It's chocks away and tally-ho once again as Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future, returns! First published in classic British comic "The Eagle", these are the original adventures of one of the best known and loved of British comic characters. In the thrilling second instalment of this epic tale, the battle for Saturn is raging as Dan and his crew attempt to escape the clutches of the nefarious Dr Blasco and his Saturnian cohorts, while the friendly pirates of Phoebe mount a full-scale assault! This exciting volume also contains two extremely rare Annual stories "Operation Triceratops" and "The Planulid", plus a Frank Hampson sketchbook, and "The Way to Space" interviews with "Eagle's" "backroom boys", Dare artist Frank Hampson, centrespread artist Leslie Ashwell Wood, and scientific advisor James Hemming.
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"Dan Dare is one cool strip...I was blown away." -- Comics Buyer's Guide 1611, December 2005. Review by Tim Lasiuta
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Frank Hampson was perhaps best known as the creator and original artist for Dan Dare, but he also illustrated a number of children's books for Ladybird. Dan Dare was first published in the British comic The Eagle in April 1950, and was last published as an ongoing series in 1996 - although Dan had undergone more than a few changes by then.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Dan Dare, sf from the sixties,
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This review is from: Classic Dan Dare: Prisoners of Space (Hardcover)
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.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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A Vintage Classic With Only A Few Marks Of Age,
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This review is from: Classic Dan Dare: Prisoners of Space (Hardcover)
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.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Childhood never ends,
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This review is from: Classic Dan Dare: Prisoners of Space (Hardcover)
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?
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