Defenders of the Earth

Defenders of the Earth is an American animated television series from the 80 's, starring three cartoon characters of King Features Syndicate — Flash Gordon, The Phantom, and Mandrake the Magician. The series was first broadcast on 8 september 1986 and ran a season of 62 episodes. The series got a spin-off in the form of a short-lived comic book series, published by Star Comics (a branch of Marvel Comics).



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[hide] *1 Content  ==Content[ Edit] == The pilot begins with Flash Gordon and Ming the Merciless that escape his son Rick. Ming has exhausted the natural resources of his home planet Mongo, and now has his sights set on the Earth. Flash ' wife (Dale Arden in the Marvel comic) is captured and Ming tries to brainwashher. She resists him, however, to death. However, her spirit is transferred on a computer.
 * 2 Characters
 * 2.1 Heroes
 * 2.2 Rogues
 * 3 Episodes
 * 4 Cast
 * 5 other media
 * 6 Trivia
 * 7 References

Flash guide along with Phantom, Mandrake, and his friend Lothar the Defenders of the Earth on to Ming to stop it. ==Characters[ Edit] == ===Heroes[ Edit] === ===Rogues[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ==Episodes<span class="mw-editsection" len="341" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Cast<span class="mw-editsection" len="333" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Other media<span class="mw-editsection" len="341" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In addition to the four-issue Marvel Comics miniseries, there were books on the animated television series entitled The Creation of Monitor, A House Divided, The Sun-Stealers and Computer Checkmate '.
 * Flash Gordon: the legendary space hero and leader of the Defenders of the Earth. He is an experienced pilot and the father of Rick Gordon.
 * The Phantom: the legendary "Ghost Who Walks". His real name is Kit Walker, and he is the 27th Phantom in a row. This version of the Phantom has unlike his ancestors called super powers. Through the spell "By jungle law, the ghost who walks calls forth..." he can grant themselves different forces such as the force of 10 Tigers or the speed of a Cheetah.
 * Mandrake the Magician: a man of mystery. He has magical powers and knowledge of the occult.
 * Lothar: a super strong friend of Mandrake.
 * Richard "Rick" Gordon: a computer genius and the son of Flash Gordon.
 * Kshin: an orphaned Asian boy adopted by Mandrake. He is now Mandrakes pupil. His country and origin are not explained in the series.
 * L.J. (Lothar Junior): the son of Lothar and a combat expert.
 * Jedda Walker: the daughter of The Phantom. She possesses telepathic and limited psychic powers.
 * Dynak X means the central computer in the headquarters of the Defenders. Before Flash ' wife died by Mings managed her mind transferred on Dynak X.
 * Ming the Merciless: Flash Gordon's old enemy. This version of Ming looks monstrous trade than his comic version, which had a more traditional Asian appearance (probably to racism).
 * Octon: a metal octopus-like machine that Ming gives advice.
 * Mings Garax: the leader of soldiers.
 * Mongor: a huge serpent and pet of Ming.
 * Kurt Walker: the older brother of The Phantom. Kurt is a character created specifically for the series and has never participated in a strip.
 * The Sky Band: one of The Phantoms oldest enemies. In the series they are space pirates.
 * 1) "Escape from Mongo"
 * 2) "The Creation of Monitor"
 * 3) "A Demon in His Pocket"
 * 4) "A House Divided"
 * 5) "Bits and Chips"
 * 6) "The Root of Evil"
 * 7) "Cold War"
 * 8) "The Sleeper Awakens"
 * 9) "The Revenge of Astra"
 * 10) "The Hall of Wisdom"
 * 11) "The Mind Warriors, Part I"
 * 12) "The Mind Warriors, Part II"
 * 13) "The Lost Jewels of Tibet"
 * 14) "The Evil of Doctor Dark"
 * 15) "Diamonds are Ming's Best Friends"
 * 16) "The Men of Frost"
 * 17) "Battleground"
 * 18) "The Panther Peril"
 * 19) "Fury of the Deep"
 * 20) "Family Reunion"
 * 21) "The Defense Never Rests"
 * 22) "Doorways into Darkness"
 * 23) "Deal with the Devil"
 * 24) "Terror in Time"
 * 25) "Ming's Household Help"
 * 26) "The Starboy"
 * 27) "The Gods Awake"
 * 28) "The Ghost Walks Again"
 * 29) "The Book of Mysteries"
 * 30) "The Future Comes But Once"
 * 31) "Kshin And #" The Ghost Ship "
 * 32) "The Carnival of Dr. Kalihari"
 * 33) "The Mystery of The Book"
 * 34) "Flash Times Four"
 * 35) "The Frozen Heart"
 * 36) "Rick Gordon, One Man Army"
 * 37) "The Rites of Zesnan"
 * 38) "Audie the Tweak"
 * 39) "Return of the Skyband"
 * 40) "Dracula's Potion"
 * 41) "One of the Guys"
 * 42) "100 Proof Highway"
 * 43) "The Time Freezer"
 * 44) "The Prince Makes His Move #" (1) "
 * 45) "Prince Triumphant #" (2) "
 * 46) "The Prince Weds #" (3) "
 * 47) "The Prince's Royal Hunt #" (4) "
 * 48) "The Prince is Dethroned #" (5) "
 * 49) "Lothar's Homecoming"
 * 50) "Suspended Sabotage"
 * 51) "The Call of the Eternals"
 * 52) "The Return of Doctor Dark"
 * 53) "The Deadliest Battle"
 * 54) "The Necklace of Oros"
 * 55) "Ming Winter"
 * 56) "The Golden Queen, Part 1"
 * 57) "The Golden Queen, Part 2"
 * 58) "Flesh and Blood"
 * 59) "Drowning World"
 * 60) "The Adoption of Kshin"
 * 61) "Street Smarts"
 * 62) "Ming's Thunder Lizards"
 * Lou Richards – Flash Gordon
 * Peter Mark Richman – The Phantom
 * Peter Renaday – Mandrake the Magician
 * Loren Lester – Rick Gordon
 * William Callaway – Ming the Merciless
 * Buster Jones – Lothar

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">A series of action figures were produced by Galoob.

<p lang="en" len="264" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">There is also a video game for the pc made that is based on this animated series. ==Trivia<span class="mw-editsection" len="335" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * Rick Gordon was originally the son of the Phantom are.
 * Jedda Walker was originally the daughter of Flash Gordon are.
 * Jedda Walker is the only female character that the Phantom has adopted identity.