Sunday, January 7, 1934

Went to Sunday School and church. Daddy took us and brought us. Read the paper. In evening went over to Mrs. Raifert’s. Played cards. Ollie was over.

"On Mongo" - the first Flash Gordon comic strip, published January 7, 1934

Flash Gordon is the hero of a science fiction adventure comic strip
originally drawn by Alex Raymond, which was first published by King
Features on January 7, 1934. The strip, inspired by and created to
compete with the already established Buck Rogers adventure strip,
has since surpassed Buck Rogers for longevity.