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'''Dan Dare''' was a [[space]] traveller and enemy of [[the Mekon]], who stood for what was right throughout the universe with his faithful [[companion]] [[Digby (The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic)|Digby]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic (comic story)|The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Time and Relative (novel)|Time and Relative]]'') He was also a [[fiction]]al character in eponymous British children's comics and [[annual]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Conundrum (novel)|Conundrum]]'', ''[[Time and Relative (novel)|Time and Relative]]'') | |||
== Biography == | |||
=== Legacy === | |||
Dan Dare's adventures opposite [[the Mekon]] were chronicled by the [[1960s]] in the British children's comic ''[[Eagle (magazine)|Eagle]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Time and Relative (novel)|Time and Relative]]'') | |||
In [[1977]], Dame [[Emily Shaw]] compared the interior of [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] to something out of ''Dan Dare''. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Cloisters of Terror (audio story)|The Cloisters of Terror]]'') On his first adventure in the TARDIS, [[Oliver Harper]] similarly compared the experience to "something out of ''Dan Dare"''. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Cold Equations (audio story)|The Cold Equations]]'') | |||
In [[ | In [[October]] [[1987]], [[Niles Bunbury]] commented that [[Skaro]] looked like "something from a ''Dan Dare'' annual". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[We Are The Daleks (audio story)|We Are The Daleks]]'') | ||
The [[Eleventh Doctor]] once a space-suit patterned after Dan's. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The One (comic story)|The One]]'') | |||
One account suggested that Dan Dare's adventure were wholly [[fiction]]al: when [[Jason (Conundrum)|Jason]] talked about how fictional characters were [[immortality|immortal]], the [[Seventh Doctor]] completed his argument by noting that otherwise Dan Dare would be on his deathbed. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Conundrum (novel)|Conundrum]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
Dan Dare is the titular main character of the ''[[Dan Dare (series)|Dan Dare]]'' series. | |||
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Dan Dare was a space traveller and enemy of the Mekon, who stood for what was right throughout the universe with his faithful companion Digby. (COMIC: The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic, PROSE: Time and Relative) He was also a fictional character in eponymous British children's comics and annuals. (PROSE: Conundrum, Time and Relative)
Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]
Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]
Dan Dare's adventures opposite the Mekon were chronicled by the 1960s in the British children's comic Eagle. (PROSE: Time and Relative)
In 1977, Dame Emily Shaw compared the interior of the TARDIS to something out of Dan Dare. (AUDIO: The Cloisters of Terror) On his first adventure in the TARDIS, Oliver Harper similarly compared the experience to "something out of Dan Dare". (AUDIO: The Cold Equations)
In October 1987, Niles Bunbury commented that Skaro looked like "something from a Dan Dare annual". (AUDIO: We Are The Daleks)
The Eleventh Doctor once a space-suit patterned after Dan's. (COMIC: The One)
One account suggested that Dan Dare's adventure were wholly fictional: when Jason talked about how fictional characters were immortal, the Seventh Doctor completed his argument by noting that otherwise Dan Dare would be on his deathbed. (PROSE: Conundrum)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
Dan Dare is the titular main character of the Dan Dare series.
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