Chapter six of 1934’s original “Flash Gordon: Space Soldiers Conquer the Universe” Serial. Barin decodes Flash’s laser code just seconds before shooting down the ship Flash had escaped on with Zarkov & Dale. No matter, Ming’s evil genius has finished projectiles made of fire metal, which Ming wants to target at earth, but to test them Ming needs a subject. Ming sends forces to kidnap his daughter (Barin’s wife) so he can blow up Barin’s kingdom without feeling bad. Professor Zarkov has a way to defuse the burning projectiles, but someone (Flash) has to tempt fate to try and contain it’s massive energy, once a fiery inferno has started.

Chapter five of 1934’s original “Flash Gordon: Space Soldiers Conquer the Universe” Serial. Flash tries to rescue Zarkov but is thwarted by the evil Ming. Flash hides in Ming’s palace and disguised as a guard, is finally able to escape with both Dale & Zarkov in one of Ming’s rocket ships. Uh, oh, Barin sees a ship leaving the palace and decides to shoot it down, unaware Flash, Dale and Zarkov are aboard; that’s bad news, and Barin has good aim.

Chapter four of 1934’s original “Flash Gordon: Space Soldiers Conquer the Universe” serial. Emperor Ming thinks his exploding robots got the Santa-clad Flash, but instead the robots capture Dale and Zarkov and return them back to their ship. No matter, Flash pours the polartite out onto the top of Mt. McKinley. Flash knocks out some baddies and then heads to Ming’s palace to get Dale & Zarkov back.

Chapter three of 1934’s original “Flash Gordon: Space Soldiers Conquer the Universe” Serial. A big ‘ol nasty avalanche can’t stop our intrepid adventurers and their search for polarite, the only known antidote for the plague ravaging Earth. Millions of tons of snow can’t stop them, but Ming’s army of explosive robots might just do the trick. Does anyone else think Flash Gordon is looking a lot like Santa in this episode?

Flash Gordon and Professor Zarkov arrive on planet Mongo in an attempt to track down the source of “the purple death,” a scourge afflicting Earth. Flash and Zarkov destroy Emperor Ming’s energy pit the source of the death dust. The group adventures on to harsh winter-like Figia, where polarite can be found- the only known antidote to the death dust in Chapter two of 1934’s original “Flash Gordon: Space Soldiers Conquer the Universe” serial.