Flash Gordon

Flash Gordon, sometimes identified as Steven "Flash" Gordon, is a pulp-era science fiction adventure hero created by Alex Raymond, who appeared in a series of Flash Gordon comic strips in the 1930s. The character appeared in a series of film serials in the 1930s and 1940s where he was played by actor Buster Crabbe. Crabbe would later pay homage to his infamous character by playing Brigadier Gordon on the "Planet of the Slave Girls" episode of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. A short-lived Flash Gordon TV series aired from 1954 to 1955 where Flash was portrayed by Steve Holland. Flash was featured in his own cartoon series in 1979 by Filmation Associates where the character was voiced by Robert Ridgely. Another cartoon series aired in 1996 and ran for twenty-eight episodes. Flash was voiced by Toby Proctor and was identified as Alex "Flash" Gordon. A live-action Flash Gordon series aired in 2007 with Eric Johnson, late of the TV series Smallville, taking on the role of Steven "Flash" Gordon. This series had a full single season of twenty-one episodes.