Flash Forward: A Defenders of the Earth Retrospective
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Flash Forward: A Defenders of the Earth Retrospective
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Join me as I revisit each episode of Defenders of the Earth, the King Features Syndicate crossover that united Flash Gordon, The Phantom, Lothar, and Mandrake the Magician.
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Something's...off 🤔
June 8, 2026 at 1:53 AM
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June 6, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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WENDY, MARVIN & WONDER DOG
AGREE / DISAGREE In the annals of 70s/80s animation these characters were annoying?
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June 5, 2026 at 1:03 AM
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#episode02 The Creation of Monitor #lothar #MandrakeTheMagician #thephantom #jedda #morcon #defendersoftheearth
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June 4, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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Join me next week as I cover episode 07: Cold War! Until then…
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#FlashForwardPod #DefendersOfTheEarth #FlashGordon #Lothar #ThePhantom #MandrakeTheMagician #mingthemerciless
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June 4, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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Somethings...off w/ #mingthemerciless
Find out what! bit.ly/3PmI4CE
#defendersoftheearth #flashforwardpod
May 26, 2026 at 3:50 PM
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bit.ly/3PmI4CE The Root of Evil! So strap in, flash forward (and back) again!
#FlashForwardPod #DefendersOfTheEarth #flashgordon #lothar #ThePhantom #MandrakeTheMagician #MingTheMerciless #80sAnimation #RetroCartoons #RetroActionAdventure #80sNostalgia #classiccartoons
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May 26, 2026 at 3:14 PM
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Whoops! #DefendersOfTheEarth bit.ly/flashforward...

Thanks! @bean525.bsky.social
May 23, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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Posted some early character models of the #DefendersOfTheEarth
Flash Forward Companion - Resources
Defenders of the Earth Wiki
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May 23, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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Flash Gordon is Supremely Confident! #DefendersOfTheEarth bit.ly/flashforward...
May 21, 2026 at 2:57 AM
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Looking back @ how 80s envisioned AI. #defendersoftheearth, Dynak X isn't just a program, she's a literal member of the 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 (Dale Arden). How do u think 80s sci-fi tech matches up w/ where we r 2day? 🤖 #TechHistory #ArtificialIntelligence #RetroSciFi #80sAnimation #RetroCartoons
May 18, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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It begins
#DefendersOfTheEarth #FlashGordon #ThePhantom #MandrakeTheMagician #Lothar #MingTheMerciless #DynakX
#80sAnimation #RetroCartoons #RetroActionAdventure #80sNostalgia #ClassicCartoons #FlashForwardPod
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May 16, 2026 at 12:36 PM
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Join me as I review #Episode05 of Defenders of the Earth, "Bits and Chips."
#FlashForwardPod #DefendersOfTheEarth #ThePhantom #MandrakeTheMagician #MingTheMerciless #80sAnimation #RetroCartoons #RetroActionAdventure #80sNostalgia #classiccartoons
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May 12, 2026 at 10:32 PM
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I review #Episode04 "A House Divided."
Strap in, flash forward (and back) again!
#FlashForwardPod #DefendersOfTheEarth #ThePhantom #MandrakeTheMagician #MingTheMerciless #80sAnimation #RetroCartoons #RetroActionAdventure #80sNostalgia #classiccartoons
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April 28, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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Flash Gordon newpaper strip #circa1930s
#FlashForwardPod #DefendersOfTheEarth
April 27, 2026 at 1:21 AM
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Explore The Phantom's Latest Epic Battle with The Sky Band thephantom.fan/2026/04/25/e... #thephantom #comicbook
Explore The Phantom’s Latest Epic Battle with The Sky Band
Released several days ago (on the 22nd of April 2026) by Mad Cave Studios was an all original story and artwork comic book authored by Ray Fawkes, illustrated by Federico Sabbatini, colored by Juan…
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April 24, 2026 at 8:32 PM
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Join me in next week as I cover episode 04: A House Divided! Until then…
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#FlashForwardPod #DefendersOfTheEarth #ThePhantom #MandrakeTheMagician #MingTheMerciless
April 23, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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Mandrake the Magician #thefirstsuperhero #newspaperstrip #circa1934 #nostereotypeshere🙄
April 17, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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Join me as I cover #Episode03 "A Demon in His Pocket."
#FlashForwardPod #DefendersOfTheEarth #FlashGordon #ThePhantom #MandrakeTheMagician #Lothar #MingTheMerciless #DynakX #80sAnimation #RetroCartoons #RetroActionAdventure #80sNostalgia #classiccartoons
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April 14, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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Episode Trivia: The Krell was the name of the empire that destroyed themselves from "Forbidden Planet" 1956 #sciencefiction movie starring Leslie Neilson and Walter Pidgeon.
#season1 #episode2 #DefendersOfTheEarth #FlashForwardPod
April 12, 2026 at 12:45 AM
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Storyboard art for Escape from Mongo
#episode01 #DefendersOfTheEarth #flashgordon #thephantom #Lothar #MandrakeTheMagician #mingthemerciless #80sAnimation #RetroCartoons #RetroActionAdventure #80sNostalgia #ClassicCartoons
April 11, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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Defenders Of The Earth #1 by STAR Comics in 1986!
Cover art by Alex Saviuk and Fred Fredericks!
#backissues #80scomics #starcomics #marvelcomics #retrocomics #DefendersOfTheEarth #80scartoons #saturdaymorningcartoons #mandrakethemagician #thephantom #flashgordon #lothar #mingthemerciless #comicssky
Defenders Of The Earth #1 by STAR Comics in 1986! Cover art by Alex Saviuk and Fred Fredericks!
July 30, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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April 7, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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#defendersoftheearth #flashgordon #Lothar #MandrakeTheMagician #mingthemerciless #dalearden #hanszarkov #starcomics #Issue01
April 7, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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SCOTT TRAKKER (M.A.S.K.)
AGREE / DISAGREE In the annals of 70s/80s animation this character was an annoying “sidekick’ created to draw in the kids?
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April 4, 2026 at 4:54 PM