Flash Gordon

Episode 1

Flash Gordon and the Planet of Death

Fri, Oct 1, 1954

Dr. Zarkoff's request to test his new anti-gravitation device on a remote planet is denied because of the mysterious deaths of most of a recent scientific expedition that recently explored the world. The sole survivor's wild tale of an idol's curse is dismissed by Flash and he, Dale and Zarkoff return to the planet to investigate.

Episode 2

Escape into Time

Fri, Oct 8, 1954

Flash and Zarkov come to the rescue when a criminal with a time machine kidnaps Dale.

Episode 3

The Electro Man

Fri, Oct 15, 1954

Flash and friends battle a deity who rules a planet where all life is comprised of metal.

Episode 4

The Vengeance of Rabbeed

Fri, Oct 22, 1954

Exiled for a century, the evil Rabeed returns with a plan to destroy the galaxy.

Episode 5

Akim the Terrible

Fri, Nov 5, 1954 25 mins

The space patrol sends Flash's best friend to investigate a planet where it is reported that mercy is a crime and the weak are exploited. The agent is captured, brainwashed and sent back to murder Flash. Thanks to Dale's timely intervention, Flash survives the attack, and the pair are sent back to the world to learn how Flash's friend was tricked into trying to assassinate his friend.

Episode 6

The Claim Jumpers

Fri, Nov 12, 1954 26 mins

Flash and his cohorts come to the aid of a prospector and his daughters who are threatened by claim jumpers.

Episode 7

The Dancing Death

Fri, Nov 19, 1954

Flash and friends are held captive in a machine which incites men to suicide.

Episode 8

The Breath of Death

Fri, Nov 26, 1954 25 mins

Dale is sent to a prison world to repair the machinery used to create oxygen, without which not only the ruthless prisoners, but the warden and his guards would soon perish. Flaggert, the most notorious murderer in the galaxy manages to break out of his cell and hides on Flash Gordon's spaceship in order to make good his escape and have his revenge on the man who sent him to prison in the first place.

Episode 9

The Great Secret

Fri, Dec 3, 1954

Nefarious agents disrupt Zarkov's plans to restore life to dead worlds.

Episode 10

Flash Gordon and the Return of the Androids

Fri, Dec 10, 1954 26 mins

Androids - indestructible, human-like robots - were outlawed three hundred years in the past; their locations, the radio frequency they respond to and their power source closely guarded galactic secrets. A world-ruler bent on galactic domination has learned the first two secrets and with the help of a ruthless secret agent plans to force Flash Gordon to reveal the location of the power source by torturing Dale Arden until he cracks.

Episode 11

The Frightened King

Fri, Dec 17, 1954

Episode 12

The Deadly Deception

Fri, Dec 24, 1954

Episode 13

Duel Against Darkness

Fri, Dec 31, 1954 30 mins

Episode 14

The Sound Gun

Fri, Jan 14, 1955

Episode 15

The Weapon That Walked

Fri, Jan 21, 1955

Episode 16

Mission to Masca

Fri, Feb 4, 1955

Episode 17

The Lure of Light

Fri, Feb 11, 1955

Over the Commissioner's objections, the Galactic Counsel has released Queen Tridentia, the ruler who started the last galactic war, from prison. The president of the counsel believes the Queen is no longer a threat, not knowing of her plans to steal the plans for a spaceship that can travel faster than the speed of light, thereby going back in time to alter the course of the last war.

Episode 18

The Rains of Death

Fri, Feb 18, 1955

Episode 19

The Race Against Time

Fri, Feb 25, 1955

Flash, Dale and Zarkov travel back in time to defuse a bomb that is set to blow up the Earth of the future.

Episode 20

The Witch of Neptune

Fri, Mar 4, 1955

Flash Gordon must race to prevent the death of every single citizen the planet as battles "The Witch of Neptune!"

Episode 21

Flash Gordon and the Brain Machine

Fri, Mar 11, 1955

Flash Gordon again battles the evil Witch of Neptune who plans to steal the memories of G.B.I. Director Richards and Professor Zarkoff as he faces "The Brain Machine!"

Episode 22

Struggle to the End

Fri, Mar 18, 1955

Flash Gordon again battles the evil Witch of Neptune as he fights to recover the stolen memories of Director Richards and Prof. Zarkov as Flash must "Struggle to the End!"

Episode 23

The Water World Menace

Fri, Mar 25, 1955

Episode 24

Saboteurs from Space

Fri, Apr 1, 1955 25 mins

Paralysis ray stops machines on earth. Flash looks into it.

Episode 25

The Forbidden Experiment

Fri, Apr 8, 1955

Flash and Dale rush to Zarkov's aid who is being held prisoner on Beta M-1. His captor is the mysterious Lion Man.

Episode 26

Heat Wave

Fri, Apr 15, 1955

Episode 27

The Hunger Invasion

Fri, Apr 22, 1955

Episode 28

Encounter with Evil

Fri, Apr 29, 1955

Episode 29

The Matter Duplicator

Fri, May 6, 1955

Episode 30

The Micro-man Menace

Sun, May 29, 1955

Episode 31

The Space Smugglers

Fri, May 20, 1955

Episode 32

The Mystery of Phoros

Fri, May 27, 1955

Episode 33

The Shadowy Death

Fri, Jun 3, 1955

Episode 34

Death in the Negative

Fri, Jun 10, 1955

The Cygnii have squandered their worldly resources over the thousands of years and now exist as a third-rate planet. Their queen is determined to bring their planet back to prominence by creating a death-ray that operates by changing normal light into it's negative, thereby reducing the content of oxygen to deadly levels.

Episode 35

The Earth's Core

Fri, Jun 17, 1955

Episode 36

Deadline at Noon

Fri, Jun 24, 1955 26 mins

After witnessing the destruction of five planets, Dr. Zarkov determines that the explosions were created by a nuclear bomb fueled by a material that takes hundreds of years to explode. Dale, Flash and the doctor journey back to 1950s Berlin to locate such a bomb planted on Earth.

Episode 37

The Law of Velorum

Fri, Jul 1, 1955

Episode 38

The Skyjackers

Fri, Jul 8, 1955

Flash, Zarkov and Dale fight crushing gravity after attempt is made to steal the molecular densifier invented by Professor Talmundy.

Episode 39

The Subworld Revenge

Fri, Jul 15, 1955

Flash, Dale and Dr. Zarkov travel 1500 miles beneath the Earth's surface to confront the ruler of a subterranean people who are intent on destroying those who live above ground.