The first golden era of darts was a truly special period and threw up a host of household names. Take a look back with this fantastic special on sale now View 2 Images

Way before the stunning emergence of Luke Littler, Michael van Gerwen and Luke Humphries – plus the razzmatazz, sell-out crowds and wall-to-wall TV coverage of today – we had the first golden era of darts.

And what a truly wonderful, halcyon period it was, too.

And with the World Championship now just around the corner, this Daily Star special edition takes a look back at the legends of the game. View 2 Images Purchase your copy of this special publication on sale now in participating retailers

The image of darts was very different back in the 1970s, ‘80s and early ‘90s – it was booze, beer bellies and bullse

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