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
Hold Ye Front Page Hold Ye Front Page Hold Ye Front Page is an educational project published by the UK tabloid newspaper "The Sun". It comprises a website, on which significant events in world history and in the histories of science and sport are described by "mocked-up" "Sun" front pages accompanied by explanatory articles and pictures. The format is based on four books published by "The Sun": "Hold Ye Front Page" (1999), "Hold Ye Front Page II" (2000), "Giant Leaps" (2006), and "On Me 'Eadline" (2007). The first book, "Hold Ye Front Page", was a UK best-seller, published to commemorate the Millennium and documented