Glenn Dakin is a British cartoonist and author of children's books. He began his writing career as a comics creator, devising the humor strip Temptation , and the autobiographical character Abe. His work has appeared in cult UK magazines such as Escape and Deadline . He went on to work for Marvel Comics, writing for the superhero series Plasmer and Clan Destine . He also created the cartoon strip Robot Crusoe , which ran for eight years in the Sunday Times.