1970 series
Publisher: IPC
Publication Dates: 1970 – 1971
Number of Issues Published: 45 (#7 February 1970 – #13 March 1971)
Color: Colour cover; Black and White interior
Dimensions: Magazine size
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Publication Type: magazine
1971 series Lion and Thunder
Publisher: IPC
Publication Dates: 1971 – 1974
Number of Issues Published: 161 (#20 March 1971 – #18 May 1974)
Color: Colour cover; Black and White interior
Dimensions: Magazine size
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Publication Type: magazine
Lion and Thunder merges into Valiant with the 25 May 1974 issue.
Information thanks to the Grand Comics Database
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1970 1970 1970 1970 1970
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Lion 1970-01-03
Lion 1970-01-10
Lion 1970-01-17
Lion 1970-01-24
Lion 1970-01-31
Lion 1970-02-07
Lion 1970-02-14
Lion 1970-02-21
Lion 1970-02-28
Lion 1970-03-07
Lion 1970-03-14
Lion 1970-03-21
Lion 1970-03-28
Lion 1970-04-04
Lion 1970-04-11
Lion 1970-04-18 and 25
Lion 1970-05-02
Lion 1970-05-09
Lion 1970-05-16
Lion 1970-05-23
Lion 1970-05-30
Lion 1970-06-06 and 13
Lion 1970-06-20
Lion 1970-06-27
Lion 1970-07-04
Lion 1970-07-11
Lion 1970-07-18
Lion 1970-07-25
Lion 1970-08-01
Lion 1970-08-08
Lion 1970-08-15
Lion 1970-08-22
Lion 1970-08-29
Lion 1970-09-05
Lion 1970-09-12
Lion 1970-09-19
Lion 1970-09-26
Lion 1970-10-03
Lion 1970-10-10
Lion 1970-10-17
Lion 1970-10-24
Lion 1970-10-31
Lion 1970-11-07
Lion 1970-11-14
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1971 1971 1971 1971 1971
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Lion 1971-02-06
Lion 1971-02-13
Lion 1971-02-20
Lion 1971-02-27
Lion 1971-03-06
Lion 1971-03-13
Lion 1971-03-20
Lion 1971-03-27
Lion 1971-04-03
Lion 1971-04-10
Lion 1971-04-17
Lion 1971-04-24
Lion 1971-05-01
Lion 1971-05-08
Lion 1971-05-15
Lion 1971-05-22
Lion 1971-05-29
Lion 1971-06-05
Lion 1971-06-12
Lion 1971-06-19
Lion 1971-06-26
Lion 1971-07-03
Lion 1971-07-10
Lion 1971-07-17
Lion 1971-07-24
Lion 1971-07-31
Lion 1971-08-07
Lion 1971-08-14
Lion 1971-08-21
Lion 1971-08-28
Lion 1971-09-04
Lion 1971-09-11
Lion 1971-09-18
Lion 1971-09-25
Lion 1971-10-02
Lion 1971-10-09
Lion 1971-10-16
Lion 1971-10-23
Lion 1971-10-30
Lion 1971-11-06
Lion 1971-11-13
Lion 1971-11-20
Lion 1971-11-27
Lion 1971-12-04
Lion 1971-12-11
Lion 1971-12-18
Lion 1971-12-25
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1972 1972 1972 1972 1972
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Lion 1972-01-01
Lion 1972-01-08
Lion 1972-01-15
Lion 1972-01-22
Lion 1972-01-29
Lion 1972-02-05
Lion 1972-02-12
Lion 1972-02-19
Lion 1972-02-26
Lion 1972-03-04
Lion 1972-03-11
Lion 1972-03-18
Lion 1972-03-25
Lion 1972-04-01
Lion 1972-04-08
Lion 1972-04-15
Lion 1972-04-22
Lion 1972-04-29
Lion 1972-05-06
Lion 1972-05-13
Lion 1972-05-20
Lion 1972-05-27
Lion 1972-06-03
Lion 1972-06-10
Lion 1972-06-17
Lion 1972-06-24
Lion 1972-07-01
Lion 1972-07-08
Lion 1972-07-15
Lion 1972-07-22
Lion 1972-07-29
Lion 1972-08-05
Lion 1972-08-12
Lion 1972-08-19
Lion 1972-08-26
Lion 1972-09-02
Lion 1972-09-09
Lion 1972-09-16
Lion 1972-09-23
Lion 1972-09-30
Lion 1972-10-07
Lion 1972-10-14
Lion 1972-10-21
Lion 1972-10-28
Lion 1972-11-04
Lion 1972-11-11
Lion 1972-11-18
Lion 1972-11-25
Lion 1972-12-02
Lion 1972-12-09
Lion 1972-12-16
Lion 1972-12-23
Lion 1972-12-30
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1973 1973 1973 1973 1973
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Lion 1973-01-06
Lion 1973-01-13
Lion 1973-01-20
Lion 1973-01-27
Lion 1973-02-03
Lion 1973-02-10
Lion 1973-02-17
Lion 1973-02-24
Lion 1973-03-03
Lion 1973-03-10
Lion 1973-03-17
Lion 1973-03-24
Lion 1973-03-31
Lion 1973-04-07
Lion 1973-04-14
Lion 1973-04-21
Lion 1973-04-28
Lion 1973-05-05
