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IDW's Library of American Comics is producing The Definitive Flash Gordon& Jungle Jim as part of the Ultimate Alex Raymond Collection.Edited by Eisner Award-winner Dean Mullaney, The Definitive Flash Gordon& Jungle Jim will present every Sunday by Raymond from both classicstrips together for the first time, in the oversized 12" x 16" champagne editionformat. Created by Raymond in 1934, FlashGordon is arguably the most famous science fiction comic strip of all time.It follows the adventures of the title character and his companions, Dale Ardenand Dr. Zarkov, as they leave Earth to discover the source of meteors that arethreatening the planet, and get waylaid on the planet Mongo, where they battlethe evil Ming the Merciless. The three Earthlings encounter one strange raceafter another, from the water-breathing Shark-Men of the Undersea Kingdom, thewinged Hawkmen, and the ferocious Tusk-Men. All the while, Flash finds himselfin the arms of one beautiful woman after another - much to Dale Arden'schagrin. Jungle Jim was created as astrip topper for Flash Gordon, and followed the life of JimBradley, who fought pirates, slave traders, and assorted villains in the exoticSoutheast Asia of the 1930s. This neglected Raymond classic also features Jim'snative cohort Kolu and femme fatale LilleDeVrille.