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Issue: Lion and Sun #20 February 1960
Publication Date: February 1960
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Issues: #20 February 1960 of 22 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagIPC
Brand: object(PgSql\Result)#3 (0) { }
Indicia Publisher: Fleetway Publications Ltd.
On Sale Date: 02/15/1960
Volume:
Pages: 24
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: 4.0 pence GBQ 0-0-4
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 17 (8 stories, 0 covers)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Colour cover; Black and White interior
Dimensions: Magazine size
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Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Genres: aviation, mystery
Character(s): Paddy Payne
First Line: Behind them, luger pistols lashed raw flame through the dusk.
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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Robot Archie; Ken Dale; Ted Ritchie; Drago (villain); Umbala the Zulu (villain); Lynch (villain)
First Line: In a high-speed, lurching dive the giant robot clutched for the rear of Drago's skidding gun carrier.
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Genres: mystery
Character(s): Sandy Dean; Jack; Owl; Brendon; Mr. Mallory
First Line: Triumphantly Sandy and co. hurled themselves into the shadowy interior of the old mill.
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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Rory MacDuff; Barney Lomax; Lex Hardcastle
First Line: An 80 m.p.h. swerve dislodged Rory's grip from the dented roof of the "killer" car.
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Shifty-Eyed Spies Plot to Win the Big Horse Race!

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Genres: western
Feature(s): Billy the Kid
Character(s): Will Bonney [Billy the Kid]; Satan (Billy's horse); Angus Macklin; Nancy Macklin; Jake (villain); Rube (villain); Sally Merritt; Blaze (horse)
First Line: The folks of Gunsight Valley had precious little in the way of entertainment.
Synopsis: A gang steal Angus's horse Blaze to try to win a horse race. Billy captures the gang and wins the race on Satan and gives the prize money to Angus and Nancy.
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First Line: Unusual foreign stamps
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Disclose Notes: Offer from Nestlé's Milk with entry form for sets of stamps and a stamp album plus watches to be won. Illustrations of stamps, watches and can of Nestlé's Milk.
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Waiting for a Ghost!

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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Behind Enemy Lines
Character(s): Max Malone; Battler Britton
First Line: Take a Dekko through these glasses, Max Malone, World War II secret service agent of high repute, said as he handed them to his partner,E
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Third Lanark

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Feature(s): The Lion collection of famous football teams
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Disclose Notes: Team photo of Third Lanark football team. Is bottom half of second page of Behind Enemy Lines text story.
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Character(s): Tommy Bamford (photo); Ian Teager (photo) (readers)
First Line: Gather round, fellows...it's our birthday!
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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Captain Condor; Zarn (leader of the Skarabs alien race); Quartermaster Burke
First Line: Knowing that the fate of the world rested in his hands, Condor made a desperate dash for freedom
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Firebrand IV Torpedo Fighter for the Fleet Air Arm

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First Line: This was a very special aeroplane designed during the war for the Fleet Air Arm.
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Intrepid Treasure-Seekers Suffer a Bitter Blow

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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Captives in El Dorado
Character(s): Mark Petrel; Cary Pinecoffin; Ben Saxon; Tula
First Line: It was the bitterest moment of their lives.
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First Line: Free! An exciting Zoomerang
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Disclose Notes: Advert for Zoomerang toy given away free in packets of Shredded Wheat. Cartoon illustration of boy and girl throwing Zoomerang.
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First Line: This famous Australian Black Swan & approx. 500 stamps for only 1/-
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Feature(s): Super Detective Picture Library
First Line: Missing! the top-secret Strato Midjet!
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Disclose Notes: Advert for Super Detective Picture Library issue #168 The Secret Enemy with cover reproduction.
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First Line: Spangles give you extra flavour. Fast! Fast! Fast!
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Disclose Notes: Advert for Spangles sweets with illustrations.

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Joker's Corner
First Line: These shirts just laugh at the laundry, sir!
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