Dan Dare the Maggon, a combination of the Mekon and Margaret Thatcher. Radio DJ and Comedian Kenny Everett's character Captain Kremmen was inspired by Dan Dare. A porcine pastiche, "", written by Lew Stringer and with art by Malcolm Douglas, appeared in "Oink!" comic. Marvel Comics created a Dan Dare-esque character in their Captain Britain line in the 1980s. The character was Roy Risk, one of the British heroes killed by The Fury. In Jonathan Hickman's "Avengers" series, the character Smasher's secret identity is astronomer Isabel 'Izzy' Dare whose dying elderly grandfather alludes to Izzy as inheriting a destiny from him. He
Dare You to Be Happy with some friends to a games parlour. The single was released with four versions of "Dare You to Be Happy" and the non-album track, "I Hope". Dare You to Be Happy "Dare You to Be Happy" is a song by Australian singer Tina Arena. It was recorded for her fourth studio album "Just Me" and was released as the second single in February 2002. The single was only a moderate success, peaking at #43 in Australia. "Dare You to Be Happy" received high rotation on Channel [V] in early 2002. A remixed version was later included on Arena's greatest hits