of the great scientist, doctor 24 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:47,319 Hans Baka Finks coming this way. 25 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:50,439 Speaker 2: I'll call him to help us. I hope your pardners. 26 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:51,719 Speaker 4: For breaking in on you so unceremoniously. 27 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:53,359 Speaker 2: Doctor, But you see, we had to fail out. 28 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 5: I know you for what you are. 29 00:01:55,079 --> 00:01:57,079 Speaker 6: By comfort he got. 30 00:01:57,359 --> 00:01:59,439 Speaker 1: But I have the answer to that up with me. 31 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 2: Put that gone away, Professor Dark. The man is mad. 32 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:05,120 There will have to humor him, all right, professor all right, 33 00:02:05,159 --> 00:02:05,840 we'll come with you. 34 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 6: Ladder into the tower. All right, all right, And now 35 00:02:11,159 --> 00:02:13,879 we are in my rocket ship and intense that comes 36 00:02:13,479 --> 00:02:16,840 with the way to the new planet. We will all die, 37 00:02:17,199 --> 00:02:18,240 die for science. 38 00:02:27,599 --> 00:02:30,639 Speaker 7: Oh yeah, the doctor is mad. His rocket ship is 39 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:32,800 rushing away from the Earth with the seed of life, 40 00:02:33,199 --> 00:02:34,759 right into the path of the new planet. 41 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:35,520 Speaker 2: Old type tale. 42 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:36,879 Speaker 8: We'll escape somewhere. 43 00:02:36,599 --> 00:02:40,520 Speaker 6: To the new planet, the new planet. We three will 44 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:41,000 save the. 45 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:42,879 Speaker 2: Earth, Doctor Zakha the surf time. 46 00:02:43,039 --> 00:02:46,879 Speaker 4: When you're half of a new planet, turn, what will 47 00:02:46,879 --> 00:02:47,759 you game for the plans? 48 00:02:47,759 --> 00:02:48,840 Speaker 2: If we're all killed in the crowd. 49 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:50,639 Speaker 6: I know who you are, fresh cod. 50 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:54,479 Speaker 2: But your train strength will. 51 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:57,639 Speaker 6: Not save you. Only my mind, the mind of zark 52 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:00,879 Is scientists can save you, can to shave any human 53 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:02,360 Soulder upandier careful. 54 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 5: Flash, he's eating for the control and the side. 55 00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 2: Doctor not see it. 56 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:08,639 Speaker 6: The gravitation pulled out the u FLEs. 57 00:03:08,919 --> 00:03:09,639 Speaker 8: We crashed. 58 00:03:09,719 --> 00:03:16,280 Speaker 6: In five seconds. 59 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:30,599 Speaker 1: The rocket ship hits the planet. Doctor Zakhoff and Dale 60 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:33,840 are thrones from the rocket ship unconscious. Flash his throne, 61 00:03:33,879 --> 00:03:37,319 clears the wreckage and lands on his feet uninjured. He 62 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:40,000 rushes to the side of the unconscious girl, picks her up, 63 00:03:40,199 --> 00:03:42,400 and starts to carry her toward the distant towers of 64 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:46,240 a city on this weird new planet. Suddenly strained soldiers 65 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:48,520 on with ray gun for Peer and capturing Dale and 66 00:03:48,599 --> 00:03:51,199 Flash forced them to come with them to the throne 67 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:54,719 room of Ming, the merciless Emperor of Mongo and supreme 68 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:55,840 ruler of the universe. 69 00:03:56,400 --> 00:04:07,639 Speaker 5: Yeah, oh thou. 70 00:04:07,639 --> 00:04:13,240 Speaker 6: It don't it means the Majesty of Mongo, supreme ruler 71 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:18,079 of all the people. Doesn't New planet thy slaves, the lucy. 72 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 2: Thing for people? 