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Defenders of the Earth


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Airtime Dates: September 1, 1986 - ?
Director(s): No Information.
Producer(s): Marvel Productions Ltd., King Features Syndicate Inc.,
Vitello Productions
Distributor(s): Orbis Communications
Station(s): Syndicated
Episodes: 62

Defenders of the Earth was a weekday afternoon animated superhero series produced by Marvel Productions and King Features Syndicate.

Set in the year 2015, classic comic book heroes Flash Gordon [Lou Richards] and his team of defenders, including The Phantom [Peter Mark Richman], Mandrake the Magician [Peter Renaday] and Lothar [Buster Jones] battle intergalactic villain Ming the Merciless [William Callaway]. Alongside the defenders are their own sons and daughters: Flash Gordon's son Rick Gordon [Loren Lester], The Phantom's daugter Jedda Walker [Sarah Partridge], and Kshin [Adam Carl], Mandrake's adopted son.

Defenders of the Earth show opening
The introduction of "Defenders of the Earth."
Defenders of The Earth! (Defenders!)
Out of the sky, his rockets ignite...jets into battle flying faster than light! Flash Gordon!
Lord of the jungle, the hero who stalks the beast call him brother...the ghost who walks...Phantom!

Defenders of The Earth!
Master of magic spells and illusion... enemies crumble in fear and confusion...Mandrake!
Defenders of The Earth!
His strength is a legend, his skill conquers all...on with his power we never will fall...Lothar!
Defenders of the Earth!

With our new young heroes proving their worth, four become eight, defending the Earth
Defenders of The Earth! (Defenders!)
Defenders of The Earth!

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Marvel Comics released a comic book series of four issues of this series in 1986.
Currently being researched.
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