Autographs of Dave Thorpe
Dave Thorpe (born 1954, died April 2024) was a British writer who is best known for his work on Captain Britain.
David Thorpe's career began when he joined Marvel UK in 1980 as an assistant editor and art assistant. He soon started writing Captain Britain, helping to revamp the character with Paul Neary and Alan Davis in Marvel Superheroes issue #377. He created many of the characters later used by Alan Moore and wrote the character till issue #386 (Moore took over the writing duties from issue #387). Thorpe and Davis (both doing some of their earliest professional comics work) created Mad Jim Jaspers and wrote the story that would lead into the Jaspers' Warp storyline. The political commentaries in Thorpe's stories ignited conflicts with his editors, leading to his being taken off the series; Davis later commented, "Dave's departure was the result of months of petty politics and very unpleasant." Thorpe's material was reprinted in 1995, in the X-Men archives: Captain Britain limited series, and later trade paperbacks.
Davis credits Thorpe with coming up with the term Earth-616, the designation for the main universe in the Marvel Multiverse. He says it was based on 616, a variation on the Number of the Beast, because "Dave Thorpe, who wasn't a fan of the modern superhero genre, was responsible for most of the more madcap or satirical elements — such as recording his opinion of the Marvel Universe with the designation 616." Thorpe himself argues that he was always a confirmed fan of superheroes.
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Traded items with a signature of Dave Thorpe
The most expensive item with a signature of Dave Thorpe (Motocross Painting Dave Thorpe World Champion Honda 500 Signed Limited Edition) was sold in February 2026 for £42.29 while the cheapest item (Dave Thorpe Honda Photo & Signature) found a new owner for £0.99 in April 2015. The month with the most items sold (6) was September 2012 with an average selling price of £6.80 for an autographed item of Dave Thorpe. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2026 with £42.29 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was April 2015. In average, an autographed item from Dave Thorpe is worth £12.50.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Dave Thorpe were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Dave Thorpe - Honda 500 - World Motocross Champion - Signed Print | £29.99 |  |
| Dave Thorpe - Motocross Legend - Signed Memorabilia | £34.99 | |
| Dave Thorpe = Signed Fine Art Print = From Original Painting - HRC Honda 500 MX | £39.99 | |
| Dave Thorpe Hand Signed Fine Art Print = World Motocross Champion | £34.99 | |
| Dave Thorpe ~ Motocross Legend ~ 3 x World Champion ~ Signed Fine Art Print | £34.99 | |
| Dave Thorpe ~ Motocross Legend ~ World Champion~Signed Fine Art Print~Honda 500 | £34.99 | |
| Honda Motocross Legend Dave Thorpe World 500cc Motocross Champion Signed Print | £34.99 | |
| Motocross Legend - Dave Thorpe - World 500cc Motocross Champion - Signed Print | £29.99 | |
| Motocross Legend - Dave Thorpe - World 500cc Motocross Champion - Signed Print | £34.95 | |
| Motocross Legend Signed Fine Art Print {FREE Unique Christmas Gift} Dave Thorpe | £34.99 | |
| Motocross Painting Dave Thorpe World Champion Honda 500 Signed Limited Edition | £42.29 | |
| Motocross Painting Dave Thorpe World Champion Honda 500 Signed Limited Edition | £42.29 | |
| Motocross World Champion - Honda 500 - Signed Print - Dave Thorpe | £29.99 | |
| Signed Fine Art Print - World Motocross Champion - Dave Thorpe | £29.99 | |
| Unique Christmas Gift - Dave Thorpe - Signed Fine Art Print - Motocross Legend | £34.99 | |
