Kings Watch (Dynamite)

Kings Watch
1st publication:	Kings Watch #1
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Writer:	Jeff Parker
Artist:	Marc Laming
Producer:	Dynamite Entertainment

"Kings Watch" is a 2013 story released in a mini-series of 5 issues.

Plot summary

In ancient time the common anchestors of Earth and Mongo build a portal between the two planets, and only at Mongo they retained the knowledge of how to open the channels. Now Ming the Merciless, Lord of Mongo, planning to conquer the Earth. All over the Earth people seeing strange lights from space and people have nightmares of what's comming.

At Earth The Cobra and his loyal sidekick, Narda, managed to find the two quantum crystals and place them at the gatestone at King's Watch. The gateway between the two planets opened and a global pulse destroyed the Earth's most potent technology. Then the beastmen hordes from Mogo entered the Earth.

Mandrake, Flash Gordon, Lothar and The Phantom join forces to fight against the invading beastmen of Mongo.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• A demon, imprisoned by Mandrake
• Narda, member of the Order of the Eternal Serpent
• Lothar Kehwabe
• Karma, a witch doctor
• The Phantom, the 22nd
• Devil, The Phantom's wolf
• Mr. Gordon, father of Flash
• Flash Gordon, an adventurer
• Dale Arden, a reporter at the science desk of the Times
• Jen Harris, a reporter at the science desk of the Times
• Dr Hans Zarkov, a scientist.
• The Cobra, leader of the Order of the Eternal Serpent
• Ming, the Merciless - Lord of Mongo

Locations

• US
  • New York
    • Manhattan Island
  • California, North Coast
  • Connecticut, New Haven
• Bengalla, East Africa
  • The Scull Cave
• Tanzania
  • King's Watch
• Van Allen Belts, in space
• Mongo, a planet
• England
  • London
• Australia
  • Sidney

Organizations

• The Order of the Eternal Serpent.
  • Division 7, the sciense sect

Vehicles

• Z-Plane, a spaceship.

Behind the scenes

• The 21th Phantom was mortally wounded when he saved an unnamed man. Before he died he told he had a son in school abroad, but the unnamed man never found him. The unnamed man took the mask, becauce the world needs a phantom. The Phantom died in the battle against Ming and Lothar then took the mask and became The Phantom.
• The Cobra died in the battle and Narda became the new Cobra.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Brazil

• Kings Watch (Defensores da Terra) (2016)

Norway

• Fantomet 13 (2015)

Sweden

• Fantomen 17, 20, 21, 24, 1 (2015-2016)

USA

• "Kings Watch" #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 (2013-2014)
• "Kings Watch" (trade paperback) (2014)