CREATOR

Name: Amalgamated Press* (British comics corporation).
Personal dates: Founded in 1901 by Alfred Charles William Harmsworth (1865-1922). Ongoing.
Other creations: Too numerous to mention here. Please look under Amalgamated in the Creators section.
Successors: None.
Comments: The corporation has had several imprints over the years of which Fleetway is the most well known.
* Today the corporation is named IPC Media (founded in 1958).

 

 

MAIN STORY

The series premiered in 1952. Stopped in 1959 after 389 issues, but continued until 1974 without the numbering system and sometimes with changing titles all of which started with the word Lion.

The issues contain several action and humour stories featuring long forgotten series such as Captain Condor, Gunsmoke Smith, Jet Jordan, Outlaw in Space, Paddy Payne, and Texas Jack.

 

 

MAIN CHARACTERS

None.

 

 

GALLERY
(presenting the front covers from 6 random issues)

#1 - 1952
#57 - 1953
#154 - 1955

#206 - 1956
#252 - 1956
#306 - 1957

 

 

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