Eagle (British comics) Riders of the Range and P.C. 49 helped ensure a weekly circulation of almost a million copies, but it was the adventures of Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future, which most captivated readers. Created by Hampson—now a full-time staff artist with his own team—Dan Dare was the UK's first science-fiction comic strip of any significance. Readers were thrilled by the square-jawed British spaceman's weekly exploits, and his struggles with The Mekon. While Morris (who by now had resigned from St James) edited the magazine from Hulton's premises at Shoe Lane in London, the comic was created in a converted bakery
Reginald Dare Reginald Dare Reginald Arthur Dare (born 26 November 1921 at Blandford Forum, Dorset; died October 1993 at Bournemouth, Dorset) was an English first-class cricketer and footballer. Dare was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. Dare made his first-class debut for Hampshire against Oxford University in 1949. Dare represented Hampshire in 109 first-class matches from 1949 to 1954, with his final first-class appearance for the county coming against Essex in the 1954 County Championship. In his 109 first-class matches for the county Dare scored 1,679 runs at a batting average of 12.25, with three half centuries and a single