Flash Gordon (Bif Bang Pow) 2007-2015

Flash Gordon (Bif Bang Pow!) 2007-2015

The Flash Gordon Live Action Movie was released on the big screen by Universal Pictures in 1980. The movie focused on pro football player, Flash Gordon and how he came to be on the planet Mongo, along with his friends, Dale Arden and Hans Zarkov . The main bad guy in the movie was of course, Ming the Merciless. Despite not being a big hit back in 1980, the movie gained a huge cult following over the years. As a result, Bif Bang Pow! finally brought this cult classic film to toy collectors across the globe in several different formats. Their first action figure line was a 7 inch series in 2007, followed by a second wave in 2008. A new retro 8 inch series debuted in 2010, before shifting to a 3.75 inch retro series in 2015, which was reminiscent of Kenner’s vintage toy lines of old.

For more information about Bif Bang Pow’s Flash Gordon line, see bottom of the page for a complete summary.

Flash Gordon (2007): Series One (7 Inch) Figures

Bif Bang Pow! released a total of four different action figures for their first wave of 7 inch figures in 2007. The series consisted of only two characters, with two versions of the evil Ming The Merciless and two versions of the heroic Flash Gordon.

Flash Gordon (With Sword)

Market Value:
Carded $75 – $100
Loose $25 – $40

Flash Gordon (With Sword)
Accessories: Sword
Years Released: 2007
Difficulty To Find: Less Common – Appears often but some hunting needed
Notes: Flash Gordon is, of course, the main character from the cult classic live action movie of 1980. Flash was famously portrayed by American actor, Sam J. Jones. This version of Flash comes with his Mongo Sword, which he used at the end of the movie.

Flash Gordon (With Blaster)

Market Value:
Carded $125 – $175
Loose $40 – $60

Flash Gordon (With Blaster)
Accessories: Blaster Rifle
Years Released: 2007
Difficulty To Find: Moderate Difficulty – Takes some patience and appears less often
Notes: Flash Gordon is, of course, the main character from the cult classic live action movie of 1980. Flash was famously portrayed by American actor, Sam J. Jones. This version of Flash comes with his Blaster Rifle, which he used in the movie.

Ming The Merciless (Red Robes)

Market Value:
Carded $75 – $100
Loose $25 – $40

Ming The Merciless (Red Robes)
Accessories: Robe, Staff
Years Released: 2007
Difficulty To Find: Less Common – Appears often but some hunting needed
Notes: Ming the Merciless is the Emperor of Mongo and main bad guy from the cult classic live action movie of 1980. Ming was famously portrayed by Swedish actor, Max Von Sydow. This version of Ming comes with his Red Robe and Staff from the movie.

Ming The Merciless (Black Robes)

Market Value:
Carded $75 – $100
Loose $25 – $40

Ming The Merciless (Black Robes)
Accessories: Robe, Staff
Years Released: 2007
Difficulty To Find: Less Common – Appears often but some hunting needed
Notes: Ming the Merciless is the Emperor of Mongo and main bad guy from the cult classic live action movie of 1980. Ming was famously portrayed by Swedish actor, Max Von Sydow. This version of Ming comes with his Black Robe and Staff from the movie.

Flash Gordon (2008): Series Two (7 Inch) Figures

Bif Bang Pow! released four more action figures for their second wave of 7 inch figures in 2008. This series consisted of four different characters, with a 3rd version of Flash Gordon in his white “Flash” T-Shirt, along with Dale Arden, Prince Barin, and General Klytus.

Dale Arden (Black Gown)

Market Value:
Carded $60 – $85
Loose $20 – $30

Dale Arden (Black Gown)
Accessories: Headdress
Years Released: 2008
Difficulty To Find: Less Common – Appears less often
Notes: Dale Arden is the love interest of Flash Gordon and one of the main characters from the cult classic live action movie of 1980. Dale was portrayed by American actress, Melody Anderson. This version of Dale features her in the black gown she wore when she was a captive of Ming.

Flash Gordon (White Shirt)

Market Value:
Carded $50 – $75
Loose $20 – $30

Flash Gordon (White Shirt)
Accessories: Blue Egg Decoration
Years Released: 2008
Difficulty To Find: Less Common – Appears less often
Notes: Flash Gordon is, of course, the main character from the cult classic live action movie of 1980. Flash was famously portrayed by American actor, Sam J. Jones. This version of Flash comes dressed in his White “Flash” T-Shirt and blue egg decoration that was used as a football in the movie.

General Klytus

Market Value:
Carded $115 – $165
Loose $35 – $55

General Klytus
Accessories: None
Years Released: 2008
Difficulty To Find: Moderate Difficulty – Takes some patience
Notes: General Klytus is the “General of Ming’s Armies” and his right-hand man. He was portrayed by Peter Wyngarde in the live action movie from 1980. Klytus does not come with any accessories but the figure sculpt is a fantastic likeness of the character. Fun Fact: Klytus was a new character created for the live action Flash Gordon movie.

