Defenders of the Earth is an animated television series of the 1980s featuring three characters from comic strips distributed by King Features Syndicate - Flash Gordon, The Phantom, and Mandrake the Magician - battling the Flash Gordon villain Ming the Merciless in the year 2015. Supporting characters include their children Rick Gordon, Jedda Walker (daughter of The Phantom), Kshin (adopted son of Mandrake), Mandrake's assistant Lothar, and Lothar's son L.J. The show lasted for 62 episodes; there was also a short-lived comic book series published by Star Comics (an imprint of Marvel Comics). |
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Ratings: | TVMaze: No Rating | |
Released: | September 8, 1986 | |
Runtime: | 30 min | |
Genres: | Action Fantasy Sci-Fi | |
Countries: | United States | |
Companies: | Syndication Marvel Productions King Features Syndicate | |
Cast: | William Callaway Peter Mark Richman Loren Lester Lou Richards Adam Carl Peter Renaday Buster Jones Ron Feinberg Diane Pershing Dion Williams Sarah Partridge | |
Crew: | Stan Lee Karl Geurs Tony Love Bill Hutten Rick Hoberg Lee Gunther George Singer John Ahern Pat Boyette Margaret Loesch Glen Johnson 3 more Rob Walsh Don Shepard Bruce Paisner | |
prism : very confusing episode.