Lion #22

Jul 1952 · Amalgamated Press · 3d [0-0-3 GBP]

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"Outlaw of Space" by Frank S. Pepper follows Captain Condor, a spaceship pilot exiled for opposing an authoritarian regime, who crashlands on Hyperion in the year 3000 and discovers a mechanical mole used by the regime to capture victims; he and his companions escape through the mole into an underground city sealed from the outside atmosphere. The issue also features "Jingo Jones and His Invisibiliser," a school story in which a student uses an invisibility gadget to outwit his mathematics master, and a "World-Wide Quiz" section with trivia questions on geography, culture, and sports.

Contains 4 stories

Sandy Dean's First Term [Part 22]

2 pp

Part 22

2 pp · War

Part 22

2 pp

The Case of Slippery Joe's Secret

2 pp

Brett Marlowe, detective, and his chauffeur Rusty Race arrive at a police station just as a valuable painting has been stolen from a nearby house. With a witness unable to provide any leads on the thief's identity or whereabouts, Marlowe takes on the case of tracking down "Slippery Joe's Secret."