DEFINITIVE FLASH GORDON AND JUNGLE JIM VOLUME 1

• IDW's Library of American Comics is producing The Definitive Flash Gordon & Jungle Jim ISBN-13: 978-1-61377-015-3 as part of the Ultimate Alex Raymond Collection. Edited by Eisner Award-winner Dean Price: $75.00 ($94.00 CAN) Publisher: IDW Publishing Mullaney, The Definitive Flash Gordon & Jungle Jim will present every Sunday by Writer: Alex Raymond Raymond from both classic strips together for the first time, in the oversized 12" x 16" Artist: Alex Raymond champagne edition format. Page Count: 176 • Created by Raymond in 1934, Flash Gordon is arguably the most famous science fiction Carton Qty: 6 comic strip of all time. It follows the adventures of the title character and his companions, Format: Hardcover, Full Color Recommended Age: Mature Dale Arden and Dr. Zarkov, as they leave Earth to discover the source of meteors that are Readers (ages 16 and up) threatening the planet, and get waylaid on the planet Mongo, where they battle the evil Ming Other Works by Creators: Rip the Merciless. The three Earthlings encounter one strange race after another, from the Kirby Volume 1 water-breathing Shark-Men of the Undersea Kingdom, the winged Hawkmen, and the (ISBN-13 978-1-60010-484-8, ferocious Tusk-Men. All the while, Flash finds himself in the arms of one beautiful woman $49.99) Comparison Title: Complete after another — much to Dale Arden's chagrin. Chester Gould's Dick Tracy • Jungle Jim was created as a strip topper for Flash Gordon, and followed the life of Jim Volume 1 Bradley, who fought pirates, slave traders, and assorted villains in the exotic Southeast Asia (ISBN-13 978-1-60010-036-9, of the 1930s. This neglected Raymond classic also features Jim's native cohort Kolu and $34.99) femme fatale Lille DeVrille. Genre: Action/Adventure, Science Fiction Ship Date: 12/13/2011 KEY SELLING POINTS: • The artist's post-war modernist detective series, Rip Kirby, is currently being collected.