Flash Gordon - 1936-1937

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Flash Gordon by Alex Raymond (0530-) 1st Appearance January 7, 1934 - In the midst of the Great Depression, as a response to the popularity of Buck Rogers for another syndicate, Alex Raymond was tasked to create Flash Gordon.   Raymond, who had been ghosting on a number of other strips including Blondie & Tim Tyler's Luck, took immediate ownership.  He started with a classic end-of-the-world first storyline, which gained the strip instant popularity.   This gave Raymond freedom of expression within the strip which he took full advantage of.   Beginning late 1934, the artwork on the strip took a previously unseen turn.  The scenes, always colorful, got larger with more fluid artwork. Characters unstiffened and interacted with vivid passion panel-to-panel.  It was no longer just a comic-strip, it was a work of art coming each week in the newspaper; and the public loved it.  Flash Gordon grew to cult status and beyond with entry into other media, the most popular of which was the movie serials (starring american swimming hero Buster Crabbe).  The Alex Raymond era of Flash Gordon must be considered one of the top for any strip ever created.   Raymond would leave Flash Gordon in mid-1944 to join the war effort.  After his time, the strip would flow from/to many accomplished cartoonists including Austin Briggs, Mac Raboy and Dan Barry.   Though never quite equaling the brilliance of the early Raymond strips, the quality of Flash Gordon has stayed at quite high levels.  Of the long running adventure strips (Flash is still being published today), Flash Gordon is the ultimate sunday comics series collectable.   The market for Flash Gordon is very good throughout all eras of the strip. The most desirable are the 1935-36 strips where Raymond's artistic genius was at it's zenith.  The 1934 pages are unique for their important early storyline and later for the Paper Dolls which showed up for a few short months.   Uncut, these Paper Doll pages demand a high premium.  Fulls throughout the Raymond era are the most desired types of page - each should contain a Jungle Jim strip topper uncut.  Smaller size tabs are sometimes available, some with the Jungle Jim Topper, some without.  They sell well at about 2/3rd the price of the fulls.  The later strips by Mac Raboy (an accomplished Fawcett comic-book artist) command a small premium for their exceptional artwork.  By that time, Flash had shrunk to half-size or smaller in most newspapers.  The Dailies are quite sought-after and sell quickly at a high premium.
Sunday Comics Links ---> Flash Gordon - 1934 Flash Gordon - 1935 Flash Gordon - 1936-1937
Flash Gordon - 1937-1939 Flash Gordon - 1939-1941 Flash Gordon - 1941-1943 Flash Gordon - 1943-up
Flash Gordon - Dailies      

Sunday Comics

Item # Date-#-size* Condition* Price Notes
S0530-0281 1936/01/05 - F G-VG/G-VG/VG $20.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Nicodemus O'Malley/Just Kids by AD Carter
S0530-1362 1936/01/12 - F VG/VG/VG $20.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse The Timid Soul(H), Oxydol ad(H)
S0530-1363 1936/01/19 - F VG/VG/VG $20.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Dinglehoofer/The Katzenjammer Kids by Harold Knerr
S0530-1364 1936/01/26 - F G-VG/G-VG/VG $18.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Blondie(H), Rinso detergent & Colgate Toothpaste ads(H)
S0530-1365 1936/02/02 - F G-VG/G-VG/VG $18.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Curley Harper/Tim Tyler's Luck by Lyman Young
S0530-1366 1936/02/09 - F G-VG/G-VG/VG $25.00 Bondage Page, w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Van Swaggers/Paper Doll/Tillie the Toiler by Russ Westover
S0530-1367 1936/02/16 - F FR-G/FR-G/VG $12.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Van Swaggers/Paper Doll/Tillie the Toiler by Russ Westover
S0530-1369 1936/03/01 - F G-VG/G-VG/VG $18.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Sappo/Thimble Theatre by Elzie Crisler Segar
