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
Dan Page Dan Page Claude Daniel Page (October 29, 1930 – November 23, 1995) was an All-American college football player. He was the starting quarterback at Tyler Junior College in 1949, at the Texas Longhorns in 1951 and for the Fort Sill football team in 1953-54. He was the last transfer student to start at quarterback at Texas. Dan Page was born in 1930 in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. He played high school football at Leverett's Chapel High School. He was the older brother of Bobby Page, who also was a star quarterback at Tyler Junior College and went on to start for