Happy 74th Birthday, Dan Dare!

By John Freeman on April 14, 2024

74 years and still celebrated! Happy Birthday, Dan Dare. Here at downthetubes headquarters, we’re very proud to have played a part in continuing his audio legacy alongside Andrew Mark Sewell and many others at B7 Media. They’re still available from DanDareAudio.com and other outlets.

Box Art by Brian Williamson.

Here’s some Dan Dare items on downthetubes you may enjoy…

• Dan Dare Character Guide

• The Eagle at 66: A Boy’s Eye View by David Slinn

• Spaceship Away! The Radio Luxembourg Dan Dare Radio Show

The proposed Dan Dare-inspired "Space City" designed by Fingertip Fabrications — *The proposed Dan Dare-inspired “Space City” designed by Fingertip Fabrications*

• Manchester plans for a Dan Dare-inspired “Space City” Theme Park remembered

• Dan Dare Radio Luxembourg Episode Guide

• Isn’t it about time the 1980’s Dan Dare stories were collected?

• Philip Harbottle’s Dan Dare comic strip adaptations, unseen for decades, revisited, and SF novel and film-inspired tales, too

Dan Dare ©️ 2024 Dan Dare Corporation

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.