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Laptop Depicted in 1937 Flash Gordon Comic

By Lauren Davis Published September 1, 2009, 8:00 pm ET

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A Macedonian comics fan recently noticed this panel from a reprint of the 1937 Flash Gordon arc “The Outlaws of Mongo,” which depicts the henchmen of Ming the Merciless apparently communicating via laptop computer. [Science Fiction Observer via Reddit]

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