Dale Arden | |
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![]() Melody Anderson as Dale Arden in the 1980 film Flash Gordon. | |
Publication information | |
Publisher | King Features Syndicate |
First appearance | Flash Gordon (January 7th, 1934) |
Created by | Alex Raymond |
In-story information | |
Supporting character of | Flash Gordon |
Dale Arden is a fictional character, the fellow adventurer and love interest of Flash Gordon and a prototypic heroine for later female characters, including Princess Leia and Padmé Amidala in Star Wars.[1][2] Flash, Dale and Dr. Hans Zarkov fight together against Ming the Merciless.
Dale Arden Princess Leia.