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14 December 2025

Keith Watson advertising material

Just recording for posterity some recent sales of Keith 'Dan Dare' Watson artwork. These were all sold by Wellers auctions (of Guildford) on 05/11/25 in their Retro & Vintage Collectors Auction: Enamel Signs, Toys, Posters & more auction. All prices quoted below are the hammer price not the total price paid by the purchaser.

Lot 535 - sold for £45
Keith Watson (1935-1994) original pencil sketch prep work possibly for Thunderbirds or Joe 90, with handwritten notes regarding colours. Reported to be by comic book artist Keith Watson with a photocopy for Dr Who "Genesis of the Cybermen" a illustration for a never used story concept. Both 29.5 x 42cm / AN2
The text at the top of the right hand picture says...
Line & wash commission for 'Who Dares'
Montage illustration for story out line by
Gerry Davis 'The genesis of the Cybermen'
Featuring characters & cybertype that never
were seen on screen

Lot 530 - sold for £30
Dan Dare - A 1987 Mobil Oil advertising poster featuring Dan Dare holding a bottle of Mobil 1 Rally Formula oil, folded, 38 x 51cm / AN2

Lot 534 - unsold
Keith Watson (1935-1994) original comic strip panel sketch in pencil depicting a fighter plane "The Gloster" with a close up of a chrome engine and blank text box, reported to be by Keith Watson (Dan Dare artist), 59 x 28cm / AN2

Lot 536 - sold for £80
Keith Watson (1935-1994) a large pencil sketch illustration of a futuristic car with family against a city backdrop. Reported to be by comic book artist Keith Watson ( Dan Dare, Thunderbirds, Joe 90 ), 84 x 59cm, folded / AN2

Lot 533 - sold for £55
Keith Watson (1935-1994) Original artwork reported to be by Dan Dare comic book artist Keith Watson. Pencil on paper, the illustration shows a man and woman overlooking a futuristic cityscape with the man pointing at a flying vehicle. Oval title space with rough text "Step into the Future", page size 33.5 x 40.5cm / AN2


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21 October 2025

Eagle - 14th March 1964

Recently (here) I looked at a 'pay copy' of an Eagle annual, well here's something very similar - a pay copy of a 1964 issue of Eagle

art by Keith Watson; script by David Motton

art by Gerald Palmer

script by J. Edgar; art by Paul Trevillion



pistol artwork by John Batchelor; fishing script by WD Keal; other script by Dinah Lawrence

Script by George Beardmore; art by Ron Embleton

Script & artwork by Grestock & Marsh (might be an art agency rather than a pair of contributors)


artwork by Frank Humphris; script b EG Cowan



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11 January 2025

Eaglecon 80 - part 10

It occurs to me that I've not covered anything to do with the very first Eagle comic convention - Eaglecon 80. A recent sale by ace ebay seller phil-comics (here) of one of the awards from Eaglecon 80 (see below) for £155 has inspired me to start looking images.

I looked at some initial images here
We had images about what was on display here
images of the original art that was on display here
the banquet dinner here
from the panels here
Frank Hampson here
Interviews being held here
Keith Watson here
More Keith here

All these images are from the late, great Eagle & Dan Dare historian Adrian Perkins.

And now we have

This photo is entitled 'at our first planning meeting' - the chap in the middle is artist Keith Page and I think it's Alan Vince on the left

Charles Evans-Gunther (left); Alan Whitehead (right). Both well-known Eagle fans back in the day.

Keith Watson & Frank Hampson

Greta Tomlinson - Dan Dare artist (and model for Professor Peabody)

Keith Page & Rod 'Spaceship Away' Barzilay

Keith Page again - showing artwork

Peter Hampson

Pip Warwick (left) showing one of his Mekon sculptures to ??


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11 December 2024

Eaglecon 80 - part 9

It occurs to me that I've not covered anything to do with the very first Eagle comic convention - Eaglecon 80. A recent sale by ace ebay seller phil-comics (here) of one of the awards from Eaglecon 80 (see below) for £155 has inspired me to start looking images.

I looked at some initial images here
We had images about what was on display here
images of the original art that was on display here
the banquet dinner here
from the panels here
Frank Hampson here
Interviews being held here
Keith Watson here

All these images are from the late, great Eagle & Dan Dare historian Adrian Perkins.

And now we have more images of Keith Watson...