73 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:22,360 Speaker 5: Thy slaves? 74 00:04:22,399 --> 00:04:26,279 Speaker 4: Okay, oh me, the merciless thinker hand love me. 75 00:04:26,879 --> 00:04:30,079 Speaker 2: I'm no slave. The free man and an equal. 76 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 9: You are a free man, and throw him to the 77 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:41,519 Red monkey Man in the arena with the fast. With 78 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:43,959 this free man my equals. 79 00:04:44,439 --> 00:04:46,120 Speaker 2: There is my freedom. Earth Man. 80 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:49,600 Speaker 6: You go into the arena to meet the Red monkey 81 00:04:49,639 --> 00:04:50,439 Man of Mongol. 82 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:55,839 Speaker 4: Don't worry there, and I'll show you that I a 83 00:04:55,920 --> 00:04:57,759 free man from the earth. I am more than a 84 00:04:57,800 --> 00:04:59,600 matter for your famous Red monkey Man. 85 00:05:00,959 --> 00:05:03,399 Speaker 1: Flash reaches the bottom step leading to the arena. He 86 00:05:03,519 --> 00:05:07,839 leaps and swings, then, grasping the falling man beasront of 87 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:10,680 the arm pit, Flash whirls him around them and the 88 00:05:10,759 --> 00:05:14,519 other small directions. Hearing that his muskey men will all 89 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:17,800 be killed, orders his soldiers to destroy the way gun. 90 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:19,879 Speaker 2: In the midst of the confusion. 91 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:22,000 Speaker 1: The Princess, or the beautiful young daughter of Emperor Ming, 92 00:05:22,319 --> 00:05:23,199 calls to Flash. 93 00:05:23,439 --> 00:05:26,040 Speaker 7: Quick, pray best man, good way, here's to. 94 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:29,079 Speaker 1: My pen for me. Flash leaps to the royal balcony 95 00:05:29,079 --> 00:05:32,240 and joins the grudgeously dual princess, who commands the slaves 96 00:05:32,319 --> 00:05:34,839 to keep back while she takes Flash through a secret 97 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:37,639 door and into a passage leading to a private elevator. 98 00:05:37,959 --> 00:05:41,399 The two get in and Ara closes the door and 99 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:42,600 presses the switch. 100 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:46,000 Speaker 2: Who are you, beautiful mate? 101 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 7: I am the princess, only daughter of mean, de merciless Princess. 102 00:05:50,879 --> 00:05:51,680 Speaker 2: I owe you my life. 103 00:05:51,959 --> 00:05:56,240 Speaker 7: You are brazen tensious. You must not say so, young. 104 00:05:57,000 --> 00:05:59,000 I have never seen anyone like. 105 00:05:59,000 --> 00:05:59,879 Speaker 8: You as men. 106 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:02,360 Speaker 4: Where I come from, Princess, from many stronger men and 107 00:06:02,480 --> 00:06:03,000 better looking. 108 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:05,600 Speaker 2: But tell me, Princess, where are you taking me? 109 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:08,360 Speaker 7: I am taking you to the private lending frames of 110 00:06:08,399 --> 00:06:14,199 my own rocket cars. There you will be day. You 111 00:06:14,319 --> 00:06:17,040 have all right this man, get in this rocket car. 112 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:19,000 No one can harm you here. 113 00:06:20,519 --> 00:06:26,279 Speaker 5: But Princess, hurry, oh not rescue the earth. 114 00:06:26,639 --> 00:06:28,600 Speaker 7: They are all That is why you are in my 115 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:29,839 private rocket car. 116 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:32,920 Speaker 5: At man or what you mean? They are then. 117 00:06:32,800 --> 00:06:35,040 Speaker 7: Shall never be rescued. 