<P> The series proved popular with American audiences and critical response, though sparse, was positive . Flash Gordon has garnered little modern critical attention . What little there is generally dismisses the series, although there has been some critical thought devoted to its presentation of Cold War and capitalist themes . </P> <Ul> <Li> Steve Holland as Flash Gordon </Li> <Li> Irene Champlin as Dale Arden </Li> <Li> Joseph Nash as Hans Zarkov </Li> </Ul> <Li> Steve Holland as Flash Gordon </Li> <Li> Irene Champlin as Dale Arden </Li>

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