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Classic Dan Dare: Operation Saturn Part 1 (Dan Dare (Graphic Novel))

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When i was 9 years old i first read the adventures of dan dare in eagle. It gave me a feeling that i was really going into space and was not bound to earth. That feeling returned by reading this comic book. Now i'm much older, but i'm still taken by the story, the colourful drawings and the sentiment of space travelling.
Much fun.

I was introduced to Dan Dare through my father's collection of Eagle Annuals from the late 50s and early 60s, and this collection represents a great series from the original comic.

The art and colour is way ahead of its time - some friends at DC Comics still express admiration for the painstaking production process and sustained quality of these strips from the early 50s.

Unfortunately some of the episodes (the original strip consisted of two full-colour pages a week) seem to have been reproduced by scanning archived editions of Eagle. I say this because some episodes have the slight geometrical mismatch of colour printing and line printing that flags the classic comicbook misprint.

If you're new to Dan Dare I would pace your reading - the two-page episodes frequently have cliffhangers at the end, and the repeated climaxes makes for the loss of some of their effect.

Overall, it's a pleasure to own this slice of comics history, and in the great hardback format, it's well worth the price.

1950's and in a galaxy far, far away,Australia actually ,I eagerly await the next edition of Eagle from the UK. Will Dan escape the clutches of the evil Mekon? Of course he will, every time as he has Digby at his side. Now over 50 years later I can relive the artistry and thrill of Hampson and others at one go thanks to this marvelous publication. Age has not dampened the thrill or the fun. But a secret, I don't devour it all at once, like a good wine I sip it slowly.
For all oldies and for kids this is 5 out of 5. The detail is superb and the stories very readable even now, albeit a tad quaint at times.
And doesn't the Mekon remind you of Davros of Dr Who?

Hardcover with dust jacket, color, 94 pages, 9 in. by 12 in. Published in March 2009; the eleventh volume in the Classic "Dan Dare - Pilot of the Future" series, published by Titan Books in the UK. "The Phantom Fleet" is a stand-alone story, not directly linked to earlier or later "Dan Dare" stories, originally published in color on the front and second pages of EAGLE, the British weekly illustrated paper for boys, in the 1950's. Written by "Dan Dare" creator Frank Hampson, and drawn by Hampson, Don Harley, and occasionally Desmond Walduck and Keith Watson. This volume is a valuable part of the complete series, and a good introduction for readers new to the original Dan Dare.