Part seven of the first article in the “DAN DARE, Pilot of the Future” SPECIAL PROJECT, a long piece focusing on the story of Dan Dare and his creator Frank Hampson, published eleven years ago in an issue of the digital magazine “Terre di confine“, which kindly allowed us to publish it. At the bottom of the article, we include a note with all the information about the magazine and the rights holders of this material.
The previous sections described Dan Dare’s history, from the conception and initial development of the character and the magazine for which he was the flagship, Eagle, to the start of publication; an explanation of the creative process and the enthusiasm of the creators; the great public success with readers of all ages; a summary of the stories developed in the first decade of publication; the decline of the comic, especially in terms of the stories, due to poor editorial management; the final years of Hampson’s life and the editorial vicissitudes of Dan Dare, revived several times in different versions that never quite reached their original splendor; A review of recent years, including reprints in volumes and new, interesting works; a bibliography of the relevant topics.
This seventh part provides a complete chronology of Dan Dare’s adventures up to 2010.
The final part, which will be available in a fortnight, includes a list of reprints of classic Dan Dare adventures in volumes by English publishers, complete with all covers.
As always, we wish you happy reading and look forward to seeing you for the eighth and final part.
Mario Benenati and Daniele Tomasi, editors of the DAN DARE SPECIAL PROJECT
Note: this Special Project, like all others on this digital magazine, is no-profit and just for informative purposes, as the images used which are © of the rights holders.
DAN AND FRANK, TWO BRITISH HEROES – part 7: Chronology of Dan Dare’s comic book adventures – by Gianfranco Sherwood
Presenting the story of one of the most fascinating science fiction characters ever drawn, and of his brilliant and unfortunate creator.
Chapters of the main Eagle saga 1950-1969 (vol/num)
- PILOT OF THE FUTURE [VOYAGE TO VENUS] (from 1/1 to 2/25)
- THE RED MOON MYSTERY (from 2/26 to 3/11)
- MAROONED ON MERCURY (from 3/12 to 3/46)
- OPERATION SATURN (from 3/47 to 5/21)
- PRISONERS OF SPACE (from 5/22 to 6/18)
- THE MAN FROM NOWHERE (from 6/19 to 6/47)
- ROGUE PLANET (from 6/48 to 8/7)
- REIGN OF THE ROBOTS (from 8/8 to 9/4)
- THE SHIP THAT LIVED (from 9/5 to 9/16)
- THE PHANTOM FLEET (from 9/17 to 9/52)
- SAFARI IN SPACE (from 10/1 to 10/18)
- TERRA NOVA (from 10/19 to 10/40)
- TRIP TO TROUBLE (from 10/41 to 11/11)
- PROJECT NIMBUS (from 11/12 to 11/28)
- MISSION OF THE EARTHMEN (from 11/29 to 11/52)
- THE SOLID SPACE MYSTERY (from 11/53 to 12/23)
- THE PLATINUM PLANET (from 12/24 to 12/47)
- THE EARTH STEALERS (from 12/48 to 13/9)
