Operation Saturn, Frank Hampson & Desmond Walduck — 1st Ed

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Operation Saturn, Frank Hampson & Desmond Walduck — 1st Ed

Name: Operation Saturn, Frank Hampson & Desmond Walduck — 1st Ed
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 6638
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Publication: London, Hawk Books Limited, 1989

Formatting: Folio, pp. 144.

Condition Report: Near Fine. The original glazed pictorial boards remain exceptionally bright and well-preserved, with only the slightest hint of surface rubbing and trivial bumping to the extreme corner tips, entirely commensurate with careful shelving. The spine is square and uncreased, maintaining sharp and unrubbed lettering. Internally, the binding is tight, firm, and completely secure. The pages are pristine, crisp, and entirely free from foxing, age-toning, or any previous ownership inscriptions, ensuring the vibrant colour artwork is displayed to its best possible effect. An excellent, highly attractive copy of a volume often prone to laminate peeling and edge wear.

Catalogue Note: This is a true first printing of the third volume in the highly regarded Deluxe Collector's Edition series of Dan Dare facsimiles.

Compiled and designed by Mike Higgs, this edition masterfully reproduces the original comic strips exactly as they first appeared in Eagle magazine between Vol. 3, No. 47 (February 1953) and Vol. 5, No. 21 (May 1954). The meticulous attention to detail highlights the pioneering, detailed artwork by Frank Hampson, the original creator of Dan Dare, alongside his studio collaborator Desmond Walduck.

These large-format facsimile editions were issued without dust jackets (the cover art being printed directly onto the laminated boards) and have remained enduringly popular with collectors of British comic history, serving as the definitive archival format for the golden age of Eagle comic strips.

Intrepid space hero Dan Dare has already rocketed to Venus, Mercury, and Mars; now, his cosmic wanderings take him to the moons of Saturn, where new dangers lurk. In this action-packed tale, Dare and his crew blast off to investigate mysterious remote-controlled spaceships known as 'Black Cats.' They soon discover that Vora, the evil ruler of Saturnia, plans to use the robot ships to conquer Earth, a plot complicated by a thoroughly bad Earthman, the traitor Blasco. Fasten your seatbelts for another thrilling adventure with the Pilot of the Future!

Book Condition: Near Fine

Book Authors: Frank Hampson, Desmond Walduck, Mike Higgs

Book Publisher: Hawk Books Limited

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Comics, Magazines & Other

Genre: Science Fiction

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 144

Book Publication Year: 1989

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Frank Hampson, Desmond Walduck

Book Series: Dan Dare Deluxe Collector's Edition

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

Book Dimensions:

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