Lion #78
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeLion #78 is an anthology comic featuring three main stories: "Captain Condor: Space-Man Avenger," set in the year 3000, follows Captain Condor and his comrades as they attempt to capture a dictator's space battle cruiser by infiltrating what appears to be a freighter packed with outlaws; "The Iron Mask" depicts the masked hero and his gang on the Essex marshes planning greater criminal efforts while pursuing fugitives Dirk and Hal, leading to a confrontation at the Tower of London; and "Stormy Tate—Skipper of the Wheezy Anna" chronicles a race between the 10-knot cargo ship Wheezy Anna and the 20-knot steamer captained by Muller, with Stormy Tate determined to deliver cargo faster despite engine troubles and crew challenges. The issue also includes a "World-Wide Quiz" with various trivia and visual puzzles for reader participation.
Detective Brett Marlowe goes undercover on the docks to investigate a string of mysterious fires plaguing Atlantic liners, suspecting sabotage. Accompanied by his chauffeur Rusty Race, Marlowe keeps watch on the dock workers—but when Rusty overhears two men plotting to set fire to a ship, the investigation takes a dangerous turn. A 2-page adventure from Lion #78 (1953) by John Fordice that pits the famous detective against those who'd destroy a vessel at sea.
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