(W) Ben Acker, Heath Corson (A) Dan McDaid (CA) Marc Laming. The greatest comic strip heroes of all time* united to battle a menace bazillions of light years from Earth! Ming the Merciless* conqueror of worlds* failed to claim our planet for his empire* thanks to its mightiest champions: Flash Gordon* Mandrake the Magician* Prince Valiant* Jungle Jim* and two generations of The Phantom. Their home saved* our heroes strike out upon a new daring* space-faring quest: to save one of their own from Ming's dastardly clutches* the intrepid reporter Dale Arden!