118 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:37,279 Speaker 1: By you the prisons and for you as men. 119 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:50,120 Speaker 10: You shall love me or die. 120 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:55,439 Speaker 1: Meanwhile, back in the palace, Emperor King is talking with Dale. 121 00:06:55,360 --> 00:07:00,759 Speaker 9: Arden companion Flash God and have escaped, but not for long. 122 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:03,560 My men will soon capture him. 123 00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:07,639 Speaker 1: What are you going to do with me? A pleasing 124 00:07:07,759 --> 00:07:08,000 to me? 125 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:11,279 Speaker 9: Ask women, you will become my wife. 126 00:07:11,399 --> 00:07:12,680 Speaker 1: Never I don't love you. 127 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:17,600 Speaker 9: We men have mango have no human traits, no love, 128 00:07:18,079 --> 00:07:22,839 no mercy, no kindness. Whether I love me or not 129 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:26,600 makes no different. You have become my wife. As soon 130 00:07:26,639 --> 00:07:28,720 as this ceremony can be arrant or. 131 00:07:28,839 --> 00:07:31,399 Speaker 6: Majesties, look into the space of Graph. Our city is 132 00:07:31,439 --> 00:07:34,199 being bombarded by the space gyros of the Lionmen. The 133 00:07:34,319 --> 00:07:38,560 lion Men already entire face face to the attack. 134 00:07:49,639 --> 00:07:52,160 Speaker 1: In the terrific battle which takes place between empyrom ands 135 00:07:52,240 --> 00:07:56,279 face pleasing the gyros of the Lionmen, the attacking the 136 00:07:56,360 --> 00:07:58,839 rocket ships in which Blash Gordon has been held, Captain 137 00:07:58,959 --> 00:08:02,720 is destroyed and Flash is thrown to the ground unconscious. 138 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:05,720 He opens his eyes to find himself staring up into 139 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:08,920 the great bearded face of Thone, Prince of the Lionman. 140 00:08:09,519 --> 00:08:10,680 Speaker 2: Soon let his break. 141 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:13,000 Speaker 1: Sword fall as he sees Flash Gordon's white skin. 142 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:15,720 Speaker 11: Who art thou white skinned? 143 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:17,360 Speaker 2: You speak? 144 00:08:17,879 --> 00:08:21,839 Speaker 11: Answer me before I cleave thy white body in pieces 145 00:08:22,399 --> 00:08:26,240 art tell a new kind of soldier of being the merciless. 146 00:08:26,279 --> 00:08:28,360 Speaker 4: I am the sworn enemy of that scene them from 147 00:08:28,439 --> 00:08:30,639 Ming of Mongo. He capture the girl who is from 148 00:08:30,639 --> 00:08:31,560 the earth like myself. 149 00:08:31,959 --> 00:08:34,279 Speaker 2: I live only to rest her an earth man. 150 00:08:34,519 --> 00:08:39,200 Speaker 11: Thou say yes, and an enemy of Ming the mercreless. 151 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:41,919 Speaker 2: That's right. Tell me, are you friend or enemy? 152 00:08:42,159 --> 00:08:47,399 Speaker 11: I am Sooon Prince of the Lionman, hereditary enemies of 153 00:08:47,519 --> 00:08:51,279 the men of Mongo. If thou wilt accept me as 154 00:08:51,320 --> 00:08:58,720 thy friend, earth Man, I will gladly join thee against. 155 00:08:57,000 --> 00:08:58,559 Speaker 2: Here's my hand on the enterance too. 156 00:08:58,720 --> 00:08:59,000 Speaker 5: Good. 157 00:09:00,039 --> 00:09:01,120 Speaker 2: What he's thigh name? 158 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:04,759 Speaker 11: Earth Man, I am called Flash Gordon up on the earth, Johighness, 159 00:09:05,039 --> 00:09:09,480 Call me soon, friends, and I will call the black 160 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:10,840 friends Zone. 161 00:09:11,519 --> 00:09:13,440 Speaker 4: You know how we can gain admittance to the palace, 162 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:14,639 but we may rescue day Laden. 163 00:09:14,919 --> 00:09:18,879 Speaker 11: Come, I will show the secret way into the palace. 164 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:24,559 Speaker 12: Good the Emperor means is away, for during my gyro feet. 165 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:27,679 Speaker 11: We may be able to rescue. 166 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:41,039 Speaker 12: The Earth's girls or Mean returns. 