Hit It Rich Flash Gordon

Welcome to 2015 and I seriously thought about changing the template here at Moongem Comics today. Unfortunately, I couldn't find any style that I liked. Looks like I will stick to the classic look for the moment. Since today is the first day of the new year, I decided to play a new Hit It Rich game on Facebook. Since all the VIP games are unlocked today, I decided to play Flash Gordon. The minimum bet on this one is $1,400.

Here is the very first screenshot of the game before I even started playing:

I doubt that I will be playing Hit It Rich Flash Gordon again due to the high minimum bet. I do like the artwork and the fact that the Flash Gordon in the bottom left corner is a little animated

Dynamite Heroes Goes Steampunk In Legenderry #!

Wow, Legenderry #1 from Dynamite Entertainment will present steampunk versions of Vampirella, Phantom, Green Hornet, Kato, Red Sonja, 6 Million Dollar Man, Silver Star, Zorro, Captain Victory and Flash Gordon.

Goodnight Al Williamson

The world lost another legendary artist when Al Williamson died on Saturday, June 12, 2010 at the age of 79. He was best know for his Alex Raymond-like artwork on the Flash Gordon comic book series in the 1960s but he did so much more including working for EC Comics and Warren Publications.

Thrift Store Finds: Book And Comics

I found a horror book and eight comics at one thrift store this morning. The book was I Am Frankenstein by C. Dean Andersson (Zebra Books, 1996) that I picked up for fifty cents (yellow tags were half price today).

The seven comics that I picked up at the same store for a dollar each include The Computer Masters of Metropolis (a Radio Shack giveaway featuring Superman and Wonder Woman), Flash Gordon #36 (Western/Whitman, 1981), A-Next #2, Iron Man #9, Incredible Hulk #466, Spider-Man, Fire-Star and Iceman (advertising supplement to The Denver Post in 1983), X-Men: Liberators #3 and Disney's Return To Oz (Scholastic, 1985). The Radio Shack giveaway comic has seen better days since the covers are torn at the bottom and are hanging on by one staple. The Flash Gordon and Dallas Post giveaway are in worn condition but the other comics are in fair shape.





At another thrift store, I found a battered copy of Devil Kids #90 featuring Hot Stuff the Little Devil for thirty cents. Not only are the covers worn and stained but three-fourths of the last ad page has been ripped out. Some one must have ordered the Sea-Monkeys. It has been a while since I last read a Harvey comic so I just to pick it up. I used to pick up anything with Hot Stuff and Richie Rich before I hit my teens.

Today was a great day for this comic fan to hit the thrift stores.