Lion #54

Feb 1953 · Amalgamated Press · 3d [0-0-3 GBP]

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Lion #54 is an anthology issue featuring "Sandy Dean's Schooldays" and four other picture stories. The lead story is "Captain Condor," a science fiction tale set in the year 3000 where Captain Condor and his crew Pete and Zara work to stop armored alien creatures called Armorbaits from invading Earth; they construct a machine to help in their defense but must work quickly to complete it before launching an attack on the Armorbaits' nesting grounds. Another featured story is a historical adventure involving Gelda, a British fighter, who engages in a chariot race against the tyrant Cardoc, using her skill and a whip to ultimately defeat her opponent. The issue also includes "Bingo Jones and His Invisibleiser," a humorous school story by Tom Stirling about a boy using an invisible ball in a football match, and a "World-Wide Quiz" page with illustrated riddles and puzzles for readers to solve.

Contains 4 stories

Sandy Dean's Schooldays [Part 13]

2 pp

Part 29

2 pp

Part 27

2 pp

The Case of the Talking Parrot

2 pp

Detective Brett Marlowe investigates a jewel smuggling operation centered around a South Coast café, where a talking parrot becomes the unlikely key to unmasking one of the criminals. When a mysterious Frenchman enters the establishment, the bird's peculiar recognition sets Marlowe and his chauffeur Rusty Race on the trail of a hidden operation that runs deeper than they bargained for.