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
Front Page News Turner/Andy Powell/Laurie Wisefield/Steve Upton except where noted. Front Page News Front Page News is the eighth album by rock band Wishbone Ash. It is mostly made up of slower, breezy soft rock ballads with lush vocal harmonies. This style is in marked contrast to the earlier albums such as "Argus", but there were several tracks of this idiom on their immediately preceding studio albums, "Locked In" and "New England". It peaked at No. 31 in the UK Albums Chart. Their following album, "No Smoke Without Fire", moves back to a heavier style. U.S. distribution had switched back to MCA Records.