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| Name | Lion 1 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 3d [0-0-3 GBP] | Pages: 24 | Frequency: every Monday |
| Notes | On-sale date from flier for the first issue. This issue came with a 28-page album, "Sports Stars in Action." Indexed from a digitized copy on the British Comics Blog. |
| Cover | Outlaw of Space [Part 1] / 1 page |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Characters | Captain Condor; Pete; The Geeks (villains) |
| Script | Frank S. Pepper |
| Pencils | Ronald Forbes ? |
| Inks | Ronald Forbes ? |
| First Line | In the year 3000 the world was ruled by a dictator. |
| Notes | Story continues on back cover in black and white. |
| Comic Story | Sandy Dean's First Term [Part 1] / Sandy Dean (3 pages) |
| Genre | Drama |
| Characters | Sandy Dean; Mr. Mallory; Jack Hardy; Bossy Bates (villain); Spider Jessop (villain); Gus Trevor (villain) |
| Script | Barry Nelson |
| First Line | Arriving in the middle of the term at Tollgate, Sandy Dean, new boy, had his first view of the famous old school while a... |
| Text Story | Nobody Is Going to Shoot That Dog! / Rod of the Trading Post (2 pages) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Adventure; Western-frontier |
| Characters | Rod Fleming; Eagle Wing; Flash (dog); Old Man Patterson; Big Pete (villain) |
| Script | R. G. Thomas |
| First Line | "Life has been very quiet lately, Eagle Wing. I'll be glad when my father returns, so that I can get away from the store more often." |
| Comic Story | Sports That Roused the Romans (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Non-fiction; History; Sports |
| First Line | Mounted gladiators used to face the rush of frenzied bulls in the arena, and ward off their attacks with lances. |
| Notes | Comics panels with underlying text. |
| Comic Story | Part 1 / The Lone Commandos (2 pages) |
| Genre | War |
| Characters | Sgt. Roy Tempest; Pte. Jack Steel; German soldiers (villains) |
| Script | Edward R. Home-Gall |
| Pencils | Peter Gallant |
| Inks | Peter Gallant |
| First Line | In 1943, during the war, it became vitally necessary to destroy a German radar station... |
| Comic Story | What Happens When You Dial 999 (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| First Line | 'Phone, radio, fast cars and the fearless men of the flying squad all play a part in keeping down crime. |
| Publisher advertisement | 1000 Prizes Waiting to Be Won (1 page) |
| Feature | Lion |
| Letters | typeset |
| First Line | All for spotters -- smashing... quick... easy... free competition |
| Notes | Contest for Lion readers. |
| Comic Story | The Case of the Tailor's Dummy / Brett Marlowe - Detective (2 pages) |
| Genre | Detective-mystery |
| Characters | Brett Marlowe; Rusty Race; Mugsy Gill (villain) |
| Script | John Fordice |
| First Line | Brett Marlowe, ace detective, had been paying a call at Scotland Yard. |
| Text Story | A Pup -- and a Punch! / Big Hank - the Soft-Hearted Heavyweight (2.5 pages) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Sports |
| Characters | Hamilton Cesar Jones; Tich Wilson |
| Script | Duncan Matheson |
| First Line | "We've got to think up something new, Big Hank! Our strong-man show seems to be a wash-out, and as acrobats the crowds... |
| Publisher advertisement | Free -- With No. 2 of Lion |
| Feature | Lion |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | On the bottom of the third page of the Big Hank - the Soft-Hearted Heavyweight text story. Promotional advertisement for the booklet 'Speed Marvels of 1952' which was a free gift with the second issue of Lion. |
| Comic Story | Inventors Are the Boys for Brain Waves! (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Non-fiction; Math & Science |
| First Line | A cow-catcher for aywalkers was the gadget which a New Orleans inventor thought up to cut down casualties caused by tramcars. |
| Comic Story | Part 1 / The Jungle Robot (2 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure; Jungle |
| Script | Ted Cowan |
| Pencils | F. A. Philpott |
| Inks | F. A. Philpott |
| First Line | As the steamer arrived at the African port... |
| Letters Page | Join the Lion Birhday Club / The Lion Birthday Club (1.333 pages) |
| Letters | typeset |
| First Line | With Lion comes the Lion Club! Of course you want to be in it... it's the big idea... fun, prizes, interest for everyone, and it's open now. |
| Notes | Announcement about and joining information for the Lion Birthday Club / Lion Club. |
| Activity | World-Wide Quiz / Quick Quiz |
| Letters | typeset |
| First Line | Is this man paddling a kayak, a cobble or a caracle? |
| Notes | On the right of the second page of the Lion Birthday Club letters page. |
| Text Story | The Bike No One Could See! / Jingo Jones and His Invisibiliser (2 pages) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Jingo Jones; Higgins; Headmaster |
| Script | Tom Stirling |
| First Line | Although some chaps might think he's a bit potty, I wouldn't sop my Uncle Septimus for a dozen millionaire uncles. |
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