The Mekon he doesn't know it, but I like the Mekon." British rock band The Mekons named themselves after the character in 1977. In May 2013, the BBC radio soap opera "The Archers" featured a storyline in which regular character Brian Aldridge was aggrieved by a local newspaper article that compared him to 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
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.