Atlantines: This blue-skinned race were originally humans, residents of atlantis, they were taken as slaves by the Treens and during thier centuries of captivity on Venus developed blue skin and extra tear ducts to cope with the planet's conditions. The Atlantines have lived in peace on Venus since gaining thier freedom during the time of the original Dan Dare.
Belendotor: The planet of the Timads.
Britannia Eagle: Space craft used by Dan Dare and his team of "Eagles".
Bushuyev, Yelena: The Russian payload specialist on the Zeus-9 mission. An attractive woman, she was unfortunately killed when the ship returned from deep space.
Cypho: A member of Dan's crew. A rather fierce looking alien who acted as the space colonel's Galactic interpreter.
Drakken: Bat-like alien race who infested the Earth
Drankuin: This panda-like alien of the planet Zarton had a very impressive title: commander and leader of all combat units in the long standing war against the insect forces.
Dreamland: A theme park planet, now derelict which was partly designed by the original Dan Dare.
Earthfort: A massive defence network, the one thing that stood against the might of the Mekon when he occupied the Earth during Dan Dares absence.
Enjoyous: An artificial planet created for pleasure on the edge of the universe. A place where people's dreams and fantasies can become reality.
Flamelands or Flamebelt: The area at the equator of Venus that divides the Treen north from the Theron south. Here are great plains of lava and erupting volcanoes.
Hodgson, Hilda: The very rich fat lady who played unwilling host to the alien Gahork, while holidaying on the pleasure planet of Enjoyous.
Investigator: The giant ore carrier, whose crew became prisoners of Lord Baynor.
Lewis, Geoff: Dan Dares rival during training. He greatly resented Dan being named Commander of the Zeus manned mission into interstellar space.
Lifeguard Robots: small robots used to look after the health and well being of crews in hibernation during long space flights.
MOOSEsuits: A name given to Manned Orbital Operations Safety Equipment - Space Fleet issue.
Mytherons: Mysterious beings who resurrected Dan Dare after his death at the hands of Dargath.
O'Neal, Trooper Velvet: A young woman, half Scouran, attatched to Dan's crew, who later accompanied him after his reanimation by the Mytherons as one of Dare's Eagles, and remained with him in later adventures.
Prodkov, Major Dmitri: Took the spaceship "Magpie" to look for the crew of the "Investigator". Unknown to him Dan Dare had stowed away on the mission. Sadly killed in action.
Renagol: The leader of an alien invasion of Earth, was little more than a giant brain, he was accidentally killed when Robo-1 tripped over his complex life-support system.
Robinson, Sugar Joe: The coloured American, a close friend of Dan's and a constant companion. Brave and fearless, he was tragically killed while fighting the Treens.
Robo-one: This robot friend of Dan's is a robot with a difference - he has emotions! While endearing to the humans, it can sometimes cause problems. Has helped Dan Dare out of a few sticky corners.
Star Rider: One of the many cruel mercenaries employed by the evil Mekon while he occupied Earth. Tall dark and ruthless he had, as an executioner, a shark called Zarkuda.
Telesender: The Treen equivalent of a Star Trek transporter.
Therons: The peaceful race of Southern Venus, dark skinned and light haired, they are a gentle race who have come under attack from the Treens more than once.
Timads: Gentle aliens who transported an unwilling Dan Dare to thier planet Belendotor. Dan helped them to defeat a race of invading aliens who were attacking them without reason.
Treens: The race of Northern Venus, green skinned and highly intelligent. Under the leadership of the Mekon, Treens have misused thier advanced science for the means of making war.
Venus: Home of the Treens, Therons and the blue Atlantines. A planet of fantastic cities, dense jungles, flamelands and, of course, the Mekon of Mekonta.
Z-100: Successor to the Z-99, when commanded by Dan Dare it was one of the latest of the Space Fleet's deep space craft. It carried all the latest technology.
Zarton: Planet destroyed by the war between the "mammals" and the "insects".
Zeus: The Zeus Project (2203) was to take men to the stars, Dan Dare was appointed commander of this mission.
Zom: The Treens version of a dog. These rather fearsome creatures were, originally, used by the Mekons forces for tracking. Unlike Earth dogs, the zom carries a rather deadly horn on its nose. Not recommended as pets!
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