Lion 1973-05-12
Lion 1973-05-19
Lion 1973-05-26
Lion 1973-06-02
Lion 1973-06-09
Lion 1973-06-16
Lion 1973-06-23
Lion 1973-06-30
Lion 1973-07-07
Lion 1973-07-14
Lion 1973-07-21
Lion 1973-07-28
Lion 1973-08-04
Lion 1973-08-11
Lion 1973-08-18
Lion 1973-08-25
Lion 1973-09-01
Lion 1973-09-08
Lion 1973-09-15
Lion 1973-09-22
Lion 1973-09-29
Lion 1973-10-06
Lion 1973-10-13
Lion 1973-10-20
Lion 1973-10-27
Lion 1973-11-03
Lion 1973-11-10
Lion 1973-11-17
Lion 1973-11-24
Lion 1973-12-01
Lion 1973-12-08
Lion 1973-12-15
Lion 1973-12-22
Lion 1973-12-29
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1974 1974 1974 1974 1974
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There are no issues 26 January 1974, 9 February 1974, 23 February 1974, 9 March 1974, or 23 March 1974.
Lion 1974-01-05
Lion 1974-01-12
Lion 1974-01-19
Lion 1974-02-02
Lion 1974-02-16
Lion 1974-03-02
Lion 1974-03-16
Lion 1974-03-30
Lion 1974-04-06
Lion 1974-04-13
Lion 1974-04-20
Lion 1974-04-27
Lion 1974-05-04
Lion 1974-05-11
Lion 1974-05-18
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Thank you.
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There are no issues published between 14th Nov 1970 and 6th Feb 1971. It’s clear from the various story cliffhangers in the 14th November issue that the 6th February issue is the next installment.
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Thanks, i will make a note of it, was that because of a strike/action from printers ?
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I’d assume so. Britain had a lot of strikes in the 1970s, and a quick Google check confirms there was a major strike in December 1970 that led to power cuts. Whether it accounts for the whole period of the publication gap, I couldn’t say, but I have to think it is responsible for at least some of the break. When even hospitals were having their electricity supply rationed, supplying power to printing presses to produce comics would seem a minor concern. It’d be interesting to compare the publications of other IPC titles around the same time, and see if they have comparable breaks in publication.
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And a quick check of the Valiant page confirms a similar gap period between November 1970 and February 1971.
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But both Tiger and Whizzer & Chips continued publication during that period. So perhaps it was a localised strike that stopped publication of some titles but not others which were printed elsewhere? Or maybe, if it was related to power supply rationing, IPC could only get enough to print a percentage of their titles and had to prioritise their higher sellers?
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lion70-11.rar is failing to download for some reason. Many thanks for this remarkable resource.
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Thanks for letting me know, i’ve made a new link.
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Thanks. I’m going to make a Spellbinder Collected. I’ll pit it on gen lib.
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Hi
lion70-01 its not working
Thanks
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Thanks for letting me know, i’ve made a new link.
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Hi there
thanks for this amazing site, Ive been downloading all these for my Dad, who read them the first time round and cant get enough of them!
I cant get this link to work though –
Lion 1970-10-03
Lion 1970-10-10
Lion 1970-10-17
Lion 1970-10-24
Lion 1970-10-31
Thanks for all your hard work
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You are welcome, thanks for letting me know, i’ve made a new link.
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