10 Of The Coolest Cosmic Superheroes In Comic Book History - Part 4
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10 Of The Coolest Cosmic Superheroes In Comic Books

Who could have predicted that Guardians of the Galaxy would become one of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's biggest properties just a few years ago? Back before the 2014 instant classic arrived, experts - by which I mean random people on the internet - were predicting that its brand of overt comic book craziness would be too much for wider audiences to handle. Turns out they were woefully wrong, as people can't get enough of Guardians' blend of space opera and character-based comedy.
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Published: May 5, 2017 08:50 pm

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7) Flash Gordon

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Moving away from DC and Marvel for a moment, let’s turn to one of the very first cosmic comic book heroes out there. You might know the character best from the kitsch classic 1980s movie, with its famous Queen theme song, but Flash Gordon is actually a hugely influential figure on the page and his adventures go back over 80 years.

Inspired by the success of Buck Rogers (who didn’t originate in comics, otherwise he would be on this list), Flash Gordon was created way back in 1934 by Alex Raymond. It follows the titular Flash, a square-jawed sports player, who ends up on the alien world of Mongo, where he comes into conflict with the planet’s evil ruler Ming the Merciless.

Flash Gordon might not be a cape-and-cowl-wearing superhero, as such, but he’s absolutely an early model for the many space-based comic book heroes who followed in his wake.

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Christian Bone is a Staff Writer/Editor at We Got This Covered. Since graduating with a Creative Writing degree from the University of Winchester, he has been cluttering up the internet with his thoughts on movies and TV for over a decade. The MCU is his comfort place but, if you asked him, he'd probably say his favorite superhero film is The Incredibles.
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