- OPERATION EARTHSAVERS (from 13/10 to 13/23)
- THE EVIL ONE (from 13/24 to 13/32)
- OPERATION FIREBALL (from 13/33 to 13/42)
- THE WEB OF FEAR (from 13/43 to 13/52)
- OPERATION DARK STAR (from 14/1 to 14/9)
- OPERATION TIME TRAP (from 14/10 to14/38)
- THE WANDERING WORLD (from 14/39 to 15/13)
- THE BIG CITY CAPER (from 15/14 to 15/22)
- ALL TREENS MUST DIE (from 15/23 to 15/42)
- THE MUSHROOM (from 15/43 to 16/6)
- THE MOONSLEEPERS (from 16/7 to 16/29)
- THE SINGING SCOURGE (from 16/30 to 17/6)
- GIVE ME THE MOON (from 17/7 to 17/26)
- THE MENACE FROM JUPITER (from 17/27 to 18/1)
- UNDERWATER ATTACK (from 18/52 to 19/3)
Stories published into the Eagle Annuals 1951-1974
- No title [MARS 1997] (Annual #1, 1951)
- MARS 1988 (Annual #2, 1952)
- THE DOUBLE HEADED EAGLE (Annual #3, 1953)
- OPERATION TRICERATOPS (Annual #4, 1954)
- OPERATION PLUM PUDDING (Annual #5, 1955)
- OPERATION SILENCE (Annual #6, 1956)
- SPACE RACE (Annual #7, 1957)
- OPERATION MOSS (Annual #8, 1958)
- THE VANISHING SCIENTISTS (Annual #9, 1959)
- MOON RUN (Annual #10/1961) [1960]
- THE SOLID GOLD ASTEROID (Annual 1962) [1961]
- THE ROBOCRABS (Annual 1963) [1962]
- OPERATION CRUSOE (Annual 1964) [1963]
- MARCH OF THE ANTS e FIRE IN THE SKY (Annual 1965) [1964]
- SPACE ROCKS (Annual 1966) [1965]
- THE MEN FROM S.T.E.A.L. (Annual 1967) [1966]
- THE UNSEEN ENEMY (Annual 1968) [1967]
- THE MOON-EATERS (Annual 1969) [1968]
- THE WORLD OF THOUGHT (Annual 1970) [1969]
- THE FUNFAIR OF DEATH (Annual 1971) [1970]
- THE MEKON MENACE (Annual 1972) [1971]
- THE PLANET OF PERIL (Annual 1973) [1972]
- THE SPACE POACHERS (Annual 1974) [1973]
- No title (Annual 1975)
Other stories published during 1950-1975
- SPACESHIP AWAY (ABC Film Review, october 1952)
- DAN AND DONANZA and DIGBY THE GUINEA PIG (Dan Dare’s Spacebook, 1953)
- THE PLANULID and THE PLANET OF SHADOWS (Dare Dare’s Space Annual 1963)
- MISSION TO THE STARS (Sunday People from 20/04/1964 to 04/10/1964)
- PERIL FROM OUTER SPACE (Eagle Summer Special, 1966)
Stories in 2000 A.D. 1977-1979/1997
- DAN DARE (2000 A.D. 1-11)
- HOLLOW WORLD (2000 A.D. 12-23)
- [Cicle THE LOST WORLDS, 2000 A.D. 28-118]
- LEGION (2000 A.D. 28-33)
- GREENWORLD (2000 A.D. 34-35)
- STAR SLAYER (2000 A.D. 36-51)
- DOPPELGANGER (2000 A.D. 52-55)
- WATERWORLD (2000 A.D. 56-60)
- NIGHTMARE PLANET (2000 A.D. 61-63)
- ICE WOLRD (2000 A.D. 64-66)
- GARDEN OF EDEN (2000 A.D. 67-72)
- MUTINY! (2000 A.D. 73-78)
- THE DOOMSDAY MACHINE (2000 A.D. 79-85)[Ciclo]
- SERVANT OF EVIL! (2000 A.D. 100-107 [118])
- ATTACK ON ETERNIUM! (2000 A.D. 109-118)
- TRAITOR (2000 A.D. 119-126)
- No title (2000 A.D. Summer Special, 1977)
- THE CURSE OF MYTAX (2000 A.D. Annual 1978) [1977]
- VISCO (2000 A.D. Sci-Fi Special, 1978)
- No title (2000 A.D. Annual 1979) [1978]
- No title 1 and 2 (Dan Dare Annual 1979) [1978]
- THE PLANET OF FROZEN FEAR (2000 A.D. Sci-Fi Special, 1979)
