The Mekon The Mekon The Mekon (of Mekonta) is the arch-enemy of the British comic book hero Dan Dare, first appearing in 1950 in the "Eagle" comic strip "Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future" and created by Frank Hampson. Apart from Dan Dare himself, he is the only character to appear in every one of the numerous versions of the comic strip that appeared in the "Eagle", "2000 AD" and Virgin Comics. In the 1950s, roughly every other story featured the Mekon. The Mekon was the ruler of the Treens of northern Venus, although he was ousted from this position at the
The Golden Eagle The Golden Eagle The Golden Eagle or The Maltese Eagle is a solid gold statue of an eagle, which is thought to be the largest solid gold and diamond encrusted statue created. An appraisal by "GLS GEMLAB Ltd", Abbotsford, BC puts the replacement value at $4,110,450. The current market value is put at $6 million. "The Golden Eagle" was originally created as the theme for the book "The World's Greatest Treasure Hunt: Quest for the Golden Eagle", a work by Ron Shore to help raise $25 million to fund research for the prevention, early detection and cure for breast cancer.