Dale Arden
| Dale Arden | |
|---|---|
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. Flash, Dale and Dr. Hans Zarkov fight together against Ming the Merciless.