- No title (2000 A.D. Annual 1980) [1979]
- No title (Dan Dare Annual 1980) [1979]
- DARE [DARE: THE FUTURE] [DARE THE CONTORVERSIAL MEMOIR…] (Revolver, 7 parts + Crisis, 1 part, 1190)
- THE RETURN OF DAN DARE (3000 A.D., 2000 A.D. supplement 1034, 1997)
The new EAGLE 1982-1994
- RETURN OF THE MEKON (1-33)
- THE DARE REPORT (34-38)
- FIREFLIGHT (39-54)
- YOUNG DARE (55-73)
- THE BATTLE FOR EARTH (74-83)
- THE TIMADS (84-93)
- PRISONERS OF SPACE (94-116)
- RENAGOL (117-130)
- PLEASURE PLANET (131-155)
- MINEFIELD (156-158)
- THE FLESH EATERS (159-172)
- THE ANIMAL ARMY (173-187)
- THE BUBBLE (188-199)
- THE CRYSTAL SPORES (200-209)
- THE TWO DAN DARES (210-229)
- DARGATH, PRINCE OF EVIL (230-258)
- MISSION OF THE MYTHEREONS (259-267)
- GALACTIC MARSHAL (268-298)
- ROBOT RIOT (299-305)
- DRAKKEN (306-353)
- RESIGNATION (354-386)
- TOXIC (388-393)
- ROGUE ROBOT (394-395)
- JOURNEY TO THE SPACE VILLAGE (396-406)
- MONGRAL (407-410)
- POWER STORM (411-416)
- CADETS (417-422)
- NIGHTMARE MACHINES (423-428)
- THE KREUN (429-430)
- THE KULGAN THREAT (431-435)
- PLAGUE OF THE NITRAX (436-441)
- BEAUTY CONTEST (442-447)
- DESTINATION UNKNOWN (448-455)
- MUTATION (456-461)
- JUNK SHIP (462-467)
- THE CIRCUS (468-473)
- DOG STAR (474-488)
- BRAINWASHED (489-505)
- MENACE OF THE MEKON (Eagle Annual 1983)
- No title 1 e 2 (Eagle Annual 1984)
- No title (Eagle Annual 1985)
- No title (Eagle Annual 1986)
- No title (Eagle Annual 1987)
- No title (Dan Dare Annual 1987)
- No title (Eagle Annual 1988)
- No title (Eagle Annual 1989)
- No title (Eagle Annual 1990)
- GALACTIC COLLECTOR e VOLCANO (Dan Dare Holiday Special, 1990)
- No title – Warspite (Eagle Annual 1991)
- No title (Dan Dare Annual 1991)
- THE THRAGANS and DIGBY (Dan Dare Holiday Special, 1991)
- COSMIC COLD and DEATH RAY (Eagle Yearbook 1992)
Other publications
- REMEMBRANCE (The Planet, 1996)
- DAN DARE IN SOMERSET (The Stacks, 1998)
- PROJECT PLUTO (Daily World Post + Spaceship Away)
- DAN DARE (7 volumes, VirginComics, 2007-2008)
SPACESHIP AWAY
- THE PHOENIX MISSION (#1-4)
- SPACEMAN DIGBY’S AFTER DINNER DREAM! (#2)
- PROJECT PLUTO (#2-7 stopped)
- GREEN NEMESIS (#4-22)
- DAN DIRE (parodia #5-19)
- ALL CHANGE (#5-7 illustrated story)
- THE GATES OF EDEN (#9-21)
- PARSECULAR TALES (#22- …)
- PLANET ON SUNDAY’S DAN DARE (#22)
- PRE-EMPTIVE STRIKE (#23-26)
- DIGBY’S BAD DREAM (#24)
- MISSILES & MISTLETOE (#25)
- DAN & DIGBY’S HAPPY LANDING (#25)
[in part 8 the list of English volumes that reprints Dan Dare’s classical stories]
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All images are used for informational purposes only and are © their respective owners.
The opinions expressed in the article by the author do not necessarily reflect those of the Fumettomania Association, which aims to offer a platform that always guarantees the right to free expression through its website.
