Provenance Of

The influences behind Flash Gordon

32 works across 28 centuries, back to The Odyssey and Genesis (Hebrew Bible).

Following one thread, 4 works from Flash Gordon to Lieut. Gullivar Jones: His Vacation. Back to all 32 works

  1. 1905

    Lieut. Gullivar Jones: His Vacation

    Edwin Lester Arnold

    Edwardian. England. Written in English.

    An American naval officer is carried to Mars on a magic carpet, where he has adventures among its decadent peoples and wins a princess.

    What it handed down

    To A Princess of Mars (1912)

    Disputed link, conjectural.

    Arnold's novel has an American officer mysteriously transported to Mars, falling among decadent peoples and rescuing a princess. Critics including Richard Lupoff have argued Burroughs drew on it, but no documented reading has been established.

    Where it came from

    The line stops here: minor branch with no documented sources followed.

    Find “Lieut. Gullivar Jones: His Vacation” on Amazon

Share this

Preview card: the tree of influence behind Flash Gordon