Eagle (British comics) of a planned television series, persuaded IPC's comic arm Fleetway to relaunch "Eagle" in 1982, as a weekly comic edited by Dave Hunt. The original Dan Dare was no longer a feature of the comic, his eponymous great-great grandson taking on the mantle of space explorer instead. Drawn by Gerry Embleton, and later Ian Kennedy, and set 200 years after the original story, the first story-arc featured the return of Dan Dare's earliest nemesis, The Mekon. IPC were unable to recreate the popularity of the original strip, and in 1989 the original Dan Dare returned to the comic, in a
Double Dare (Nickelodeon game show) they were held in, with attendance of more than 20,000 spectators. The tours and events resumed in 2000 to promote "Double Dare 2000". Beginning October 30, 2018, a version of "Double Dare" once again began touring nationwide. Marc Summers serves as host, with previous "Double Dare" personality Robin Russo appearing as well. "Double Dare"s lasting popularity has led to a variety of products being made available. Pressman Toy Corporation released two traditional board games based on the show: The "Double Dare" home game was released in September 1987 and "Wet 'N Wild Double Dare" was released in March 1989. Another