Editing Desperate Dan (section)

==Characteristics==
Desperate Dan's favourite food is cow pie – a type of enormous meat pie with the horns sticking out, although the term "[[cow dung|cow pie]]" has a different meaning in the American West.  Much like [[Popeye]] with his spinach, Desperate Dan draws his immense power from eating these pies.  Desperate Dan was voted the UK's second favourite superhero after [[Batman]] in 2011.

Initially Dan was a [[outlaw|desperado]] on the wrong side of the law, hence the name ''Desperate'' Dan. Later on, however, he switched sides and become a friendlier character, helping the [[underdog (competition)|underdog]], although sometimes his great strength caused more harm than good. The first member of his family to appear in the strip was Aunt Aggie (issue 107, dated 16 December 1939) followed by his nephew, Danny (issue 304, dated 27 October 1945) and niece, Katey in 1957. In 2001, Desperate Dan's girlfriend Little Bear, an Indian [[squaw]], was introduced, but she disappeared with the 2004 ''Dandy'' relaunch, when Dan's artwork style changed.