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'''The Mekon''' was a space-travelling [[Venusian]] criminal and an enemy of [[Dan Dare]]. He appeared as a short [[humanoid]] with [[green]] [[skin]] and a humongous, bold [[cranium]]. Dare once described him as "the stingiest, most hard-boiled egghead in the [[galaxy]]". ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic (comic story)}}) | '''The Mekon''' was a space-travelling [[Venusian]] criminal and an enemy of [[Dan Dare]]. He appeared as a short [[humanoid]] with [[green]] [[skin]] and a humongous, bold [[cranium]]. Dare once described him as "the stingiest, most hard-boiled egghead in the [[galaxy]]". ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic (comic story)}}) | ||
==Biography== | == Biography == | ||
=== Part of the Supreme Omniversal Tribune === | === Part of the Supreme Omniversal Tribune === | ||
The Mekon was part of the [[Supreme Omniversal Tribune]], who were witness to [[Opal Luna Saturnyne|Saturnyne]]'s trial for causing the destruction of [[Earth (Crooked World)|an alternate Earth]], an event which she was innocent of. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Judgement Day (comic story)}}) | The Mekon was part of the [[Supreme Omniversal Tribune]], who were witness to [[Opal Luna Saturnyne|Saturnyne]]'s trial for causing the destruction of [[Earth (Crooked World)|an alternate Earth]], an event which she was innocent of. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Judgement Day (comic story)}}) | ||
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=== Visiting Maruthea === | === Visiting Maruthea === | ||
[[File:Balloon of the Mekon in Party Animals.jpg|thumb|left|Balloon at Bonjaxx's birthday party. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Party Animals (comic story)|Party Animals]]'')]]The Mekon, tethered to the floor like a balloon, was present at [[Bonjaxx]]'s birthday party on [[Maruthea]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Party Animals (comic story)}}) | [[File:Balloon of the Mekon in Party Animals.jpg|thumb|left|Balloon at Bonjaxx's birthday party. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Party Animals (comic story)|Party Animals]]'')]]The Mekon, tethered to the floor like a balloon, was present at [[Bonjaxx]]'s birthday party on [[Maruthea]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Party Animals (comic story)}}) | ||
===Legacy=== | |||
=== Legacy === | |||
The Mekon and his enmity with [[Dan Dare]] was documented in the British children's comic ''[[Eagle (magazine)|Eagle]]'' as early as [[April]] [[1963]], when [[Susan Foreman]]'s classmate [[Gillian Roberts]] compared [[John Brent]] to him, giving him the nickname "the Martian," in spite of the fact that the Mekon was [[Venusian]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time and Relative (novel)}}) | The Mekon and his enmity with [[Dan Dare]] was documented in the British children's comic ''[[Eagle (magazine)|Eagle]]'' as early as [[April]] [[1963]], when [[Susan Foreman]]'s classmate [[Gillian Roberts]] compared [[John Brent]] to him, giving him the nickname "the Martian," in spite of the fact that the Mekon was [[Venusian]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time and Relative (novel)}}) | ||
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[[Category:Individual Venusians]] | [[Category:Individual Venusians]] | ||
[[Category:Members of the Supreme Omniversal Tribune]] | [[Category:Members of the Supreme Omniversal Tribune]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:53, 29 April 2024
The Mekon was a space-travelling Venusian criminal and an enemy of Dan Dare. He appeared as a short humanoid with green skin and a humongous, bold cranium. Dare once described him as "the stingiest, most hard-boiled egghead in the galaxy". (COMIC: The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic [+]Loading...["The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic (comic story)"])
Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]
Part of the Supreme Omniversal Tribune[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Mekon was part of the Supreme Omniversal Tribune, who were witness to Saturnyne's trial for causing the destruction of an alternate Earth, an event which she was innocent of. (COMIC: Judgement Day [+]Loading...["Judgement Day (comic story)"])
Facing Dan Dare and the Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Mekon and a platoon of henchfolk of his, as well as a Dalek, Ice Warrior, Cyberman and Draconian, were present on a Treen colony when Dan Dare and Digby collected funds for a charity from the Treens in 1991.
Before they could cause any harm, however, several incarnations of the Doctor used a special device to propel artificial "red noses" filled with concentrated kindness at the troublemakers. Humiliated and mellowed, the Mekon was pressured to give some money to the charity himself. (COMIC: The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic [+]Loading...["The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic (comic story)"])
Visiting Maruthea[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Mekon, tethered to the floor like a balloon, was present at Bonjaxx's birthday party on Maruthea. (COMIC: Party Animals [+]Loading...["Party Animals (comic story)"])
Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Mekon and his enmity with Dan Dare was documented in the British children's comic Eagle as early as April 1963, when Susan Foreman's classmate Gillian Roberts compared John Brent to him, giving him the nickname "the Martian," in spite of the fact that the Mekon was Venusian. (PROSE: Time and Relative [+]Loading...["Time and Relative (novel)"])
The Eighth Doctor once fell asleep reading a copy of the Eagle. Fitz Kreiner heard him talking in his sleep about Peter Rabbit fighting the Mekon. (PROSE: The Deadstone Memorial [+]Loading...["The Deadstone Memorial (novel)"])
When Ranger was first connected to the Memory, he thought he was going to wake up "like the Mekon", that was to say with a swollen head. (PROSE: Shell Shock [+]Loading...["Shell Shock (novel)"])
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