Lion was always a good solid adventure comic and
it produced some memorable
characters such as Robot Archie, The Spider, and The Spellbinder.
Some strips are less well remembered, but in some cases that was
due to their short runs not for any lack of quality.
One such serial was Flame O' The Forest,
an excellent strip which ran in three page chapters from Lion
dated 7th February 1970
to the issue dated 7th November 1970.
(In addition to Annual 1972 and Annual 1973)
Flame O' The Forest was set in Norman England after
Harold's defeat at Hastings.
The hooded Saxon hero of the title fought against the invaders
by using kills including magic tricks and archery.
For an IPC strip of the time
it was notable in its body count, with the Flame disposing of evil Baron
Corbeau's men one by one. (Although any true violence happened off panel.)
The artwork was by Massimo Belardinelli, several years
before he'd be drawing Dan Dare,
Inferno, Meltdown Man and Ace Trucking Co. for 2000AD.
Belardinelli often poured a lot of time and energy into his work and
Flame O' The Forest was no exception; dynamic and crammed
with detail, dripping with atmosphere.
#20 June 1970 #26 September 1970
114 Pages
Compiled and edited by H. C.
We thank H. C. for his courtesy in offering our reader
this magnificent compilation.
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