Dan Dare

Origin

Dan Dare was born in Manchester, UK, and was the son of Captain McGregor Dare, chief test pilot for Cosmic Spaceships.

Creation

Dan Dare was created by Frank Hampson and first appeared in Eagle #1(01) (1950).

Hero of the Spaceways

In adulthood, Dan became known as Colonel Daniel McGregor Dare, Space Fleet’s chief pilot and most decorated son. A true legend, Dare’s adventures have taken him far and wide, to face dangers of every kind – from the flamepits of Venus to the Dark Star of Sabul, from the pitted surface of the Red Moon to the new world of Terra Nova.

Dan Dare story index

(issue numbers / number of episodes)

Eagle volume one (1950-1969)

–

2000AD (1977-1979)

2000AD:

• Hell Planet (1-11 / 11)
• Hollow World (12-23 / 12)
• Legion (28-33 / 6)
• Greenworld (34-35 / 2)
• Star Slayer (36-51 / 16)
• Doppelganger (52-55 / 4)
• Waterworld (56-60 / 5)
• Nightmare Planet (61-63 / 3)
• Ice Planet (64-66 / 3)
• Garden of Eden (67-72 / 6)
• Mutiny! (73-78 / 6)
• Doomsday Machine (79-85 / 7)
• Servant of Evil! (100-107, 109-126 / 26)

2000AD Annual:

• The Curse of Mytax (2000AD Annual 1978)
• Untitled (2000AD Annual 1979)
• Untitled (2000AD Annual 1980)

2000AD Supercomic:

• Untitled (2000AD Supercomic 1977)

2000AD Sci-Fi Special:

• Untitled (2000AD Sci-Fi Special 1978)
• The Planet of Frozen Fear (2000AD Sci-Fi Special 1979)

Dan Dare Annual:

• Starcarrier (Dan Dare Annual 1979)
• Invisible Death (text story) (Dan Dare Annual 1979)
• Dan Dare Dead? (Dan Dare Annual 1979)
• Taggart (Dan Dare Annual 1980)

Dan Dare Poster Magazine:

• London 2177AD (Dan Dare Poster Magazine 1977)

Eagle volume two (1982-1994)

The Dan Dare in the second Eagle volume was the Great, Great Grandson of the original space hero (although from issue 388, the comic reverts to stories featuring the original Dare).

Eagle:

• Return of the Mekon (1-38 / 38)
• Fireflight (39-54 / 16)
• Young Dare (55-73 / 19)
• The Battle for Earth (74-83 / 10)
• The Timads (84-93 / 10)
• Prisoners of Space (94-116 / 24)
• Renagol (117-130 / 14)
• Pleasure Planet (131-155 / 25)
• Minefield (156-158 / 3)
• The Flesh Eaters (159-172 / 14)
• The Animal Army (173-187 / 15)
• The Bubble (188-199 / 12)
• The Crystal Spores (200-209 / 10)
• The Two Dan Dares (210-229 / 20)
• Dargath, Prince of Evil (230-258 / 29)
• Mission of the Mythereons (259-267 / 9)
• Galactic Marshal (268-298 / 31)
• Robot Riot (299-305 / 7)
• Drakken (306-353 / 48)
• Resignation (354-386 / 32)

-no DD story in issue 387 – from 388 stories feature the original Dan Dare –

• Toxic (388-393 / 6)
• Rogue Robot (394-395 / 2)
• Journey to the Space Village (396-406 / 11)
• Mongral (407-410 / 4)
• Power Storm (411-416 / 6)
• Cadets (417-422 / 6)
• Nightmare Machines (423-428 / 6)
• The Kreun (429-430 / 2)
• The Kulgan Threat (431-435 / 5)
• Plague of the Nitrax (436-441 / 6)
• Beauty Contest (442-447 / 6)
• Destination Unknown (448-455 / 8)
• Mutation (456-461 / 6)
• Junk Ship (462-467 / 6)
• The Circus (468-473 / 6)
• Dog Star (474-488 / 15)
• Brainwashed (489-505 / 17)

Dan Dare Holiday Special:

• Galactic Collector (DD Holiday Special 1990)
• Volcano (DD Holiday Special 1990)
• Dream Holiday (DD Holiday Special 1991)
• A Scouran’s Best Friend (DD Holiday Special 1991 – text story)
• The Thragans (DD Holiday Special 1991)

Eagle Holiday Special:

• Allies (Eagle Holiday Special 1983)
• Stowaway (Eagle Holiday Special 1984)
• The Mighty Colossus (Eagle Holiday Special 1985)
• Going Ape (Eagle Holiday Special 1986)
• The Raid (text story – Eagle Holiday Special 1986)
• The Kloptektans (Eagle Holiday Special 1987)
• The Marie Celeste of Space (text story – Eagle Holiday Special 1987)
• Imposter (Eagle Holiday Special 1988)
• Pit of Doom (Eagle Holiday Special 1989)

Eagle Annual:

• Menace of the Mekon (Eagle Annual 1983)
• The Invisible Assassin (text story – Eagle Annual 1983)
• Rebel Treen (Eagle Annual 1984)
• Enjoysville (Eagle Annual 1984)
• Shape Changer (Eagle Annual 1985)
• Colossus Rados (Eagle Annual 1986)
• Space War (Eagle Annual 1987)
• Vulcet (Eagle Annual 1988)
• The Pulpons (Eagle Annual 1989)
• Shape-Changer (Eagle Annual 1990)
• Warspite (Eagle Annual 1991)

Eagle Yearbook:

• Cosmic Cold (Eagle Yearbook 1992)
• Death Ray (Eagle Yearbook 1992)