tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365564334433777661.post405617399971440047..comments2024-03-25T17:18:56.205-04:00Comments on Saturday Morning Archives: Daytime Heroes: Defenders of the Earth (1986)hobbyfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365564334433777661.post-20079922341618193552017-06-27T18:46:03.485-04:002017-06-27T18:46:03.485-04:00It had been six years since the "Flash Gordon...It had been six years since the "Flash Gordon" movie, which at the time of this show, was out on VHS, so there might've been renewed interest. Mandrake & The Phantom were still being published in newspaper strips then, and I think Phantom still is.hobbyfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365564334433777661.post-73757956912283476002015-04-18T19:26:12.297-04:002015-04-18T19:26:12.297-04:00I saw this and it wasn't bad. It was introduc...I saw this and it wasn't bad. It was introduction to The Phantom and Mandrake. My dad used to love these characters as a kid (having seen the 30s Flash Gordon shorts in theatres as reading the comics they appeared in). I think it was a risk to bring back characters that may have been unfamiliar to young audiences (Flash being the exception) but I still enjoyed it. magicdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10755186050643383954noreply@blogger.com