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1975: FRANK HAMPSON - creator of DAN DARE | Nationwide | Science Fiction | BBC Archive
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8:46Now PlayingPatrick Stenson reports on Frank Hampson, the artist who created Dan Dare and the Mekon for Eagle comics. When Eagle comics folded Frank spent years in relative obscurity, but has entered the public consciousness once more after being named "Prestigioso Maestro" at the International Exhibition of Comics in Lucca, Italy.
What happened to Frank during his wilderness years, and what does the future hold for him and Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future?
Originally broadcast 28 November, 1975.
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