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Emperor Ming

159 appearancesSince 1934

Ming the Merciless is a fictional character who first appeared in the Flash Gordon comic strip in 1934. He has since been the main villain. Ming is depicted as a ruthless tyrant who rules the planet Mongo.

Across the catalog

Appears in

48 series

KCCape Archive 1936
King Comics
1936–1949
28 issues →
FGCape Archive 1978
Flash Gordon
1978–1982
12 issues →
FGZ

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FGCape Archive 1953
Flash Gordon
1953–1953
1 issue →
FGACape Archive 1967
Flash Gordon Annual
1967–1980
1 issue →

Cape Archive 2011

Flash Gordon: Zeitgeist

2011–2013

10 issues →

FGCape Archive 1988

Flash Gordon

1988–1988

9 issues →

FGCape Archive 2008

Flash Gordon

2008–2009

5 issues →

FGKCape Archive 2016

Flash Gordon: Kings Cross

2016–2017

5 issues →

DOTCape Archive 1987

Defenders of the Earth

1987–1987

4 issues →

FGCape Archive 1990

Flash Gordon

1990–1993

4 issues →

KFGCape Archive 2015

King: Flash Gordon

2015–2015

4 issues →

MTRCape Archive 2012

Merciless: The Rise of Ming

2012–2012

3 issues →

LASCape Archive 2013

Legenderry: A Steampunk Adventure

2013–2014

3 issues →

KWCape Archive 2013

Kings Watch

2013–2014

3 issues →

FGCape Archive 2014

Flash Gordon

2014–2015

3 issues →

FCCape Archive 1942

Four Color

1942–1962

2 issues →

HCape Archive 1972

Heritage

1972–1972

2 issues →

TAACape Archive 1979

The Amazing Adventures of Flash Gordon

1979–1980

2 issues →

Swamp Thing cover

Swamp Thing

1985–1996

2 issues →

FGTCape Archive 1992

Flash Gordon: The Daily Strips

1992–1993

2 issues →

FGCCape Archive 2010

Flash Gordon Comic-Book Archives

2010–2011

2 issues →

LVCape Archive 2015

Legenderry: Vampirella

2015–2015

2 issues →

KQCape Archive 2016

Kings Quest

2016–2016

2 issues →

FGCape Archive 2024

Flash Gordon

2024–

2 issues →

FBCape Archive 1936

Feature Book

1936–1948

1 issue →

BCape Archive 1952

Battlefield

1952–1953

1 issue →

FGCape Archive 1969

Flash Gordon

1969–1970

1 issue →

TPFCape Archive 1971

The Partridge Family

1971–1973

1 issue →

Crazy Magazine cover

Crazy Magazine

1973–1983

1 issue →

FGTCape Archive 1980

Flash Gordon the Movie

1980–1980

1 issue →

HCape Archive 1985

Heathcliff

1985–1991

1 issue →

T3ZCape Archive 1986

The 3-D Zone

1986–1989

1 issue →

Swamp Thing cover

Swamp Thing

1987–2006

1 issue →

DOTCape Archive 1989

Defenders of the Earth Annual

1989–1989

1 issue →

FGCape Archive 1995

Flash Gordon

1995–1995

1 issue →

Superman cover

Superman

2006–2011

1 issue →

HOMCape Archive 2008

House of Mystery

2008–2012

1 issue →

HOMCape Archive 2008

House of Mystery

2008–2011

1 issue →

FGICape Archive 2011

Flash Gordon: Invasion of the Red Sword

2011–2011

1 issue →

MMACape Archive 2011

Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Battlefield

2011–2011

1 issue →

Superman: Grounded cover

Superman: Grounded

2011–2011

1 issue →

BORCape Archive 2012

Blast Off!: Rockets, Robots, Ray Guns and Rarities from the Golden Age of Space Toys

2012–2012

1 issue →

SGCape Archive 2012

Superman: Grounded

2012–2012

1 issue →

FGACape Archive 2014

Flash Gordon Annual 2014

2014–2014

1 issue →

FGKCape Archive 2017

Flash Gordon: Kings Cross

2017–2017

1 issue →

DOTCape Archive 2024

Defenders of the Earth

2024–2024

1 issue →

FGCape Archive 2024

Flash Gordon

2024–2024

1 issue →

Swamp Thing by Rick Veitch cover

Swamp Thing by Rick Veitch

2024–

1 issue →