Lion #54

Lion #54 is an anthology issue featuring "Sandy Dean's Schooldays" and four other picture stories. The lead story is "Captain Condor," a science fiction tale set in the year 3000 where Captain Condor and his crew Pete and Zara work to stop armored alien creatures called Armorbaits from invading Earth; they construct a machine to help in their defense but must work quickly to complete it before launching an attack on the Armorbaits' nesting grounds. Another featured story is a historical adventure involving Gelda, a British fighter, who engages in a chariot race against the tyrant Cardoc, using her skill and a whip to ultimately defeat her opponent. The issue also includes "Bingo Jones and His Invisibleiser," a humorous school story by Tom Stirling about a boy using an invisible ball in a football match, and a "World-Wide Quiz" page with illustrated riddles and puzzles for readers to solve.