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One song a week, for the whole of 2012.
8211; The Stories Part I. Open images in new tab to view full size. The first Dan Dare story was published on the 14th April, 1950. How long Hampson had been preparing this story we do not know.
Frank Hampson is renowned as creator of Dan Dare and for his strip-cartoon rendition of the Life of Christ. But before he left Eagle he created seven other comic-strip heroes, none of which were published. However we did find them and you can see them on this site. To commemorate 60 years of Eagle. Click on the cover for more details.
The Eagle Comic and Dan Dare. Click on images to enlarge. His brother Eric was killed in a naval action during the Second World War. In April the following year, a revised version of the Eagle hit the bookstalls. Hampson then began to devise seven other strip cartoon ideas, w.
My face tastes like salt. Harder than writing a good haiku. A Rabbit Runs In A Circle. A Nice Place To Visit. The Ship Is Going Down.