Dan Dare to celebrate their 20th anniversary, "2000 AD" published two issues with additional free comics, the first a reprint of the first issue of "2000 AD", which starred Dan Dare. The second free comic was a speculative issue called "3000 AD" which contained strips partially based on the first issue of "2000 AD". One strip was entitled "The Return of Dan Dare", which also featured the return of the Mekon. In 1982 "Eagle" was re-launched, with "Dan Dare" again its flagship strip. The new character was the great-great-great-grandson of the original hero—the only surviving character from the original strip being the
Once I Was an Eagle for her chorus. "Once I Was An Eagle" sets a high bar; does anyone doubt she'll soar over it?". "Once I Was an Eagle" received a very positive review from "Clash Magazine", calling it a, "beautiful achievement", and confirming that Marling can, "sit side-by-side with PJ, Joni and Sandy", as one of the, "greatest singer-songwriters of both her generation and generations before it." The review concluded by saying that, "Without doubt, this is one of the folk albums of the year." "The Irish Times" said that, "whether she is softly crooning over a plucked guitar or dabbling with organs and