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3 unusual facts about Desperate Dan


Desperate Dan

Although Ken Harrison was the main artist from 1983 to 2007, other artists have also occasionally filled in for Harrison, including David Parkins and Trevor Metcalfe in the early 1990s.

# A reference in Ray Davies' song Village Green Preservation Society on the 1968 The Kinks album The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society.

Reg Potts

Reginald "Reg" Potts (31 July 1927 – 28 January 1996) was an English football defender, nicknamed "Dan" after Desperate Dan.


The Dandy

The contents received a major overhaul, and all the comic strips from the Xtreme era except for Desperate Dan, Bananaman and The Bogies were dropped.


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