Lion (comics)

Lion (comics)

British weekly comic
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Lion was a weekly British comics periodical published by Amalgamated Press (and later Fleetway Publications and IPC Magazines) from 23 February 1952 to 18 May 1974. A boys' adventure comic, Lion was originally designed to compete with Eagle, the popular weekly comic published by Hulton Press that had introduced Dan Dare. It debuted numerous memorable characters, including Captain Condor, Robot Archie, Paddy Payne and the Spider. Lion lasted for 1,156 issues before being merged with stablemate Valiant.

PUBLICATION INFORMATION

Publisher
Fleetway Publications (Amalgamated Press, 1952–1959; IPC, 1959–1974)
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Schedule
Weekly
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Format
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Genre
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Publication date
23 February 1952 to 18 May 1974
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No. of issues
1,156
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Main character
Captain Condor
Robot Archie
Paddy Payne
Karl the Viking
The Spider
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