Flash Gordon #3 is an issue of the series Flash Gordon (Volume 1) with a cover date of August, 1988.
Synopsis for "Lost In The Shuffle"
The Aquatics took Flash and Dale to an underwater city, where they met Kala, who planned to keep them until Ming came for them. Two soldiers attempted to capture Prince Thun, who defeated both of them before stealing water breathing equipment from one of them and diving into the water to rescue Flash and Dale.
Meanwhile, Ming confronted Princess Aura after she aided Flash and Dale before urging her to mate with Prince Barin, much to her refusal. Ming boarded his shuttle with Prince Barin to head for the Underwater City. Princess Aura ordered her attendant to prepare her water shuttle for travel.
In the Underwater City, Kala told the story of how the Aquatics came to be. The Aquatics took Flash and Dale to the Dry House, a meeting hall prepared for Ming, who arrived with Prince Barin. Flash urged the Aquatics to revolt against Ming, although Kala knelt when the emperor demanded it and thanked him for "gracing him with his presence." Then, Ming ordered Kala to sacrifice his son, which the latter refused, so the former executed the child, himself. After Ming ordered his guards to escort Dale to his ship, Prince Thun boarded it and escaped with Dale, claiming that Flash could take care of himself.
As Ming grabbed Flash, the former was interrupted when he learned that Prince Thun had escaped with Dale. Ming left with Prince Barin in his ship and left Kala in charge of Flash. Kala ordered Flash to be placed in the airlock, where he was to be drowned. Flash attempted to talk Kala into fighting back against Ming, pointing out the death of his son, but was unsuccessful. As Flash was drowning, Princess Aura's shuttle stopped in front of him and attempted to escape. The Aquatics took Flash, as well as Princess Aura, back into the Dry House and Kala praised them both for defying Ming before letting them both go.
Prince Thun told his father King Jugrid about Flash, while Princess Aura took the latter to Arboria, where they encountered Prince Barin. Ming broadcast the destruction of the Underwater City, which was bombed with nuclear mines as punishment for Kala allowing Flash to leave. He demanded that Flash, Dale, and Thun be delivered to him and that anyone who helped them would place their entire community at risk. After seeing the broadcast, Flash attempted to leave Arboria, not wanting to put them at risk, but was stopped by Prince Barin's troops. King Jugrid planned to turn Prince Thun and Dale over to Ming after seeing the broadcast. Prince Barin had Flash's legs tied to a tree branch before an executioner shot an arrow at the rope, causing the latter to fall off of a cliff.
Appearing in "Lost In The Shuffle"
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Other Characters:
- Kala's son (Dies)
- King Jugrid
- Boston Celtics (Mentioned only)
- Insight America (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Mongo
- Underwater City (Destroyed)
- Dry House
- Arboria
- Underwater City (Destroyed)
- Earth (Mentioned only)
- Park Avenue (Mentioned only)
- Disney World (Mentioned only)
- Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse (Mentioned only)
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