What is Ming the Merciless?
[[File:Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940) 1.jpg|thumb|Charles B. Middleton as Ming with [[Shirley Deane]]]] '''Ming the Merciless''' is a [[fictional character]] in the [[sci-fi]] world of [[Flash Gordon]]. Ming first appeared in the ''Flash Gordon'' [[comic strip]] in 1934. He is the main villain of the strip. He is also the villain in the Flash Gordon movie serials, [[television series]], and movie adaptation. He rules the Planet Mongo. [[Charles B. Middleton]] played the character in the movie serials. [[Category:Villains]] [[Category:Galactic emperors]] [[Category:Flash Gordon]] {{lit-stub}}