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Part one of a sprawling Golden Age oral history, with Barry recounting his early career in Brooklyn, his introduction to comics through Joe Heller's social circle, his apprenticeship at the Simon & Kirby studio, and working for Fawcett under the Binder packagers. He discusses the creative genius of Harvey Kurtzman (who co-wrote early Flash Gordon strips), the unsung mastery of Mort Meskin, and the legendary perfectionism of Mac Raboy on Flash Gordon. Part one of two.

Part two of a continuing interview with the Flash Gordon strip artist. Barry recalls working alongside Mickey Spillane at Funnies Inc. in the early comic book days, describes the editorial brutality of Bob Kanigher at DC, and reflects on his philosophy of storytelling in a daily strip — avoiding hard science fiction in Flash Gordon for readability reasons and his use of understated comedy and social commentary. Part three will cover Frank Frazetta.

Part three of a multi-part interview, focusing on Barry's early association with Frank Frazetta (whom he got his first job at age sixteen), his working relationship with Harry Harrison during his years in Europe, and his extended ordeal producing promotional artwork for Dino De Laurentiis's Flash Gordon film — for which he was poorly compensated despite two years of work. Barry also discusses Alex Raymond, Lou Fine, Wally Wood, and Stan Lee's handling of the Spider-Man newspaper strip.

DAK reflects on Clayton, Georgia as a personal "nexus," recounting his connections there to actor David Carradine, artists Ron and Val Lakey Lindahn, and the recent discovery that Flash Gordon strip veteran Dan Barry — who drew the earliest original Airboy adventure — has settled only 20 miles away.