Wednesday 13 March 2024

DO YOU DARE BUY THE HAYNES SPACE FLEET OPERATIONS MANUAL, DAN...?

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Above is a nice little book that I imagine all fans of Dan Dare would like (and will probably already have).  Got it for a mere £5.99 (RRP £16.99) mail order and it's a nice 'companion piece' for the Fireball XL5 volume I acquired recently.  It came out in 2013, but my copy is brand-new and unread, and though I'm not a massive Dan Dare fan, it's the sort of book I'll enjoy having a browse-through from time-to-time.  And look at that cracking colour illustration below by Don Harley - great, innit?

The Mekon, Dan Dare, and Frank Hampson

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4 comments:

  1. Monty14 March 2024 at 07:44

    Yes a truly stunning book which I would like but I have so many books the house is starting to creak. I think there's a Thunderbirds book in this format or have I imagined that?

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  2. Kid14 March 2024 at 07:46

    No, you haven't imagined it - it's a manual for Thunderbird 2. Maybe I'll get one some day.

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  3. Terranova4714 March 2024 at 12:32

    The Spacefleet Manual is a great companion volume for the magazine Spaceship Away, still published after 20 years of keeping the original Dare active.

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  4. Kid14 March 2024 at 13:01

    I bought the first 22 issues of Spaceship Away when it was produced under its original editor, but I gave up on it after that. I haven't been too impressed by any subsequent issues I've seen, but for avid Dan Dare fans wanting to relive their youth, I'm sure it does the job.

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