The Mekon he doesn't know it, but I like the Mekon." British rock band The Mekons named themselves after the character in 1977. In May 2013, the BBC radio soap opera "The Archers" featured a storyline in which regular character Brian Aldridge was aggrieved by a local newspaper article that compared him to 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
Eagle (automobile) front fascia also inspired that of the 1995-1998 Eagle Talon. The name Eagle was also used by Dan Gurney's All American Racers team for his racing cars. Among the most notable are the Eagle Mk1 Formula One car, which won the 1967 Belgian Grand Prix; the winning cars at the 1968, 1973, and 1975 Indianapolis 500s; and the Toyota-Eagle IMSA GTPs of the late 1980s/early 1990s. The name was also applied to commercial trucks made by International Harvester, and subsequently by Navistar International as part of its International truck product line. Eagle (automobile) Eagle was a marque of the Chrysler