Eagle (British comics) the first issue of "Eagle" was released in April 1950. Revolutionary in its presentation and content, it was enormously successful; the first issue sold about 900,000 copies. Featured in colour on the front cover was its most recognisable story, "Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future", created by Hampson with meticulous attention to detail. Other popular stories included "Riders of the Range" and "P.C. 49". "Eagle" also contained news and sport sections, and educational cutaway diagrams of sophisticated machinery. A members club was created, and a range of related merchandise was licensed for sale. Amidst a takeover of the periodical's publisher
Phyllis Dare Yvette in "The Street Singer" (1924; 360 performances at the Lyric Theatre and on tour), and as Fay Blake in Rodgers and Hart's "Lido Lady" at the Gaiety Theatre (1926), in which she introduced the song "Atlantic Blues." She then turned to straight plays. Some of these included "Aren't We All" (1929) "Words and Music" (1932), and "The Fugitives" (1936). Dare also appeared in a few films including "The Argentine Tango and Other Dances" (1913), "Dr. Wake's Patient" (1916), "The Common Law" (1923), "Crime on the Hill" (1933), "Debt of Honour" (1936), "Marigold" (1938) and "Gildersleeve on Broadway" (1943). A