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14 December 2025

Keith Watson advertising material

Just recording for posterity some recent sales of Keith 'Dan Dare' Watson artwork. These were all sold by Wellers auctions (of Guildford) on 05/11/25 in their Retro & Vintage Collectors Auction: Enamel Signs, Toys, Posters & more auction. All prices quoted below are the hammer price not the total price paid by the purchaser.

Lot 535 - sold for £45
Keith Watson (1935-1994) original pencil sketch prep work possibly for Thunderbirds or Joe 90, with handwritten notes regarding colours. Reported to be by comic book artist Keith Watson with a photocopy for Dr Who "Genesis of the Cybermen" a illustration for a never used story concept. Both 29.5 x 42cm / AN2
The text at the top of the right hand picture says...
Line & wash commission for 'Who Dares'
Montage illustration for story out line by
Gerry Davis 'The genesis of the Cybermen'
Featuring characters & cybertype that never
were seen on screen

Lot 530 - sold for £30
Dan Dare - A 1987 Mobil Oil advertising poster featuring Dan Dare holding a bottle of Mobil 1 Rally Formula oil, folded, 38 x 51cm / AN2

Lot 534 - unsold
Keith Watson (1935-1994) original comic strip panel sketch in pencil depicting a fighter plane "The Gloster" with a close up of a chrome engine and blank text box, reported to be by Keith Watson (Dan Dare artist), 59 x 28cm / AN2

Lot 536 - sold for £80
Keith Watson (1935-1994) a large pencil sketch illustration of a futuristic car with family against a city backdrop. Reported to be by comic book artist Keith Watson ( Dan Dare, Thunderbirds, Joe 90 ), 84 x 59cm, folded / AN2

Lot 533 - sold for £55
Keith Watson (1935-1994) Original artwork reported to be by Dan Dare comic book artist Keith Watson. Pencil on paper, the illustration shows a man and woman overlooking a futuristic cityscape with the man pointing at a flying vehicle. Oval title space with rough text "Step into the Future", page size 33.5 x 40.5cm / AN2


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