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1939 "Flash Gordon" color comic strip...
1939 "Flash Gordon" color comic strip...
Item # 724625
May 28, 1939
COMICS SECTION only of St. Louis Post-Dispatch (weekly on Sundays), May 28, 1939
* Flash Gordon (color comic strip)
* "Ice Kingdom of Frigia" Queen Fria
* BRUKKA - Chieftain of the Giants
* Space - science fiction themed
This section has several nice, colored comic strips with a page 7 strip titled: "Flash Gordon" (see images)
Ten pages, small binding holes along the blank spine, very minor margin wear, nice condition.
background: The May 28, 1939, installment of the Flash Gordon Sunday strip highlights a high-stakes moment in the "Ice Kingdom of Frigia" arc, where Flash Gordon and Queen Fria must navigate the immediate threat posed by Brukka, the primitive chieftain of the giants. In this specific sequence, the narrative focuses on the physical danger of the giants' territory, where these massive, hairy-handed antagonists frequently raid the more technologically advanced Frigians. Alex Raymond's illustration of Brukka emphasizes his role as a brutal foil to Flash, characterized by his immense strength and desire to capture Dale Arden for his own harem. As Flash and Fria contend with the giants, the strip utilizes dramatic shifts in perspective and Raymond's signature use of negative space to depict the vast, sub-zero caverns that serve as the giants' stronghold. The tension of the scene is amplified by the contrast between the giants' barbaric nature and the sophisticated "snowsuits" and "Snow-Bird" flyers used by the Frigian defenders.
Category: The 20th Century
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