Emperor Ming

Also known as Ming,Ming the Merciless

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.

Appearances

Flash Gordon Annual #[1967]
King Comics #34 — 1939-01-00
Feature Book #25 — 1941-00-00
Four Color #10 — 1942-00-00
Invisible Scarlet O'Neil #2 — 1951-02-00
Mad #30 — 1956-11-00
The Partridge Family #5 — 1971-07-00
Heritage #1b — 1972-00-00
Heritage #1a — 1972-00-00
Flash Gordon #20 — 1978-11-00
Flash Gordon #22 — 1979-03-00
The Amazing Adventures of Flash Gordon #6 (17245-3) — 1980-00-00
The Amazing Adventures of Flash Gordon #5 (17208-9) — 1980-00-00
Defenders of the Earth #1 — 1987-01-00
Comics Scene #2 / 13 — 1988-02-00
Superman #17 — 1988-05-00
Action Comics #600 — 1988-05-00
Adventures of Superman #440 — 1988-05-00
The 3-D Zone #13 — 1988-09-00
Defenders of the Earth Annual #[nn] — 1989-00-00
Flash Gordon #2 — 1990-00-00
Flash Gordon #1 — 1990-09-12
Flash Gordon #3 — 1992-00-00
Flash Gordon #4 — 1992-00-00
Flash Gordon #0 — 2008-04-00
Flash Gordon #2 — 2008-09-00
Flash Gordon #5 — 2009-03-00
Flash Gordon #6 — 2009-07-15
Flash Gordon: Invasion of the Red Sword #1 — 2011-01-00
Flash Gordon: Zeitgeist #1 — 2011-11-00
Blast Off!: Rockets, Robots, Ray Guns and Rarities from the Golden Age of Space Toys #[nn] — 2012-11-00
Flash Gordon #5 — 2014-08-00
Flash Gordon Annual 2014 #[nn] — 2014-09-24
Flash Gordon #6 — 2014-10-00
Flash Gordon #7 — 2014-12-00
Flash Gordon #8 — 2015-01-00
Flash Gordon: Kings Cross #1 — 2016-11-02
Flash Gordon: Kings Cross #2 — 2016-12-07
Flash Gordon: Kings Cross #3 — 2017-01-11
Flash Gordon: Kings Cross #4 — 2017-02-01
Flash Gordon: Kings Cross #5 — 2017-03-01
Flash Gordon: Kings Cross #[nn] — 2017-06-28
Flash Gordon #0 — 2024-05-04
Defenders of the Earth #[nn] — 2024-06-19
Flash Gordon #11 — 2025-09-03
Flash Gordon #15 — 2026-02-04