But if Buck and Flash weren't among the hoard that elbowed its way into the shimmering presence of this clairvoyant ...

Created and drawn by Alex Raymond, Flash Gordon debuted on January 7, 1934, as the main protagonist of his eponymous space adventure comic strip, inspired by the 1929 Buck Rogers adventure strip.

Next year, the BBFC will examine how to handle stereotypes in other old films. The organisation gave Flash Gordon a 12A rating for its reissue - more strict than the A rating it was given on its ...