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Lion was a weekly comic book published by Fleetway from 1952 to 1974 Image File history File links Robotarchie1. ...
Image File history File links Robotarchie1. ...
Robot Archie is the name of a fictional comic book character who first appeared in Lion #1 published in February 1952. ...
A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ...
Fleetway, also known as Fleetway Publications and Fleetway Editions, was a publishing company, mainly producing comic magazines for the U.K.. Fleetway began life as Amalgamated Press, the company owned by Alfred Harmsworth, who were based in Fleetway House. ...
1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...
Publishing history Lion was first published on the 23rd of February 1952, and was a weekly boys' adventure comic designed to compete with Eagle, the popular weekly comic that had introduced Dan Dare. Lion's first issue contained a mix of text stories and comic strips; its flagship story was Captain Condor - Space Ship Pilot, a science fiction adventure in the Dan Dare mold. The premiere issue also contained the first adventure of Robot Archie (called The Jungle Robot in early adventures) who would go on to become one of the title's most popular characters. From masthead for Eagle comic, logo by Berthold Wolpe, 1953 The Eagle was a British weekly comic, which ran in two main incarnations over the period of 1950 to 1994 (with accompanying annuals). ...
The return of the original Dan Dare in 1989 Dan Dare - Pilot of the Future is a classic British science fiction comic hero, created by Frank Hampson in 1950. ...
Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ...
Robot Archie is the name of a fictional comic book character who first appeared in Lion #1 published in February 1952. ...
By the 1960s Lion had settled into being one of the most popular British weekly titles of the time. It began to feature an increasing number of anti-hero characters such as The Spider and The Sludge (who would later battle Robot Archie in his own strip). The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ...
In literature and film, an anti-hero is a central or supporting character that has some of the personality flaws and ultimate fortune traditionally assigned to villains but nonetheless also have enough heroic qualities or intentions to gain the sympathy of readers or viewers. ...
The Spider is a comic book character who started out as a a supervillian before becoming a superhero. ...
Lion merged with several other comics during its life, including Eagle and Thunder, but by the early 1970s sales were slipping and in 1974 it merged with Valiant. Several stories continued in Valiant but that title merged with Battle Picture Weekly in 1976. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ...
1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...
The cover of the Valiant annual of 1975. ...
Battle Picture Weekly, later known as Battle Action, was a British war comic published by IPC Magazines from (issues dates) 8 March 1975 to 23 January 1988, when it merged with Eagle. ...
1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ...
In 2005 many of IPC's characters, including several from Lion, were featured in a mini-series called Albion published by the Wildstorm imprint of DC Comics. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
IPC Media is a large British publishing company, mainly producing consumer magazines. ...
Cover to Albion issue 1, by Dave Gibbons. ...
WildStorm WildStorm Productions, or simply WildStorm, is an American publisher of comic books. ...
DC Comics is one of the largest American companies in comic book and related media publishing. ...
Notable stories - Adam Eterno A man who lived forever and could not be killed except by gold. He was transported through time each week.
- Battler Britton - World War Air Ace
- Carson's Cubs
- Captain Condor - Space Ship Pilot
- Karl the Viking
- Maroc the Mighty, about a returning English crusader whose magic armlet The Hand of Zar gave superhuman strength.
- Paddy Payne - Fighter Ace.
- Phantom Viking
- Robot Archie
- The Sludge.
- The Spellbinder
- The Spider
- Zip Nolan - Highway Patrol.
Robot Archie is the name of a fictional comic book character who first appeared in Lion #1 published in February 1952. ...
The Spider is a comic book character who started out as a a supervillian before becoming a superhero. ...
See also Cover to Albion issue 1, by Dave Gibbons. ...
Battle Picture Weekly, later known as Battle Action, was a British war comic published by IPC Magazines from (issues dates) 8 March 1975 to 23 January 1988, when it merged with Eagle. ...
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