2000AD’s Dan Dare – in Spanish!

By John Freeman on August 9, 2016 • ( 1 )

Hibernia Comics has posted another great Dan Dare find on their Facebook page.

Featured here are Issue One and Two of the 1970s Spanish Dan Dare comic, reprinting the 2000AD stories. Both covers are by Spanish artist Josep Maria Miralles.

Contents of the comic include, along with Pat Mills and Massimo Belardinelli’s “Dan Dare”, “The Harlem Heroes”, “Flesh” and “Black Hawk”.

British comics have a long history of overseas reprint of course, which not only includes strips reprinted in foreign languages across the globe but also comics ghosting the format of the British originals. Eagle, for example, has an Australian edition and TV21 was published in Holland as TV2000.

Hibernia have also turned up a Brazilian version of 2000AD; here’s the cover of Issue Three.

With thanks to David McDonald of Hibernia Comics, publishers of official limited edition collections of classic British comics – hiberniabook.blogspot.co.uk

John Freeman

The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.

He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.