Plot Summary
The Earth is dying! A rocket hovering
over the planet is dropping purple dust into the
atmosphere, causing instant
death! Blasting off to save humanity are Flash Gordon ("Buster"
Crabbe), Dale Arden (Carol Hughes) and Dr. Hans Zarkov (Frank Shannon), three
interplanetary adventurers who head back to Mongo, the source of the plague.
Upon landing, Flash discovers that none other than their arch enemy, Ming the
Merciless (Charles Middleton), is the madman behind the mountainous wastelands
of frozen Frigia. Eluding imminent capture, Flash and his comrades head north,
closely pursued by Ming's soldiers who have been ordered to stop the heroic
earthman, no matter what the cost.
Can Flash defy the odds and save the Earth from the
treacherous dictator's master plan- the complete and utter subjugation of the
entire universe? The answers lie in 12 astounding episodes of intergalactic
action and adventure, Flash Gordon Conquers The Universe!