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Hampson, Frank (1918-1985): Dan Dare, Rogue Planet, The Eagle 1956 Vol 6 No52/2, ink and watercolour, 40 x 28.5 cms. Presented by The Falmouth Decorative Fine Arts Society. Reproduced by kind permission of the Dan Dare Corporation Ltd.
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The first Eagle comic was available to the public on 14 April 1950 and immediately achieved a readership of 2,500,000. Dan Dare became an instant success and the main talking point in playgrounds around the country.
When the Eagle dummies were created in 1949 Dan Dare was originally devised as an Interplanetary Chaplain, although this was dropped by the time the first comic was published.