Dare, Mekon T-Shirts On Sale Online

By John Freeman on June 23, 2008

Dare Dan products for sale on the Science Museum website

In our recent review of the Dan Dare and The Birth Of Hi-Tech Britain exhibition at London’s Science Museum, Jeremy Briggs mentioned the Dan Dare/Mekon t-shirts and how they weren’t in the online store.

Peer Lawther, E-Marketing Executive at the Museum, has kindly been in touch to say this problem has now been rectified.

The Dan Dare and Mekon shirts come in 100% cotton and are available in black or white in children and adult sizes.

• Buy the Dan Dare shirt from the Science Museum Store

• Buy the Mekon shirt from the Store

2015 Update: These items appear to no longer be available, this story retained for historical puroposes

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.