The Defenders of the Earth

Membership: Mandrake the Magician; Flash Gordon; the Phantom; Lothar; Rick Gordon; Jedda Walker; L.J.; Kshin, Zuffy

Purpose: To defend the Earth

Affiliations: None known

Enemies: Ming the Merciless

Base of Operations: Defenders HQ, near Central City, U.S.A.

First Appearance: Defenders Of The Earth, Episode #1 "Escape From Mongo" (Marvel Productions in association with King Features Entertainment, syndicated cartoon, September 1986)

History: In 2015 Ming the Merciless finally use the last of planet Mongo's natural resources, and renewed his plans to attack Earth. Ming captured and attempted to brainwash Dale Arden, wife of his old foe Flash Gordon, to reveal where her husband was, but she resisted the process and died; Flash and his son Rick fled back to Earth, and gathered allies, the Phantom, Mandrake the Magician, and Lother, and their children, as the Defenders of the Earth, determined to stop Ming's villainy.

Comments: The show was designed to bring several of the King Features heroes together in one showcase title. It only ran to one season of 65 episodes, but also spawned a short-lived Marvel comic (four issues), a short lived line of toys from Galoob, and a computer game.

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 Awakers
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. Like Father, Like Daughter
23. The Would Be Defender
24. Doorways into Darkness
25. Deal with the Devil
26. Terror in Time
27. Ming's Household Help
28. The Starboy
29. The Gods Awake
30. The Ghost Walks Again
31. The Book of Mysteries
32. The Future Comes But Once
33. Kshin and the Ghost Ship
34. The Carnival of Dr. Kalihari
35. The Mystery of the Book
36. Flash Times Four
37. The Frozen Heart
38. Rick Gordon, One Man Army
39. The Rites of Zesnan
40. Audie the Tweak
41. Return of the Sky Band
42. Dracula's Potion
43. One of the Guys
44. 100 Proof Highway
45. The Time Freezer
46. The Prince Makes His Move
47. Prince Triumphant
48. The Prince Weds
49. The Prince's Royal Hunt
50. The Prince Is Dethroned
51. Lothar's Homecoming
52. Suspended Sabotage
53. The Call of the Eternals
54. The Return of Doctor Dark
55. The Deadliest Battle
56. The Necklace of Oros
57. Torn Space
58. Ming Winter
59. The Golden Queen, Part I
60. The Golden Queen, Part II
61. Flesh and Blood
62. Drowning World
63. The Adoption of Kshin
64. Street Smarts
65. Ming's Thunder Lizards

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