NECA’s Defenders of the Earth Series 1 Latest News March 1, 2021 NECA shares official photography of the long-awaited first series of Defenders of the Earth action figures. Slated for release this month, this classic pulp hero starring line will launch with 7-inch scale figures of Flash Gordon, Ming the Merciless, and Phantom (with Zuffy)! [See image gallery at www.figures.com]