Lion Summer Special

For four summers between 1967 and 1970, IPC published this oversized special spinning out of the weekly Lion comic. Anchored by the reliable scripting of E. George Cowan and the vivid artwork of Frederick Alan Philpott and Reg Bunn, each issue delivered a dense package of adventure strips and features. Though brief, the Lion Summer Special stands as a bright, seasonal snapshot of British comics' mid-century energy, offering readers a concentrated blast of the thrills that defined the parent title.