Frank Hampson

Cartoonist, Author

1918 – 1985

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Who was Frank Hampson?

Frank Hampson was a British illustrator, best known as the creator and artist of Dan Dare and other characters in the boys' comic, the Eagle, to which he contributed from 1950 to 1961. He wrote and drew Dan Dare's Venus and Red Moon stories, plus a complete storyline for Operation Saturn. However, Hampson drew only part of the Saturn story and his script was altered when he passed the strip to assistants.

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Born
Dec 21, 1918
Audenshaw
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Education
  • Open University
  • King George V College
Lived in
  • Audenshaw
Died
Jul 8, 1985
Surrey

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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