Dan Dare is a British science fiction comic hero, created by illustrator Frank Hampson who also wrote the first stories. Dare appeared in the Eagle comic series Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future from 1950
The return of the 'original' Dan Dare in 1989.
Bust of Dan Dare in Southport
This ad for The New Adventures of Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future serial appeared in the 208 magazine in March 1952.