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
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.