I remember seeing all three FLASH GORDON serials before the early morning Saturday movie when I was 12 or 13. I'd seen a few other serials prior to that (tho not in their entirities) but I was aware of FLASH GORDON thanx to FAMOUS MONSTERS magazine and various books of sci-fi and films I'd read.

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