Lion #1
(23rd February 1952)

Amalgamated Press, 1952 Series
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Price
3d [0-0-3 GBP]
Pages
24
Indicia Frequency
Every Monday
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
The Amalgamated Press, Ltd.
Editing
Bernard Smith

Issue Notes

Indexed from a digitized copy on the British Comics Blog.

Outlaw of Space [Part 1] (Table of Contents)

Captain Condor / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Frank S. Pepper
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Captain Condor; Pete; The Geeks (villains)

Indexer Notes

Story continues on back page.

Sandy Dean's First Term [Part 1] (Table of Contents: 1)

Sandy Dean / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Barry Nelson
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Arriving in the middle of the term at Tollgate
Genre
drama
Characters
Sandy Dean; Mr. Mallory; Jack Hardy; Bossy Bates (villain); Spider Jessop (villain); Gus Trevor (villain)

Nobody Is Going to Shoot That Dog! (Table of Contents: 2)

Rod of the Trading Post / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
R. G. Thomas
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure; western-frontier
Characters
Rod Fleming; Eagle Wing; Flash (dog); Old Man Patterson; Big Pete (villain)

Sports That Roused the Romans (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; history; sport
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Comics panels with underlying text.

[Part 1] (Table of Contents: 4)

The Lone Commandos / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Edward R. Home-Gall
Pencils
Peter Gallant
Inks
Peter Gallant
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In 1943, during the war, it became vitally necessary to destroy a German radar station...
Genre
war
Characters
Sgt. Roy Tempest; Pte. Jack Steel; German soldiers (villains)

What Happens When You Dial 999 (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction

1000 Prizes Waiting to Be Won (Table of Contents: 6)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Contest for Lion readers.

The Case of the Tailor's Dummy (Table of Contents: 7)

Brett Marlowe - Detective / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
John Fordice
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Brett Marlowe; Rusty Race; Mugsy Gill (villain)

A Pup - and a Punch! (Table of Contents: 8)

Big Hank - the Soft-Hearted Heavyweight / text story / 2.5 pages (report information)

Script
Duncan Matheson
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
sport
Characters
Hamilton Cesar Jones; Tich Wilson

Free - With No. 2 of Lion (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Inventors Are the Boys for Brain Waves! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; maths & science

[Part 1] (Table of Contents: 11)

The Jungle Robot / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Ted Cowan
Pencils
Ted Kearn
Inks
Ted Kearn
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
As the steamer arrived at the African port...
Genre
adventure; jungle
Characters
Ken Dale; Ted Ritchie; Robot Archie
Reprints

Join the Lion Birhday Club (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1.33 pages (report information)

["Is this man paddling a kayak, a cobble or a caracle?] (Table of Contents: 13)

World-Wide Quiz / activity / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

The Bike No One Could See! (Table of Contents: 14)

Jingo Jones and His Invisibiliser / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Stirling
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure
Characters
Jingo Jones; Higgins; Headmaster

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Captain Condor / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Frank S. Pepper
Pencils
Ronald Forbes ?
Inks
Ronald Forbes ?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Captain Condor; Pete; The Geeks (villains)

Indexer Notes

Story continued from front cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Outlaw of Space [Part 1]
    Captain Condor
  2. 1. Sandy Dean's First Term [Part 1]
    Sandy Dean
  3. 2. Nobody Is Going to Shoot That Dog!
    Rod of the Trading Post
  4. 3. Sports That Roused the Romans
  5. 4. [Part 1]
    The Lone Commandos
  6. 5. What Happens When You Dial 999
  7. 6. 1000 Prizes Waiting to Be Won
  8. 7. The Case of the Tailor's Dummy
    Brett Marlowe - Detective
  9. 8. A Pup - and a Punch!
    Big Hank - the Soft-Hearted Heavyweight
  10. 9. Free - With No. 2 of Lion
  11. 10. Inventors Are the Boys for Brain Waves!
  12. 11. [Part 1]
    The Jungle Robot
  13. 12. Join the Lion Birhday Club
  14. 13. ["Is this man paddling a kayak, a cobble or a caracle?]
    World-Wide Quiz
  15. 14. The Bike No One Could See!
    Jingo Jones and His Invisibiliser
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Captain Condor
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Doug Brain
  • Roger Brochu
  • Peter Croome
  • John Kerry
  • Per Sandell
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore