Reading Room CLIFF HANGER "Chapter Four: Madman's Holiday"

When Last We Left Our Hero...

..and now, on with the show...

Can Cliff Outrun a Wall of Water?
What is the Secret Behind The Tunnel Between Florida and South America?

Does Quint Have a Fate Worse than Death in Store For Jill?

The Answers to These and Other Questions Will be Found...Next Week!

Written by Bruce Jones and illustrated by Al Williamson, this backup strip from Pacific Comics' Somerset Holmes #4 (1983) keeps the excitement of 1930s-40s movie serials going at a maniac pace!

Reading Room CLIFF HANGER "Chapter Three: Voice of Doom"

We Have Already Seen...

...ok, that covers it!

Let's continue...

Is Cliff Doomed?

What Will Become of Jill?

Does the Madman Have a Fate Worse than Death in Store For Her?

Be Here in Two Weeks as the Non-Stop Action Continues!

Written by Bruce Jones and illustrated by Al Williamson, this backup strip from Pacific Comics' Somerset Holmes #3 (1983) perfectly conveys the fun and excitement of 1930s-40s movie serials!

Reading Room CLIFF HANGER "Chapter Two: Claws of Death"

We Have Already Seen...

...on with the show!

Be Here...NEXT WEEK!

Written by Bruce Jones and illustrated by Al Williamson, this backup strip from Pacific Comics' Somerset Holmes #2 (1983) perfectly conveys the fun and excitement of 1930s-40s movie serials!

Jones and Williamson worked on a couple of other projects together, including a short story for the Alien Worlds anthology series and the comic adaptation of the 1980 Flash Gordon movie!

Reading Room CLIFF HANGER "Chapter One: Jungle Peril"

It's the weekend, so, since comic book heroes will dominate the cinemas for most of the summer...

...let's revive the tradition of movie serials, but in comic book form!

Be Here Next Friday!

Written by Bruce Jones and illustrated by Al Williamson, this backup strip from Pacific Comics' Somerset Holmes #1 (1983) perfectly conveys the fun and excitement of 1930s-40s movie serials!
Note: this chapter was reprinted (in b/w) in Insight Studios' Al Williamson Adventures (2003), but it's not listed on GCD, nor can I find a copy to check if the remainder of the series was reprinted in that volume.
Bonus: a photo feature about the creatives working on both the lead Somerset Holmes tale and Cliff Hanger!

As we said, be here next Friday...

Reading Room: FLASH GORDON THE MOVIE Conclusion "Flash...AAAHHH!"

When Last We Left Our Heroes (& Heroine)...

With Vultan and the HawkMen behind him, Flash Gordon pilots the captured WarRocket Ajax towards Mingo City to

a) stop the wedding of Ming the Merciless to Dale Arden

and

b) Save Earth from Total Devastation

(in that order)

Cue up the Queen soundtrack and join us for the big finale...

"Flash...AAAHHH!"

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Reading Room: FLASH GORDON THE MOVIE Part 3: "...He's a Miracle...King of the Impossible..."

 When Last We Left Our Hero...

Flash Gordon, Dale Arden, and Dr Zarkov are prisoners of Prince Vultan and the HawkMen

Prince Barin of Arboria, also a prisoner, and believing Flash has stolen the affections of Princess Aura, has chosen the Earthman as his opponent in a fight to the death...

Part 3 "...He's a Miracle...King of the Impossible..."

 What could have been and what will be...
Tomorrow in the thrilling conclusion!

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