Dan Dare was a very successful private detective in the 1940s.
History
Dan Dare roved from city to city in his private plane, typically accompanied by his attractive assistant, Carol Clews, with whose help he solved, disrupted, and/or prevented a long series of crimes. He could afford, on a whim, to donate a $5,000 retainer fee to charity, so business was good. His clients included bankers, movie moguls, broadcast executives, industrialists, millionaires, and government agencies. Typically his cases were concluded with a pre-planned police raid.
Powers and Abilities
Abilities
- Aviation Daniel Dare owned an airplane, and piloted it himself.
- Investigation
- Immense Strength: Dan Dare could wrench apart a pair of steel bars, swim thru the ocean for three miles including 100 yards submerged, and scale the side of a ship.[1]
- Safecracking: Dare could open the combination lock on a bank vault door.[2]
- Escapology Daniel Dare was taught by the great Houdini himself how to slip free from handcuffs.[3] Dare also carried blades in his sleeves and used them to escape from being tied up.[4]
Paraphernalia
Transportation
Private Airplane, 300 mph.
Weapons
Dare packed a concealed handgun,[1] and kept knives concealed in his sleeves.[4]
Notes
- This version of Daniel Dare (Earth-S), including all history and corresponding appearances, was erased from existence following the collapse of the original Multiverse in the 1985–86 Crisis on Infinite Earths event and later restored following the rebirth of the infinite Multiverse during the Dark Crisis of 2022-2023. Even though other versions of the character may have appeared, this information does not apply to those versions.
- Dan Dare's secretary Carol Clews was perpetually frustrated by her inability to persuade him to take a vacation.[5] She also was frequently kidnapped.[6]
- Fawcett Comics' Dan Dare is not to be confused with the British comic book hero of the same name.
Related
- 26 Appearances of Daniel Dare (Earth-S)
- 1 Images featuring Daniel Dare (Earth-S)
- 1 Quotations by or about Daniel Dare (Earth-S)
- Character Gallery: Daniel Dare (Earth-S)
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