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Richard S. wrote: 14 May 2024, 06:21 an addition to my list of obscure bits of Dan Dare / Eagle related merchandise...today it's the much sought after Dan Dare tie clip!

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.co ... eclip.html

How is the Dan Dare tie clip "obscure" Richard??
I thought as members of this forum we all had to wear one whilst posting?
In all seriousness,great work as always Sir.

jim244 wrote: 15 May 2024, 03:09

Richard S. wrote: 14 May 2024, 06:21 an addition to my list of obscure bits of Dan Dare / Eagle related merchandise...today it's the much sought after Dan Dare tie clip!

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.co ... eclip.html

How is the Dan Dare tie clip "obscure" Richard??
I thought as members of this forum we all had to wear one whilst posting?
In all seriousness,great work as always Sir.

ah, thanks very much. The blog is a labour of love and I'll keep doing it as long as I love it (rather than labouring over it) - I've got plenty of stuff lined up for the months ahead so there's plenty more to look forward to. Thanks again.

More Dan Dare merchandise - this time it's a 'gyro jeep' - which sounds great but looks, er, less than great. So, pretty typical of a lot of tie-in merchandise then and now!

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.co ... -jeep.html

Lol Brilliant and as you say,sounds better than it actually is !!

Here's a rare booklet - The house of Hulton - published to celebrate the opening of Hulton House on Fleet Street, includes a lovely John Ryan strip about the birth of Eagle

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.co ... ulton.html

More 1950s Dan Dare merchandise - as ever the box is far superior to the contents!

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.co ... oting.html

'Adventure stories for boys' is a bit of an Eagle / Boys' World puzzle - can anyone help?

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.co ... -boys.html

more images from Eaglecon 80 - this time with images from the interviews/panels

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.co ... art-5.html

More Dan Dare tat/merchandise that sounds great but looks, er, less great inside the box. Still in demand this stuff though.

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.co ... -ball.html

An update to my look at the Eagle/Boys' World contents of 'Adventure stories for boys' - just one story left to source now!

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.co ... -boys.html

Time to add some summertime Eagle themed merchandise to your wants list - yes it's the Eagle beachball!

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.co ... -ball.html

Continuing my run of Summer holiday posts...here's a Dan Dare themed version of a donkey ride in Weston-Super-Mare back in the day...

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.co ... -mare.html

continuing my look at Dan Dare tat/merchandise (delete as appropriate)...here's the Dan Dare bagatelle - sold recently on ebay for £100

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.co ... telle.html

Here's a rare, rare piece of Eagle merchandise, yes it's the rather grandly titled 'Report to members' for 1951 - good luck tracking one of these down!

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.co ... -1951.html

Continuing my look at Eagle / Dan Dare merchandise (and there was a lot made, this series could run and run!) today it's the turn of the 'Dan Dare field glasses (complete with lanyard) - ideal for all sporting events'

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.co ... asses.html