Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future, returns! First published in classic British comic TheEagle, these are the original adventures of one of Britain's best-loved characters.
In the thrilling conclusion to Operation Saturn, 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 volume also contains two extremely rare stories, "Operation Triceratops” and “The Planulid”, plus a Frank Hampson sketchbook, and interviews with Eagle’s “backroom boys”: Dare artist Frank Hampson, centrespread artist Leslie Ashwell Wood and scientific advisor James Hemming.
The Pilot of the Future has returned! From the pages of British adventure comic The Eagle comes the phenomenon that is Dan Dare! Frank Hampson’s legendary 1950s creation blasts back in a collection of retro adventures reprinted here in new Collectors’ Library volumes. Featuring writer-artist Frank Hampson’s beautiful full colour artwork, Dan Dare’s adventures look just as vibrant and thrilling today as they did on their original debut in April 1950. Collected in this volume are the original stories from The Eagle’s comic strip run. This second-part volume contains an article on Dan Dare’s origins and space travel influence featuring interviews with Eagle’s “backroom boys”, creator Frank Hampson, centrespread artist Leslie Ashwell Wood and scientific advisor James Hemming. This volume also contains a character guide, a Frank Hampson sketchbook, a story checklist and two extremely rare Annual stories Operation Triceratops and The Planulid.
Join the courageous Dan Dare and his friends Digby, Professor Peabody, Hank, Sir Hubert, Pierre, Sondar and Volstar in a series of fantastic, exciting adventures. In Operation Saturn Part 2 Dan Dare upon discovering that genius Dr Blasco is a traitor, is along with his crew, plunged into the middle of a civil war. As the oppressed pirates of Phoebe launch an attack on their Saturn rulers Dan tries to protect the moons of Saturn, his friends and planet Earth. Can he do it or does this spell the end for the Pilot of the Future? Another collection of stunning, retro science-fiction tales that will appeal to old fans, newcomers and adventurers alike!
Frank Hampson was the creator, writer and artist for Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future. It became a British phenomenon with merchandising that included everything from stamps to sweet cigarettes, merchandising that continues today. Dan Dare continued as an ongoing series up until 1996, although Hampson was only involved in the early years of the comic strip and died in 1985. Overshadowed by his success on Dan Dare, Hampson also illustrated a number of children’s books for Ladybird. While the comic has finished as a continuing series, Dan Dare lives on in the memories of those who read it back in the 1950s as well as in the continuing merchandise and the 2002 CGI TV series.
“Frank Hampson is one of the unsung geniuses of the Twentieth Century.” – Terry Jones
“I was enthralled by the Eagle comics and bewitched by the exploits of Dan Dare and his friends…”
– Brian May
“An excellent release that should take pride of place in any serious comic collector’s bookcase”
– Sci-Fi Online
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