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SPECIAL PROJECT DAN DARE, MARGINAL NOTES
Article No. 1 – Part Seven
Italian version: https://www.fumettomaniafactory.net/dan-e-frank-due-eroi-britannici-parte-7-cronologia-fumetti-dan-dare-di-gsherwood/
English version:
Article No. 1 – Part Six
Italian version: https://www.fumettomaniafactory.net/dan-e-frank-due-eroi-britannici-parte-6-bibliografia-di-gsherwood/
English version: https://www.fumettomaniafactory.net/special-project-dan-dare-dan-e-frank-two-british-heroes-part-6-bibliography-by-gsherwood/
Article No. 1 – Part Five
Italian version: https://www.fumettomaniafactory.net/dan-e-frank-due-eroi-britannici-parte-5-ammiratori-eredi-di-g-sherwood/
English version: https://www.fumettomaniafactory.net/special-project-dan-dare-dan-e-frank-two-british-heroes-part-5-by-gsherwood/
Article No. 1 – Part Four
Italian version: https://www.fumettomaniafactory.net/dan-e-frank-due-eroi-britannici-parte-4-gestione-editoriale-di-gianfranco-sherwood/
English version: https://www.fumettomaniafactory.net/special-project-dan-dare-dan-e-frank-two-british-heroes-part-4-by-gianfranco-sherwood/
Article No. 1 – Part Three
Italian version: https://www.fumettomaniafactory.net/dan-e-frank-due-eroi-britannici-parte-3-apoteosi-e-catastrofe-b/
English version: https://www.fumettomaniafactory.net/special-dan-dare-dan-e-frank-two-british-heroes-part-3-gsherwood/
Article No. 1 – Part Two
Italian version: https://www.fumettomaniafactory.net/dan-e-frank-due-eroi-britannici-parte-2-di-gianfranco-sherwood/
English version: https://www.fumettomaniafactory.net/special-project-dan-dare-dan-e-frank-two-british-heroes-part-2-by-gianfranco-sherwood/
Article No. 1 – Part One
Italian version: https://www.fumettomaniafactory.net/fumettomania-presenta-speciale-dan-dare-pilota-del-futuro-prima-puntata/
English version: https://www.fumettomaniafactory.net/special-project-dan-dare-dan-e-frank-two-british-eroes-part-1/
Article No. 0
Italian version: https://www.fumettomaniafactory.net/progetti-di-fumettomania/contenuti-web-extra-dal-2012-in-poi/dan-dare-il-pilota-del-futuro/
English version: https://www.fumettomaniafactory.net/fumettomania-presents-dan-dare-pilot-of-the-future/
Source:
TERRE DI CONFINE magazine n. 2 – Aprile 2014
First publication: April 17, 2014 – ISBN 9788898585113
Un-periodical magazine about fantastic realized by Associazione Culturale TERRE DI CONFINE
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BIOGRAPHY
DANIELE TOMASI is a multifaceted creative in the field of ComicArt, acting as artist, letterer, colorist, editor.
With the DTE brand, “the smallest publishing house in the world”, he edited and published three volumes of the “DebbieDillinger” series (where he is even the artist), the first number of “TetroTeatro” magazine (author of texts and drawings), the digital magazine “Continua…” (a free-distribution magazine with comics of various genres and authors, seven issues so far) and three issues of the magazine “Gli Archivi del Fumetto” (new issues and large-format volumes are planned).
He has created comics and illustrations for various Italian publishers (Tunuè, ProGlo, ComixCommunity, UndergroundPress, BotteroEdizioni, Pegasus/Comicus, Antani, Apache, AltaFedeltà).
He has worked as graphic designer for Italian publishers ProGloEdizioni, GreencomService, Shockdom, Palabanda Edizioni and Chimbe.
He has made lettering for Black Velvet and RW Edizioni.
He organizes courses about the Language of Comics.
In Internet you can see some of his artworks on the website danieletomasi.altervista.org , see other works and read some of his thoughts and opinions on the blog danieletomasi.blogspot.com , read for free some of the DTE publications in issuu.com/dteditore, read for free a fake storyboard of the “Spider-man” movie by James Cameron downloading the pdf (screen or print resolution) from the site spidercameron.altervista.org , write to him at the e-mails danieletomasi@gmail.com and dteditore@gmail.com
