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| I used to read Lion in the sixties so I thought I’d take a peek at the launch issue from ’52.
Frank S Pepper’s Outlaw of Space jumps straight into the action. It introduces us to Captain Condor, currently one of the dictator’s slaves but not for long. Good fluid pencils. Frank also created Roy of the Rovers – what a legacy he left behind.
The Case of the Tailor’s Dummy by John Fordice also impressed with PI Brett Marlowe. I can’t find anything about John Fordice – was it a pseudonym?
Then there is the introduction of E George ‘Ted’ Cowan’s Robot Archie, still called the Jungle Robot here. Oh, what joys he will bring over the years! Definitely overdue for a revival. Ted also created The Spider, the greatest anti-hero of all – yet another British character desperately worthy of a full-on revival, audio or even a TV series. |
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| Publication | 23rd February 1952 | Price: 3d [0-0-3 GBP] | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Every Monday |
| Notes | Story continues on back page. |
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| Cover | Outlaw of Space [Part 1] |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Captain Condor; Pete; The Geeks (villains) |
| Notes | Story continues on back page. |
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| Comic Story | Sandy Dean's First Term [Part 1] (3 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Drama | Characters: Sandy Dean; Mr. Mallory; Jack Hardy; Bossy Bates (villain); Spider Jessop (villain); Gus Trevor (villain) |
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| Text Story | Nobody Is Going to Shoot That Dog! (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Western-frontier | Characters: Rod Fleming; Eagle Wing; Flash (dog); Old Man Patterson; Big Pete (villain) |
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| Comic Story | Sports That Roused the Romans (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; History; Sports |
| Notes | Comics panels with underlying text. |
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| Comic Story | Part 1 (2 pages) |
| Credits | Pencils: Peter Gallant | Inks: Peter Gallant |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Sgt. Roy Tempest; Pte. Jack Steel; German soldiers (villains) |
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| Comic Story | What Happens When You Dial 999 (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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| Activity | 1000 Prizes Waiting to Be Won (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Contest for Lion readers. |
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| Comic Story | The Case of the Tailor's Dummy (2 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Brett Marlowe; Rusty Race; Mugsy Gill (villain) |
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| Text Story | A Pup - and a Punch! (2.5 pages) |
| Credits | Script: Duncan Matheson | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Sports | Characters: Hamilton Cesar Jones; Tich Wilson |
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| Publisher advertisement | Free - With No. 2 of Lion |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Promotional advertisement for the booklet 'Speed Marvels of 1952' which was a free gift with the second issue of Lion. |
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| Comic Story | Inventors Are the Boys for Brain Waves! (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Math & Science |
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| Comic Story | Part 1 (2 pages) |
| Credits | Pencils: Ted Kearn | Inks: Ted Kearn |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Jungle | Characters: Ken Dale; Ted Ritchie; Robot Archie |
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| Publisher advertisement | Join the Lion Birhday Club (1.33 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Activity | "Is this man paddling a kayak, a cobble or a caracle? |
| Featuring | World-Wide Quiz |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Text Story | The Bike No One Could See! (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Jingo Jones; Higgins; Headmaster |
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| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Captain Condor; Pete; The Geeks (villains) |
| Notes | Story continued from front cover. |
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