British Comic Art: Eagle

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Tuesday, 26 April 2022

PC49

Some beautiful linework from John Worsley from Eagle, dated 11th November, 1955.

During World War 2 Worsley served in the Royal Navy and was captured in 1943 and spent the remainder of the conflict in a prisoner of war camp. While incarcerated he continued to paint and draw. These images come from the book, John Worsley's War, published in 1993.

Saturday, 23 April 2022

Gil Hazzard

Mike Dorey art. From Eagle, 18th June 1983.

Sunday, 20 February 2022

Comrade Bronski

Art by Mike Dorey. Eagle, dated 16th May, 1987.

Saturday, 19 July 2014

The Case of the Galloping Major

The great Frank Hampson provides the illustrations for this text story from the Eagle annual number 5 (1956?). Whenever I look at these illustrations I always marvel at the detail in the carpet. Insane or what?

Sunday, 18 May 2014

Portugee's Ride

Art by Gerry Embleton for a prose story from the Eagle annual 1973.

Wednesday, 2 April 2014

The Guinea-Pig

Giant gorilla? Yay!

Art by Gerry Haylock from Eagle dated, 7th August 1965.

Wednesday, 10 April 2013

Flash Dare

Flash Dare, Ah! Aaah! Uh, space pilot of the universe! (Or something like that). File this under "Copying" and "Flattery", I guess? Anyway, it seems that Al Williamson (no slouch in the art department himself) was a bit of a Dan Dare fan and included elements in his own strips copied Dan Dare strips published in the Eagle in the 1960s. These examples coming from Flash Gordon, number one from September 1966. I wonder where he got the copies of Eagle from? I assume it might have been available in Canada? Anyone know?

Anyway.

Art by Don Harley

Art by Frank Bellamy

Art by Don Harley

Monday, 4 June 2012

Knights of the Road

Art by Gerry Haylock. Eagle dated 13th May 1961.

Saturday, 7 April 2012

The Old Illusionist Trick

Spot illustrations by Reginald Gray. Eagle annual 1968.

The House of Daemon

Art by José Ortiz for the Eagle, dated 22nd January 1983.

Friday, 6 April 2012

The Iron Man

Art by Martin Salvador. Eagle annual 1966.

Dan Dare

Frank Hampson (and studio) at the peak of their powers, circa 1959.

Friday, 30 March 2012

Roving Reporter

Art by Brian Lewis for the Eagle, dated 7th December 1963. Who said that comics can't be informative, eh? Interesting combination of art and photography.

Wednesday, 28 March 2012

The Gorilla Snatchers

Spot illustrations by Ionicus for the Eagle annual 1964.

Sunday, 13 March 2011

Heros the Spartan

Art by Frank Bellamy. Eagle dated 14th September 1963.

Sunday, 6 March 2011

Keith Watson

An illustration by Keith Watson that appeared in a Society of Strip Illustration publication in the 1980s. Go here for original posting.

Go here for some examples of KW's 60s Dan Dare work:

Operation Earth-Saver

Operation Fireball

Monday, 21 February 2011

PC49

Art by John Worsley. 25th January 1957 edition of Eagle.

Friday, 18 February 2011

The Fists of Danny Pyke

John Burns from Eagle dated 19th November 1983.

Saturday, 12 February 2011

The Hero

Some really nice linework by Ian Kennedy. Eagle dated 12th November 1983.
I initially thought that this story was pretty naff, but then, thinking about it I could imagine someone actually attempting to do this from their back garden.

Wednesday, 2 February 2011

Dan Dare originals

Okay, let's start the New Year with a little bit of Dan Dare artwork. I was properly introduced to world of Dan Dare via the Dragon's Dream reprints of The Man From Nowhere in the late 70s/early 80s. To me, this is the pinnacle of Frank Hampson's work on Dare. I think that it still stands up pretty well, even today. Anyway, enough gushing or I'll have to go lie down....

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(No, still not receiving commission, although a freebie every now and again wouldn't go amiss, thank you very much.... Ahem.)