S0530-1370 1936/03/08 - F G/G/G $18.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Van Swaggers/Paper Doll/Tillie the Toiler by Russ Westover
S0530-1161 1936/03/15 - F VG/VG/VG $20.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Van Swaggers/Paper Doll/Tillie the Toiler by Russ Westover
S0530-1373 1936/03/29 - F G-VG/G-VG/G $18.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse The Gumps by Gus Edson
S0530-1374 1936/04/05 - F VG/VG/VG $20.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Van Swaggers/Paper Doll/Tillie the Toiler by Russ Westover
S0530-1375 1936/04/12 - F G-VG/G-VG/VG $18.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Mr. & Mrs(H), Lifebuoy Soap & Rinso Detergent ads(H)
S0530-1376 1936/04/19 - F G-VG/G/VG $18.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Van Swaggers/Paper Doll/Tillie the Toiler by Russ Westover
S0530-1377 1936/04/26 - F FR-G/FR-G/VG $12.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Bats in the Belfry(H), Skippy(H)
S0530-1378 1936/05/03 - F VG/VG/VG $20.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse BWP and so they were married/Polly and her Pals by Cliff Sterrett
S0530-1379 1936/05/10 - F VG/VG/VG $20.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Van Swaggers/Paper Doll/Tillie the Toiler by Russ Westover
S0530-1381 1936/05/24 - F G-VG/G/VG $18.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Skippy(H), Barney Google(H)
S0530-1382 1936/05/31 - F G-VG/G-VG/VG $18.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Rosie's Beau/Bringing Up Father by George McManus
S0530-1383 1936/06/07 - F G/FR-G/VG $15.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Rosie's Beau/Bringing Up Father by George McManus
S0530-1384 1936/06/14 - F VG/VG/VG $20.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Bats in the Belfry(H)/Listerine Mouthwash ad(H)
S0530-1385 1936/06/21 - F G/FR-G/VG $15.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Rosie's Beau/Bringing Up Father by George McManus
S0530-1386 1936/06/28 - F VG/VG/VG $20.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Rosie's Beau/Bringing Up Father by George McManus
S0530-1179 1936/07/12 - F G-VG/G-VG/VG $18.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Rosie's Beau/Bringing Up Father by George McManus(F)
S0530-0343 1936/07/19 - F G/G/VG $18.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Rosie's Beau/Bringing Up Father by George McManus(F)
S0530-0346 1936/07/26 - F G/G/VG $18.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Rosie's Beau/Bringing Up Father by George McManus(F)
S0530-0351 1936/08/16 - F FR-G/FR/VG $8.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Rosie's Beau/Bringing Up Father by George McManus(F)
S0530-0354 1936/08/23 - F G-VG/G-VG/VG $18.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Rosie's Beau/Bringing Up Father by George McManus(F)
S0530-0357 1936/09/13 - F G-VG/G/VG $18.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Rosie's Beau/Bringing Up Father by George McManus(F)
S0530-0360 1936/10/04 - F G/FR-G/G $15.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Rosie's Beau/Bringing Up Father by George McManus(F)
S0530-0362 1936/10/18 - F FR-G/FR-G/G $12.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Rosie's Beau/Bringing Up Father by George McManus(F)
S0530-0365 1936/11/01 - F G/G/G $15.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Rosie's Beau/Bringing Up Father by George McManus(F)
S0530-1192 1936/11/08 - F G/FR-G/VG $15.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Rosie's Beau/Bringing Up Father by George McManus(F)
S0530-1193 1936/11/15 - F FR-G/FR/VG $8.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Rosie's Beau/Bringing Up Father by George McManus(F)
S0530-1196 1936/11/29 - F G-VG/G-VG/VG $18.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Rosie's Beau/Bringing Up Father by George McManus(F)
