If you think the bearded gentlemen serving the boar's head looks a little familiar that is because the artist for this book was Dan Dare creator Frank Hampson and the model he used for the man was his father, Robert 'Pop' Hampson, who was also the basis for Sir Hubert Guest, Controller of Dan Dare's Space Fleet.
I wonder how many Dan Dare fans realised the similarity at the time?
Merry Christmas.
Ladybird Books © Penguin Books Ltd
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