Prince Barin

Market Value:
Carded $50 – $75
Loose $20 – $30

Prince Barin
Accessories: Blaster Rifle
Years Released: 2008
Difficulty To Find: Less Common – Appears less often
Notes: Prince Barin is the “Leader of the Tree People” and a Prince of Mongo. He was portrayed by Timothy Dalton in the live action action movie from 1980. Barin begins as an adversary to Flash Gordon but eventually turns to become his ally. Barin comes with a Blaster Rifle, which he does use in the movie.

Flash Gordon (2010): Series Two (7 Inch) Exclusive Figures

In addition to the standard Series Two figures, Bif Bang Pow! released three additional Series Two figures that were exclusives to SDCC in 2010. They were Dale Arden in her White Gown, General Klytus from his Death Scene, and a Battle Damaged Prince Barin.

Dale Arden (White Gown)

Market Value:
Carded $65 – $90
Loose $20 – $30

Dale Arden (White Gown)
SDCC Exclusive
Released: 2010

General Klytus (Death Scene)

Market Value:
Carded $150 – $225
Loose $40 – $60

General Klytus (Death Scene)
SDCC Exclusive
Released: 2010

Prince Barin (Battle Damaged)

Market Value:
Carded $75 – $100
Loose $20 – $30

Prince Barin (Battle Damaged)
SDCC Exclusive
Released: 2010

Flash Gordon (2010): 8 Inch Figures

Bif Bang Pow! released these retro-styled action figures in 2010. Sporting that old school design, reminiscent of Mego action figures from the ’70s, these figures of Flash and Ming the Merciless stand 8″ tall with fabric costumes and multiple points of articulation. They each came in a clamshell package for that extra protection.

Flash Gordon

Market Value:
Carded $65 – $90
Loose $25 – $40

Flash Gordon
Entertainment Earth Exclusive
Released: 2010

Ming The Merciless

Market Value:
Carded $65 – $90
Loose $25 – $40

Ming The Merciless
Entertainment Earth Exclusive
Released: 2010

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Flash Gordon (2015): 3.75 Inch Figures

Bif Bang Pow! released more retro-styled action figures in 2015, but this time they were sporting the old school look, reminiscent of Kenner’s action figures from the ’70s and 80’s. These figures stand 3.75″ tall, and included Flash Gordon, Ming the Merciless, Prince Barin, Prince Vultan and the first time anywhere, Princess Aura.

Flash Gordon

Market Value:
Carded $22 – $35
Loose $10 – $17

Flash Gordon
Entertainment Earth Exclusive
Released: 2015

Ming The Merciless

Market Value:
Carded $40 – $60
Loose $15 – $25

Ming The Merciless
Entertainment Earth Exclusive
Released: 2015

Prince Barin

Market Value:
Carded $25 – $40
Loose $12 – $20

Prince Barin
Entertainment Earth Exclusive
Released: 2015

Prince Vultan

Market Value:
Carded $40 – $60
Loose $15 – $25

Prince Vultan
Entertainment Earth Exclusive
Released: 2015

Princess Aura

Market Value:
Carded $40 – $60
Loose $15 – $25

Princess Aura
Entertainment Earth Exclusive
Released: 2015

Card Back

Card Back

Flash Gordon & Ming The Merciless (Hawk City)
Entertainment Earth Exclusive Two-Pack

Market Value:
Boxed $50 – $75
Loose $20 – $30

Flash Gordon & Ming The Merciless (Hawk City) Two-Pack
SDCC Exclusive
Released: 2015
Notes: This exclusive Two-Pack included alternate versions of Flash Gordon and Ming the Merciless as they appeared while on Hawk City. The set was numbered to 2400 and only sold at SDCC 2015, through Entertainment Earth.

Bif Bang Pow! released a few different Flash Gordon Movie action figure line from 2007 to 2015, including a few different figure formats and variations. There were a total of four action figures in the first wave of 7 inch figures in 2007, with two versions of Ming The Merciless and two versions of Flash Gordon. Series 2 included four more figures, with a 3rd version of Flash Gordon, Dale Arden, Prince Barin, and General Klytus. Exclusives of Klytus, Barin and Dale Arden were released in 2010 as SDCC exclusives. Bif Bang Pow! released two retro-styled action figures in 2010, with Flash Gordon and Ming the Merciless in an 8″ format with cloth costumes. Finally, they released five different figures in a 3.75″ format (Flash, Ming, Prince Barin, Vultan, Princess Aura) in 2015 through Entertainment Earth, along with an exclusive SDCC two-pack with Flash and Ming.

The packaging for Bif Bang Pow’s Flash Gordon action figure line from the fan favorite live action movie varied, depending on the series and figure format. The 7″ figures used a bright red colored blister pack for Series 1, but then switched the design to a bright yellow blister pack for Series 2. The 10″ series also used a carded blister pack, but had a retro look with character illustrations. The 3.75″ series used a bright red color scheme with a photo of each character to the left and the classic Flash Gordon logo at the top. Each packaging design featured the the classic Flash Gordon movie logo with the lightning bolt on every card.

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