Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
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A pulpy, fast-paced space-opera serial that pits heroic adventurers against a returning cosmic villain, driven by spectacle and earnest heroism rather than depth.
A mysterious plague, the Purple Death, ravages the earth. Dr. Zarkov, investigating in his spaceship, finds a ship from planet Mongo seeding the atmosphere with dust. Sure enough, Ming the Merciless is up to his old tricks. So it's back to Mongo for Flash, Dale, and Zarkov.
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