Keith Watson and Frank Hampson




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13 November 2024

Eaglecon 80 - part 8

It occurs to me that I've not covered anything to do with the very first Eagle comic convention - Eaglecon 80. A recent sale by ace ebay seller phil-comics (here) of one of the awards from Eaglecon 80 (see below) for £155 has inspired me to start looking images.

I looked at some initial images here
We had images about what was on display here
images of the original art that was on display here
the banquet dinner here
from the panels here
Frank Hampson here
Interviews being held here

All these images are from the late, great Eagle & Dan Dare historian Adrian Perkins.

And now we have images of Keith Watson...


Keith Watson & Frank Hampson in conversation

Keith Watson & Frank Hampson in conversation

Keith Watson & Frank Hampson in conversation


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17 June 2024

Eaglecon 80 - part 4

It occurs to me that I've not covered anything to do with the very first Eagle comic convention - Eaglecon 80. A recent sale by ace ebay seller phil-comics (here) of one of the awards from Eaglecon 80 (see below) for £155 has inspired me to start looking images.

I looked at some initial images here
We had images about what was on display here
images of the original art that was on display here

All these images are from the late, great Eagle & Dan Dare historian Adrian Perkins.

And now some images from the awards dinner...

Eric Fernie toasts Frank Hampson

Keith Watson (centre, standing) receives an award; Frank Hampson (left, glasses) applauds

Roger Coombes raises a toast


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15 December 2022

Comic art for sale - Dominic Winter auction ,15 Dec

Just a reminder that these lots go under the hammer today - good luck if you're bidding!

The next Dominic Winter auction has a few interesting comic lots included in it, I've picked my highlights from the illustration lots (lots 729-816). These are in my order of preference, not the order in which they'll be sold!

First up is lot 809 here with these two (non-consecutive) pages of Keith Watson Dan Dare art from Eagle - bids open at £150


Lot 796 (here) is a lot with John Ryan original artwork - Captain Pugwsh and Harris Tweed are featured

Lot 813 (here) intrigues with the lot described thus...
White (Hugh Stanley, 1904-1988). A collection of prints and drawings, 58 pencil and pen & ink drawings on paper or card, including cartoon strips for comics, portrait and figure studies, architectural studies, etc., and 90 prints, mostly etchings (many artist's proofs), various condition, largest 72 x 50 cm,

Artist Stanley White is best-known for his science-fiction picture strips which were published in newspapers and children's comics such as Mickey Mouse Weekly, Bo-Peep, and the Boys' and Girls' Daily Mail. White's work appeared in the debut issue of Mickey Mouse Weekly published in 1936, and his much-acclaimed 'Ian on Mu' was Britain's first science-fiction picture strip serial.




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6 December 2022

Comic art for sale - Dominic Winter auction ,15 Dec

The next Dominic Winter auction has a few interesting comic lots included in it, I've picked my highlights from the illustration lots (lots 729-816). These are in my order of preference, not the order in which they'll be sold!

First up is lot 809 here with these two (non-consecutive) pages of Keith Watson Dan Dare art from Eagle - bids open at £150


Lot 796 (here) is a lot with John Ryan original artwork - Captain Pugwsh and Harris Tweed are featured

Lot 813 (here) intrigues with the lot described thus...
White (Hugh Stanley, 1904-1988). A collection of prints and drawings, 58 pencil and pen & ink drawings on paper or card, including cartoon strips for comics, portrait and figure studies, architectural studies, etc., and 90 prints, mostly etchings (many artist's proofs), various condition, largest 72 x 50 cm,

Artist Stanley White is best-known for his science-fiction picture strips which were published in newspapers and children's comics such as Mickey Mouse Weekly, Bo-Peep, and the Boys' and Girls' Daily Mail. White's work appeared in the debut issue of Mickey Mouse Weekly published in 1936, and his much-acclaimed 'Ian on Mu' was Britain's first science-fiction picture strip serial.




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18 July 2022

Lawless 2022 - images (3)

I've already posted (here) and (here) at some images from the 2022 Lawless comic convention - here

Top image - 2 x Trigan Empire pages - on the left by Don Lawrence, on the right by Oliver Frey.
The Terry and son art is by John Stokes (top) and Ron Embleton (bottom)

A Don Harley The mark of the Mysterons page

Top art is a Dan Dare piece by Keith Watson, then it's 2 Eagle annual Dan Dare pages by Eric Eden and then Keith Watson drawing Captain Condor 

Oh boy, we then have 2 Frank Bellamy Thunderbirds double-page spreads. Finally, a Don Harley Thunderbirds double-page spread.


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