Lion #72

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

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Lion #72 is an anthology issue featuring multiple stories. "Captain Condor: Space-Man of the Unknown Moon" depicts a space pilot and his allies battling lava flows and confronting rebel forces on an uncharted moon in the year 3000. "Jingo Jones and His Invisibiliser" by Tom Stirling follows a schoolboy named Jingo whose magical invisibiliser gadget causes comic mishaps when he attempts to impress his peers and prove the device's powers at a school fete. The issue also includes "The Secret Tunnellers of Calitz Camp," a war picture story, and concludes with a "World-Wide Quiz" featuring fourteen illustrated brain-teasing questions about geography, animals, sports, and world cultures.

Contains 5 stories

Sandy Dean's Schooldays [Part 31]

2 pp

Part 17

2 pp

Part 2

2 pp

The Case of the Swimming Film Star

2 pp

Brett Marlowe and his chauffeur Rusty Race are at a country club when the celebrated swimming film star Roger Nelson arrives to give a diving display. When Nelson invites Rusty back to his room for an autograph, the two discover that two valuable diamond rings have vanished from his table—and Brett finds himself investigating the curious theft.

Untitled Science Fiction story

1 pp · Science Fiction