Flash Gordon

Flash Gordon was the hero of an Earth science fiction comic strip originally drawn by Alex Raymond, which was first published on January 7, 1934. The strip, created to compete with the already established Buck Rogers adventure strip, has since surpassed Buck Rogers for longevity.

The Flash Gordon comic strip was translated into a wide variety of media, including motion pictures, television and animated series.

Vic Fontaine often made reference to Flash Gordon (DS9 short story: "Second star to the right...")