Keith Watson (artist)
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Keith Watson was a British comics
artist most famous for his work on Dan Dare
and TV Century 21
.
in 1958. After Hampson left the strip the following year, Watson worked on Captain Condor for the rival Lion (comic)
. He later returned to Dan Dare, becoming the sole artist.
Watson worked on the Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
strip in TV Century 21.
During the 1970s, he worked for Dutch comics (Roel Dijkstra
)
In 1989, he revived the original Dare for the new Eagle comic, which until then had been publishing tales of a descendent.
He died from cancer aged 59.
History of the British comic
A British comic is a periodical published in the United Kingdom that contains comic strips. It is generally referred to as a comic or a comic magazine, and historically as a comic paper....
artist most famous for his work on Dan Dare
Dan Dare
Dan Dare is a British science fiction comic hero, created by illustrator Frank Hampson who also wrote the first stories, that is, the Venus and Red Moon stories, and a complete storyline for Operation Saturn...
and TV Century 21
TV Century 21
TV Century 21, also known as TV 21, was a weekly British children's comic of the 1960s and early 1970s. It promoted the many television science-fiction puppet series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's Century 21 Productions...
.
Career
Watson joined the studio team of Frank Hampson working on the Dan Dare strip in EagleEagle (comic)
Eagle was a seminal British children's comic, first published from 1950 to 1969, and then in a relaunched format from 1982 to 1994. It was founded by Marcus Morris, an Anglican vicar from Lancashire. Morris edited a parish magazine called The Anvil, but felt that the church was not communicating...
in 1958. After Hampson left the strip the following year, Watson worked on Captain Condor for the rival Lion (comic)
Lion (comic)
Lion was a weekly comic published by Fleetway from 23 February 1952 to 18 May 1974. It lasted for 1,156 issues.-Publishing history:...
. He later returned to Dan Dare, becoming the sole artist.
Watson worked on the Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, often referred to as Captain Scarlet, is a 1960s British science-fiction television series produced by the Century 21 Productions company of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, John Read and Reg Hill...
strip in TV Century 21.
During the 1970s, he worked for Dutch comics (Roel Dijkstra
Roel Dijkstra
Roel Dijkstra is a comic book series published from 1977 to 1995 by the Dutch publisher Oberon about a fictional football player. The series was created by Jan Steeman and Andrew Brandt....
)
In 1989, he revived the original Dare for the new Eagle comic, which until then had been publishing tales of a descendent.
He died from cancer aged 59.