Dan Dare revived from suspended animation after two hundred years to find himself in a different world. The Mekon had also survived but otherwise the cast was different, as was the tone of the strip (heavily influenced by the punk movement, as was much of "2000 AD") and the personality of the title character. Written by Kelvin Gosnell and then Steve Moore, the strip was initially illustrated by Massimo Bellardinelli, whose Dare owed nothing to the original apart from the wavy eyebrows. After 23 issues in this format the strip took a break for a month and then returned in a revamped
Eagle (ship) apart. Eagle (ship) Eagle was a freighter which was sunk intentionally near Lower Matecumbe Key, Florida, to become an artificial reef and diving spot. The ship was built in 1962 for Danish shipowners J. Lauritzen A/S at Bijkers Shipyard, Gorinchem, Netherlands, and named "Raila Dan". In 1969 she was sold to the Dutch shipping company Poseidon and renamed "Barok". In 1974 she was sold again, and renamed "Carmela". She was then sold and renamed "Ytai" in 1976, and yet again sold, and renamed "Etai" the following year. In 1981 she was sold and renamed "Carigulf Pioneer", and sold for the