Classic Dan Dare: The Rogue Planet

Hardcover
$29.95 US
On sale Nov 06, 2007 | 144 Pages | 9781845764135

It’s chocks away and tally-ho once again as Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future, returns! First published in classic British comic Eagle, these are the original adventures of one of the best known and loved of British comic characters, presented in a new series of gorgeous library editions.

Dan, Lex and Digby — with their alien guide Lero — finally make planetfall on Cryptos, but the Phant invasion has already begun! With a new friend, the alien creature Stripey, our heroes must fight a desperate battle to save two worlds!

Featuring a brand new introduction, plus exclusive feature material, this thrilling new volume will blow you away!
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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It’s chocks away and tally-ho once again as Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future, returns! First published in classic British comic Eagle, these are the original adventures of one of the best known and loved of British comic characters, presented in a new series of gorgeous library editions.

Dan, Lex and Digby — with their alien guide Lero — finally make planetfall on Cryptos, but the Phant invasion has already begun! With a new friend, the alien creature Stripey, our heroes must fight a desperate battle to save two worlds!

Featuring a brand new introduction, plus exclusive feature material, this thrilling new volume will blow you away!

Author

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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