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An excellent book, though it has some minor problems. As another reviewer has pointed out, there seems to be confusion between hyphens and dashes, rendering some sentences difficult, but this problem seems to be sorted towards the end of the book. Also, Dick Tracy is referred to as Dick Tracey, and Paul Gravett is rendered as Paul Gravatt in one instance, What's more, Tommy Walls is referred to as a blonde, which is feminine, instead of blond, which is masculine (at least in the UK). Another minor irk is that there are pages with several photos on them, but instead of a description being under each individual photo, the info is given separately in a footnote, which means one's eyes are jumping from photo to footnote (usually on the opposite page) as if watching a tennis match. These minor problems aside, the book is a must have for all Dan Dare fans, although, to be honest, aside from the unseen strips, it's not that much different from its predecessor 'The Man Who Drew Tomorrow'. In fact, some of the illustrations from that volume are absent from this version, which is surprising as there is plenty room to accommodate them in four numbered blank pages at the back of the book.

This is a Fantastic book (literally) which every superhero fan should have on their bookshelf. Despite what appears to be a couple of typos in the bio of Luis Bermejo, it is a very handsome, lavish volume that will thrill the souls of all those who first read this strip back in the '60s. (As well of those who've never seen it before.) The reproduction is excellent, though unfortunately any alterations to the art in the original published comic pages are also present. For example, a less than skillful bodger added body hair to several pictures of a giant 'stone-age' creature, compromising the art, and some 'electrical'-type outlines have been clumsily thickened on a few pages. I must stress that these amendments were present in the original '60s presentation, not recently added, so what you see is exactly what readers in the '60s saw. It's also now obvious that the symbol on Johnny's costume was added by someone else and wasn't part of Bermejo's original art, but again, this was something that was done back then, not recently, so don't worry - I must reiterate that you're getting these strips exactly as they originally appeared. Rebellion were out of stock of this volume in a matter of days of release, proving just how popular it is, but they've now replenished their supply so don't let it slip through your grasp. Buy one today!