Bits And Chips
- Studio
- Marvel Productions, LTD.
- Distributor
- King Features Syndicate.
Synopsis
Dynak X is invited to challenge the World Chess Championship's computer to a game -and Ming gets his hideous Electronic Maggot into the link-up. Dynak X is taken over, attacked and devoured from the inside. Dynak X has only one hour to live-unless the Maggot can be stopped.
The Phantom heads for Ice Station Earth to take out Ming's power station, while Rick tries out his new experimental "Micronizer", a device that reduces anything to micro-size. It's not perfected yet; after one hour the effect wears off. The young Defenders, in tiny form enter Dynak X and fight off the Electronic Maggot. With time running out, they keep the creature at bay until the Phantom hits the power station and cuts the Maggot's life-line.
The Phantom heads for Ice Station Earth to take out Ming's power station, while Rick tries out his new experimental "Micronizer", a device that reduces anything to micro-size. It's not perfected yet; after one hour the effect wears off. The young Defenders, in tiny form enter Dynak X and fight off the Electronic Maggot. With time running out, they keep the creature at bay until the Phantom hits the power station and cuts the Maggot's life-line.
Characters
Flash Gordon, Mandrake the Magician, Lothar, Lothar Jr. (L.J.), The Phantom/Kit Walker, Richard "Rick" Gordon, Jedda Walker, Kshin, Zuffy, Prince Kro-tan, Ming the Merciless, Dynak X
Credits
Producing
- Producer
- John Ahern, Rick Hoberg, Bill Hutten, Tony Love, Don Sheppard, George Singer, Glenn Johnson
- Executive Producers
- Margaret Loesch, Lee Gunther, Bruce Paisner
- Supervising Producer
- Karl Geurs
Voices
- Voice
- Lou Richards (Flash Gordon), Peter Renaday (Mandrake the Magician), Buster Jones (Lothar), Dion Williams (Lothar Jr. [L.J.]), Peter Mark Richman (The Phantom/Kit Walker), Loren Lester (Richard "Rick" Gordon), Sarah Partridge (Jedda Walker), Adam Carl (Kshin), Hal Rayle (Prince Kro-Tan), William Callaway (Ming the Merciless), Diane Pershing (Dynak X), Ron Feinberg
Music
- Music
- Rob Walsh
- Title Music
- Rob Walsh, Tony Pastor
Crew
- Voice Directors
- Tony Pastor, Stu Rosen
- Recording Assistant
- Barbara Cane
- Vocal Talent
- William Callaway, Adam Carl, Ron Feinberg, Buster Jones, Loren Lester, Sarah Partridge, Diane Pershing, Peter Renaday, Lou Richards, Peter Mark Richman, Dion Williams
- Talent Coordinator
- Maddy Aaronson
- Storyboard Directors
- Pat Boyette, Gregg Davidson, Adrian Gonzales, Larry Houston, Bob Kline, Don Manual, Will Meugniot, Mario Piluso, Frank Paur, Roy Shishido, Jim Smith, Roy Smith, Mike Swanigan, Vincenzo Trappetti, Doug Vandergrift
- Storyboard Assistants
- Richard Broderick, Janet Chin, Nicola Cuti, Fernando D. Tenedora, Valentino, Craig Zukowski
- Supervising Directors
- Ray Lee, John Gibbs
- Animation Directors
- Warren Batchelder, Brad Case, Joan Case, Gerry Chiniquy, Charlie Downs, Bill Exter, Milton Gray, Bob Kirk, Al Kouzel, M. Flores Nichols, Karen Peterson, Tom Ray, Robert Shellhorn, Bob Treat
- Model Design
- Nester Redondo, Rudy Nebres, Armando Carrillo, Vanessa Coffey, Donn Greer, Tim Gula, Michael Sekowsky, Barbara Huggins, Barbara Nelson, Alex Nino, Stephanie Pyren, Wally Sides, Thomas Warkentin, Alan E. Wright
- Supervising Editor
- Steven C. Brown
- Music Editors
- Mark Shiney, Peter Collier
- Sound Effects Editors
- Richard Allen, Jim Blodgett, Michael DePatie, John Detra, Karen Doulac, Ron Fedele, David Hankins, Jerry Jacobson, Nick James, Michael Tomack, Warren Taylor
- Dubbing Supervisor
- Jacqui Freeman
- Telecine Supervisor
- Sarah Swiskow
- Supervising Story Editor
- Stan Lee
- Story Editors
- Bryce Malek, Dick Robbins, Larry Parr, Alan Swayze, Bill Dubay
- Music Composed and Conducted By
- Rob Walsh
- Main Title Music By
- Rob Walsh, Tony Pastor
- Main Title Lyrics By
- Stan Lee
- Clinical Psychology Consultants
- Dr. Joyce C. Mills, Dr. Richard J. Crowley
- Director of Production
- David J. Corbett
- Production Manager
- Barbara L. Stoddard
- Production Assistant
- Bill Aronson
- Flash Gordon and Ming the Merciless Created By
- Alex Raymond
- The Phantom, Mandrake the Magician, Lother Created By
- Lee Falk (This is the 27th Phantom)
- King Features Production Executives
- Austin Hearst, James R. McGee
Companies and other credits
- Trademarks in DEFENDERS OF THE EARTH and its characters owned by King Features Syndicate Division
- The Hearst Corporation
- Copyright © 1986 King Features Entertainment
- Inc
- Copyright © 1986 King Features Syndicate
- Inc
- All rights reserved
- MARVEL PRODUCTIONS LTD
- A CADENCE COMPANY
Production notes
Defenders of the Earth was actually produced in 1985, but since TV schedules had no room for another series, it was not released until 1986.