167 00:09:42,480 --> 00:09:45,399 Speaker 1: Flash Gordon and his powerful newfound friend go first to 168 00:09:45,440 --> 00:09:48,000 the space gyro of Prince Zone, and there they gaze 169 00:09:48,039 --> 00:09:50,799 intently into the thought projectory, in which they not only 170 00:09:50,799 --> 00:09:53,600 see Dale Arden the captive, but they also have revealed 171 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:56,279 of them a secret way leading to the throne room 172 00:09:56,320 --> 00:09:58,559 of the Palace. The secret passage is known as a 173 00:09:58,600 --> 00:10:01,159 Tunnel of Terror because of the day Beef would lie 174 00:10:01,279 --> 00:10:06,639 within its bloomy walls. Flashing his new friend Prince finally 175 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:10,480 find themselves within the power a door with great deal boats. 176 00:10:10,320 --> 00:10:14,320 Speaker 4: Bands before them qual just doormously directing the potential. 177 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:16,320 Speaker 2: Of the palace from my allers. 178 00:10:16,759 --> 00:10:19,200 Speaker 11: I should see that beyond this door is the great 179 00:10:19,279 --> 00:10:20,440 throne room of the Emperor. 180 00:10:20,519 --> 00:10:22,080 Speaker 2: Means all right, then here we go. 181 00:10:26,639 --> 00:10:27,559 Speaker 8: Ah, then. 182 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:31,480 Speaker 5: The right too. It is the Throe. 183 00:10:31,919 --> 00:10:35,799 Speaker 8: Yes, this great statue before us is the god of death, 184 00:10:36,480 --> 00:10:39,480 which stands at the top of the altar ship, directly 185 00:10:39,559 --> 00:10:43,840 behind the throne of the Emperor. Listen, do what that 186 00:10:44,960 --> 00:10:49,759 by the Greek god cowl? It is royal waiting possessions, 187 00:10:50,879 --> 00:10:55,639 Ming the Merciless taking another bride. 188 00:10:57,960 --> 00:11:05,759 Speaker 4: Who coming up the order sen soon around the idols. 189 00:11:06,200 --> 00:11:07,679 Speaker 11: Around the idol means. 190 00:11:07,519 --> 00:11:12,399 Speaker 2: Death almost not come back, come back, save yourself. I'm 191 00:11:12,440 --> 00:11:14,279 going to the rescue of my earth friend Dayla. 192 00:11:14,759 --> 00:11:17,080 Speaker 4: He's being faster to manage with Ming the Merciless. 193 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:20,399 Speaker 11: When soon the iron Man does not save himself with 194 00:11:20,519 --> 00:11:23,919 the expense of his friends. He's a much guy. 195 00:11:24,639 --> 00:11:26,720 Speaker 2: I will die fighting with the tale. 196 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:38,799 Speaker 5: This way, Dale, my god, This Waydale. 197 00:11:38,600 --> 00:11:41,480 Speaker 2: Down this passagdress maiden at past the falcons. 198 00:11:41,159 --> 00:11:43,799 Speaker 4: Run with whom they're forming up the order helps me 199 00:11:43,840 --> 00:11:49,120 topple the idol over now on who scream. 200 00:11:54,399 --> 00:11:57,080 Speaker 1: With a grinding crash. The giant idol topples over on 201 00:11:57,159 --> 00:11:59,759 the um rushing soldiers of Ming the Merciless, killing those 202 00:11:59,799 --> 00:12:03,559 in month and throwing into confusion the whole company. Flash 203 00:12:03,639 --> 00:12:06,200 Gordon and Prince soon with Dale between, dash into the 204 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:07,320 secret passage. 205 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:09,039 Speaker 2: Beneath the idol. The way becomes sleeper. 206 00:12:09,080 --> 00:12:12,399 Speaker 1: They slip down down one hundred feet or more into 207 00:12:12,440 --> 00:12:14,919 a whirling on the ground river they've sluffed along down 208 00:12:14,960 --> 00:12:17,200 a raging current, and over the falls into a lake. 209 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:20,720 With a powerful stroke to the champion swimmer, Flash sets 210 00:12:20,720 --> 00:12:23,000 out for the shore, towing Dale by the hair. They 211 00:12:23,080 --> 00:12:25,240 reached the shore, and as Flash reaches down to drag 212 00:12:25,399 --> 00:12:29,360 Dale's safety, she screams and disappears beneath the calm surface 213 00:12:29,399 --> 00:12:32,440 of the lake. Thrutched in two powerful greens, Gaily arms 214 00:12:32,799 --> 00:12:35,120 with no thought of his own safety. Flash Gordon dives 215 00:12:35,159 --> 00:12:39,279 to Dale's rescue and finds an adventure stranger than Kenny 216 00:12:39,320 --> 00:12:53,840 which has gone before. Follow the thrilling adventures of Flash 217 00:12:53,919 --> 00:12:57,399 Gordon and Dale Arden deeps Sunday in your Herd Sunday newspapers. 218 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:01,360 You will find them graphically portrayed in full colored pictures. 219 00:13:01,399 --> 00:13:04,639 In the Comic Weekly only in the Comic Weekly. 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