He heeded the advice and wrote and drew his first comic book story, called The Sky Pirates, and showed it to Sydney publisher Henry John Edwards.
A lifelong aviation enthusiast, Dixon's first comic book was Tim Valour, whose title character was an adventure-seeking pilot, who got involved in science-fiction-styled adventures.
Dixon subsequently changed direction, making Valour into an agent of the International Security Organisation, battling saboteurs and super-villains.
During the Korean War Valour and his sidekick, Happy, were pressed into military service flying American Sabre jet fighters.
One of Australia's few true superhero comics, The Crimson Comet was a private investigator, Ralph Rivers, who stripped off his trenchcoat to reveal his bright red costume and huge wings grafted to his back.
[2] First appearing in 1949, The Crimson Comet fought criminal masterminds and spies before Dixon passed the comic on to Albert de Vine, returning to the series in the early 1950s.
Young's Merchandising commissioned him to create a science fiction superhero comic called Captain Strato in 1958, which lasted just three issues.
Dixon continued the strip until 1986, and throughout the years he has worked with assistants including Mike Tabrett, Hart Amos, Paul Power and Keith Chatto.
When the magazine ceased production he moved to California, returning to comics for a short while, working on various titles (Bloodshot, Eternal Warrior, H.A.R.D.
Corps, Shadowman and Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom[6]) for US publisher Valiant Comics, then as an independent illustrator for New York's Voyager Communications and as a storyboard artist for film and videogames.