Heroes of Lemuria Part 11
Buck Gordon – A combination of Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon
http://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Buck_Gordon#axzz7X9JWr959
Buck Rogers – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_Rogers
Flash Gordon – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_Gordon
Buck Gordon is the defender of Sky City and a member of the League of Exemplary Personages.
Buck Rogers is a science fiction (and later, particularly space opera) character created by Philip Francis Nowlan in the novella Armageddon 2419 A.D., subsequently appearing in multiple media. First published in the August 1928 issue of the pulp magazine Amazing Stories, the character and story were shortly adapted into a syndicated comic strip which debuted in early 1929. Later adaptations included radio in 1932, a serial film, a television series (1979-81), and other formats.
The Buck Rogers strip, syndicated by the John F. Dille Co., was popular enough to inspire other newspaper syndicates to launch their own science fiction strips. The most famous of these imitators was Flash Gordon (King Features Syndicate, 1934–2003); others included Brick Bradford (Central Press Association, 1933–1987), Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire (Watkins Syndicate, 1935–1941), and Speed Spaulding (John F. Dille Co., 1940–1941). John Carter of Mars (United Feature Syndicate, 1941–1943) was introduced in 1941 based on the Edgar Rice Burroughs character first seen in 1912.
Flash Gordon is the protagonist of a space opera adventure comic strip created by and originally drawn by Alex Raymond. First published January 7, 1934, the strip was inspired by, and created to compete with, the already established Buck Rogers adventure strip.
The Buck Rogers comic strip had been commercially very successful, spawning novelizations and children’s toys, and King Features Syndicate decided to create their own science fiction comic strip to compete with it. At first, King Features tried to purchase the rights to the John Carter of Mars stories by Edgar Rice Burroughs. However, the syndicate was unable to reach an agreement with Burroughs. King Features then turned to Alex Raymond, one of their staff artists, to create the story.
These articles on the Heroes of Lemuria are what got me started on my quest to catalog all of the pop culture references in Wizard101. This is the eleventh of sixteen Lemurian articles put together to allow younger players to see the inspirations for characters and creatures within this wonderful game .
Text for this article has been excerpted from the wiki articles linked above.
Buck Gordon image is from Wizard101, and so is copyright of KingsIsle Entertainment.
It is being used in a way that qualifies as fair use under US copyright law.
Owner ship of the Buck Rogers character is currently claimed by the Dille Family Trust though that claim is currently being contested in the court of law. Buck Rogers #1 cover by Whitman Publishing is in the public domain. It was found via a Goggle search
Flash Gordon is a TM of King Features Syndicate. Flash Gordon #4 Cover, March 1934 is in the Public Domain. It was found via a Goggle search
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