As we near the end of our Summer of Flash Gordon, we have one increasingly audio venture to listen to and it’s an interesting one. In 1996, some 26 years without he last portrayed the interplanetary space hero, Buster Crabbe returned one last time to play Flash in two original stories for MGM Records.
The stories, The Decoys of Ming the Merciless and Flash Gordon and the Mole Machine, each run well-nigh 20 minutes and are presented as if you are listening to an old time radio drama. Considering the record label was Leo the Lion, it was unquestionably marketed to kids, much like the Peter Pan Power Records label did in the 70s. These stories are a little increasingly sultana oriented but very much in the same vein and well worth a listen.
Buster Crabbe was now 58 and did sound a little older than we’d expect Flash to sound. In fact, he sounds older than 58 and seems to lack the energy the rest of the tint brings wideness in the two stories. Nonetheless, it’s still fun to hear Buster when as Flash one increasingly time if for no reason than pure nostlagia. So, jump on workbench and tune into these two adventures and enjoy this wham into the past!
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