Keith Watson original comic art

Keith Watson is a British comic artist, best-known for his work on 'Dan Dare' and his adaptations of Gerry Anderson puppet series, and in Holland as the second artist of the 'Roel Dijkstra' comic. Born in Ormesby, Middlesbrough, Watson joined Frank Hampson's art studios in 1958. There he learned the finer points of the comic profession, working on the 'Dan Dare' series that appeared in Eagle. When the studios closed down, he partially took over this series. He left Eagle in 1960 and started the futuristic 'Captain Condor' series in Eagle's rival Lion. By 1962, he returned to Eagle and the 'Dan Dare' comic for a period of four years.