Ming Winter
- Studio
- Marvel Productions, LTD.
- Distributor
- King Features Syndicate.
Synopsis
Flash receives a distress call from Prince Barin, summoning him to Mongo to save the planet from Ming's evil son Kro-Tan. Back at Monitor our heroes uncover Ming's plan- Kro-Tan has turned the population of Mongo into slaves who mine the planet of Oceanite, which is turned into slabs and used by Ming to encircle the Earth, thereby blocking out all sunlight and plunging the planet into endless winter. When L.J.'s foolish heroics against attacking robo-ships backfire, the Defenders (sans Flash) counter-attack Ice Station Earth. As Flash and Barin start a slave uprising on Mongo, L.J. is seriously injured at Ming's headquarters, forcing our heroes to surrender. On Mongo Flash and Barin destroy the transporter-computer, breaking apart the oceanite wall and sending it crashing towards Kro-Tan's home planet, while the other Defenders escape from Ming's dungeon and rush back to Monitor to obtain much-needed medical help for L.J.
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.
