Defenders of the Earth
Defenders of the Earth is an animated television series of the 1980s featuring three characters from comic strips distributed by King Features Syndicate - Flash Gordon, The Phantom, and Mandrake the Magician - battling the Flash Gordon villain Ming the Merciless in the year 2015. Supporting characters include their children Rick Gordon, Jedda Walker (daughter of The Phantom), Kshin (adopted son of Mandrake), Mandrake's assistant Lothar, and Lothar's son L.J. The show lasted for 62 episodes; there was also a short-lived comic book series published by Star Comics (an imprint of Marvel Comics).
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Sarah Partridge
Jedda Walker
Peter Mark Richman
The Phantom
Loren Lester
Rick Gordon
Lou Richards
Flash Gordon
Buster Jones
Lothar
Dion Williams
L.J.
Adam Carl
Kshin
Diane Pershing
Dynak X/Dale Arden/Princess Aleta
Peter Renaday
Mandrake the Magician
Peter Mark Richman
Kit Walker
Ron Feinberg
Ming the Merciless/Morlock
William Callaway
Ming the Merciless/Kurt Walker
Episodes
S01E01 · 1986-09-08
Escape from Mongo
S01E02 · 1986-09-09
The Creation of Monitor
S01E03 · 1986-09-10
A Demon in His Pocket
S01E04 · 1986-09-11
A House Divided
S01E05 · 1986-09-12
Bits and Chips
S01E06 · 1986-09-15
The Root of Evil
S01E07 · 1986-09-16
Cold War
S01E08 · 1986-09-17
The Sleeper Awakes
S01E09 · 1986-09-18
The Revenge of Astra
S01E10 · 1986-09-19
The Hall of Wisdom
S01E11 · 1986-09-24
The Mind Warriors, Part I
S01E12 · 1986-09-22
The Mind Warriors, Part II
S01E13 · 1986-09-23
The Lost Jewels of Tibet
S01E14 · 1986-09-25
The Evil of Doctor Dark
S01E15 · 1986-09-26
Diamonds Are Ming's Best Friends
S01E16 · 1986-09-29
The Men of Frost
S01E17 · 1986-09-30
Battleground
S01E18 · 1986-10-01
The Panther Peril
S01E19 · 1986-10-02
Fury of the Deep
S01E20 · 1986-10-03
Family Reunion
S01E21 · 1986-10-06
The Defense Never Rests
S01E22 · 1986-10-09
Like Father, Like Daughter
S01E23 · 1986-10-10
The Would Be Defender
S01E24 · 1986-10-13
Doorways Into Darkness
S01E25 · 1986-10-14
Deal with the Devil
S01E26 · 1986-10-15
Terror in Time
S01E27 · 1986-10-16
Ming's Household Help
S01E28 · 1986-10-17
The Starboy
S01E29 · 1986-10-20
The Gods Awake
S01E30 · 1986-10-21
The Ghost Walks Again
S01E31 · 1986-10-21
The Book of Mysteries
S01E32 · 1986-10-21
The Future Comes But Once
S01E33 · 1986-10-22
Kshin and the Ghost Ship
S01E34 · 1986-10-23
The Carnival of Dr. Kalihari
S01E35 · 1986-10-24
The Mystery of the Book
S01E36 · 1986-10-27
Flash Times Four
S01E37 · 1986-10-28
The Frozen Heart
S01E38 · 1986-10-29
Rick Gordon, One Man Army
S01E39 · 1986-10-30
The Rites of Zesnan
S01E40 · 1986-10-31
Audie and Tweak
S01E41 · 1986-11-03
Return of the Skyband
S01E42 · 1986-11-04
Dracula's Potion
S01E43 · 1986-11-05
One of the Guys
S01E44 · 1986-11-06
100 Proof Highway
S01E45 · 1986-11-07
The Time Freezer
S01E46 · 1986-11-10
The Prince Makes His Move (1)
S01E47 · 1986-11-11
The Prince Triumphant (2)
S01E48 · 1986-11-12
The Prince Weds (3)
S01E49 · 1986-11-13
The Prince's Royal Hunt (4)
S01E50 · 1986-11-14
The Prince Dethroned (5)
S01E51 · 1986-11-17
Lothar's Homecoming
S01E52 · 1986-11-18
Suspended Sabotage
S01E53 · 1986-11-19
Call of the Eternals
S01E54 · 1986-11-20
The Return of Doctor Dark
S01E55 · 1986-11-21
The Deadliest Battle
S01E56 · 1986-11-24
The Necklace of Oros
S01E57 · 1986-11-25
Torn Space
S01E58 · 1986-11-26
Ming Winter
S01E59 · 1986-11-26
The Golden Queen (1)
S01E60 · 1986-11-27
The Gravity of Ming (2)
S01E61 · 1986-12-01
Flesh and Blood
S01E62 · 1986-12-02
Drowning World
S01E63 · 1986-12-03
The Adoption of Kshin
S01E64 · 1986-12-04
Street Smarts
S01E65 · 1986-12-05
The Thunderlizards of Ming
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