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
The Front Page the plot includes a sex-change by a male reporter named Hildy Johnson. There have also been four television productions, all under the title "The Front Page": The musical "Windy City" (book and lyrics by Dick Vosburgh, music by Tony Macaulay) was also based on "The Front Page". It premiered at the Victoria Palace Theatre, London, England on July 20, 1982 and ran for 250 performances. Additionally, Hecht and MacArthur's story for the 1939 film "Gunga Din" recycles their basic plot of trying to dissuade someone from leaving his job, in this case Douglas Fairbanks Jr.'s character attempting to resign his