About: Desperate Dan

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Desperate Dan is a wild west character in the now-defunct Scottish comic magazine The Dandy, and became its mascot. He made his appearance in the first issue which was dated 4 December 1937. He is apparently the world's strongest man, able to lift a cow with one hand. The pillow of his (reinforced) bed is filled with building rubble and his beard is so tough he shaves with a blowtorch. There is a statue of Dan in Dundee, Scotland, where his publishers, D. C. Thomson & Co. are based.

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  • Desperate Dan is a wild west character in the now-defunct Scottish comic magazine The Dandy, and became its mascot. He made his appearance in the first issue which was dated 4 December 1937. He is apparently the world's strongest man, able to lift a cow with one hand. The pillow of his (reinforced) bed is filled with building rubble and his beard is so tough he shaves with a blowtorch. The character was created by Dudley D. Watkins, originally as an outlaw or ‘desperado’ (hence his name), but evolved into a more sympathetic type, using his strength to help the underdog. After Watkins’ death in 1969, the cartoons were drawn by many other artists, principally Ken H. Harrison, though the Watkins canon was often recycled. When the Dandy became digital-only in 2012, the Desperate Dan strips were drawn by David Parkins. There is a statue of Dan in Dundee, Scotland, where his publishers, D. C. Thomson & Co. are based. (en)
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  • Desperate Dan (en)
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  • Aunt Aggie, Dawg, Little Bear, Danny, Katey, Sheriff, The Mayor, Zeke, Hoss, Dangerous Dan (en)
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  • A famous cameo from The Beanos Dennis the Menace (en)
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  • Danny (en)
  • Katey (en)
  • Aunt Aggie (en)
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  • Final issue in 2013 (en)
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  • Was ongoing in the comic until the comic's online demise (en)
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  • Dan (en)
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  • Weekly (en)
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  • Aunt Aggie (en)
  • Danny and Katey (en)
  • Desperate Dawg (en)
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  • Desperate Dan (en)
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  • 1937-12-04 (xsd:date)
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  • Desperate Dan (en)
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  • Desperate Dan is a wild west character in the now-defunct Scottish comic magazine The Dandy, and became its mascot. He made his appearance in the first issue which was dated 4 December 1937. He is apparently the world's strongest man, able to lift a cow with one hand. The pillow of his (reinforced) bed is filled with building rubble and his beard is so tough he shaves with a blowtorch. There is a statue of Dan in Dundee, Scotland, where his publishers, D. C. Thomson & Co. are based. (en)
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  • Desperate Dan (en)
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