He-Man/ThunderCats through the chest, revealing herself to be Mumm-Ra in disguise. After confirming their allies on Third Earth are safe from the quakes the Thundercats prepare to head to Eternia. Lion-O speaks his fears about the mission to Panthro, wondering if he, as the Thundercats ruler, is up to the task ahead. Panthro encourages the young king and says both the Sword of Omens and the Thundercats have faith in him. Lion-O thanks his longtime friend as they head to the ship with the others bound for Eternia. Mumm-Ra gloats as he holds up the sword as Adam remains impaled on
Lion (comics) 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). "Lion" merged with several other comics during its life, including "Eagle" in 1969 and "Thunder" in 1971. But by the early 1970s sales were slipping, and in 1974 it was merged with "Valiant". Several strips continued in "Valiant", but that title merged with "Battle Picture Weekly" in 1976. In 2005 many of IPC's characters, including several from "Lion", were featured in a mini-series called "Albion" published by the WildStorm