S0530-0373 1936/12/06 - F FR-G/FR-G/G $12.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Rosie's Beau/Bringing Up Father by George McManus(F)
S0530-0378 1936/12/20 - T G/G/G $7.00 On reverse Smitty by Walter Berndt
S0530-1199 1936/12/27 - F G/G/VG $15.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Rosie's Beau/Bringing Up Father by George McManus(F)
S0530-0381 1937/01/03 - F VG/VG/VG $20.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse BWP Polly & her Pals by Cliff Sterrett
S0530-0386 1937/01/10 - F VG/G-VG/VG $20.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Little Orphan Annie by Harold Gray
S0530-0389 1937/01/17 - F VG/VG/VG $20.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse BWR Elmer by Doc Winner
S0530-0390 1937/01/24 - F G-VG/G-VG-VG $20.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse BWP Polly & her Pals by Cliff Sterrett
S0530-0393 1937/01/31 - T G/G/G $7.00 On reverse Smitty by Walter Berndt
S0530-0394 1937/02/07 - F VG/VG/VG $20.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Pete the Tramp(H), Ralston ad featuring Tom Mix(H)
S0530-0397 1937/02/14 - F VG/VG/VG $20.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Tillie the Toiler(TT), Super Suds ad(TH)
S0530-0402 1937/02/21 - F VG/G-VG/VG $20.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse BWR Elmer by Doc Winner
S0530-0408 1937/02/28 - F G-VG/G/VG $18.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Rosie's Beau/Bringing Up Father by George McManus(F)
S0530-0413 1937/03/07 - F G-VG/G/VG $18.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Rosie's Beau/Bringing Up Father by George McManus(F)
S0530-0417 1937/03/14 - F G-VG/G/VG $18.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Rosie's Beau/Bringing Up Father by George McManus(F)
S0530-0421 1937/03/21 - F VG/VG/VG $20.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Pete the Tramp(H), Borden's Milk ad(H)
S0530-0424 1937/03/28 - F G-VG/G-VG/VG $20.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Rosie's Beau/Bringing Up Father by George McManus(F)
S0530-0429 1937/04/04 - F FR/FR/G $6.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Rosie's Beau/Bringing Up Father by George McManus(F)
S0530-0431 1937/04/11 - F FR/FR/G $6.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Rosie's Beau/Bringing Up Father by George McManus(F)
S0530-0432 1937/04/18 - F VG/VG/VG $20.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse BWR Elmer by Doc Winner
S0530-0435 1937/04/25 - F G/FR-G/VG $15.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse BWR Elmer by Doc Winner
S0530-0437 1937/05/02 - F VG/VG/VG $20.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Curley Harper(H), Lifebuoy/Rinso ad(H)
S0530-0439 1937/05/02 - T VG/VG/VG $7.00 On reverse L'il Abner by Al Capp
S0530-0440 1937/05/16 - F G/G/G $18.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse The Gumps by Gus Edson
S0530-0442 1937/05/16 - T VG/VG/VG $7.00 On reverse L'il Abner by Al Capp
S0530-0443 1937/05/23 - F VG/G-VG/VG $20.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse BWR Elmer by Doc Winner
S0530-0446 1937/05/23 - T VG/VG/VG $7.00 On reverse L'il Abner by Al Capp
S0530-0447 1937/05/30 - F G/G/G $18.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Our Boarding House by Gene Ahern
S0530-0451 1937/06/06 - F VG/VG/VG $20.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Tillie the Toiler by Russ Westover(TT), Super Suds ad(TH)
S0530-0456 1937/06/13 - F G/G/VG $18.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse Thimble Theatre by Elzie Segar
S0530-0458 1937/06/20 - F VG/VG/VG $20.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse BWR Elmer by Doc Winner
S0530-0462 1937/06/27 - F VG/VG/VG $20.00 w/Jungle Jim, On reverse BWR Elmer by Doc Winner
Sunday Comics Links ---> Flash Gordon - 1934 Flash Gordon - 1935 Flash Gordon - 1936-1937
Flash Gordon - 1937-1939 Flash Gordon - 1939-1941 Flash Gordon - 1941-1943 Flash Gordon - 1943-up
Flash Gordon - Dailies      

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