Crisis on Citadel II, Volume 9

Stranded in deep space, Colonel Flash Gordon and his companions, Dale Arden and Dr. Hans Zarkov discover themselves in the middle of a centuries-old battle for supremacy over the universe. Manipulated by a war-crazed android and unsure of who is friend and who is foe, they must struggle to find a way to stop the bloodshed before all life...including that on their home planet, Earth...is annihilated.

Ron Goulart (b 1933)

Aka Kenneth Robeson, Frank S. Shawn, Joseph Silva, Con Steffanson

Ron Goulart is a professional author having worked over several decades and has over 180 books to his credit, including more than 50 science fiction novels and over 20 mysteries. He's received two Edgar Award nominations and is considered one of the country's leading authorities on comic books and comic strips, as shown in his 2000 book, Comic Book Culture. Ron lives with his wife, Frances, also a writer, in Connecticut.