Frank Bellamy

Frank Bellamy (21st May 1917-5th July 1976) was a comic artist from Northamptonshire who was best known for his work on the original Eagle (for which he drew Heros the Spartan, Fraser of Africa and Dan Dare, as well as various back cover strips) and the long running newspaper strip Garth in the Daily Mirror. He also drew, among other strips, Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet for TV Century 21, Joe 90 for Joe 90 Top Secret and various strips for Mickey Mouse Weekly (the first title he ever worked on) and Swift. Additionally, he regularly produced illustrations for the BBC TV listings magazine The Radio Times, including several of Doctor Who. He is generally regarded as one of the finest British comic artists of the 20th Century.