The Lone Ranger #61

(July 1953)

Worth Going Out on a Limb For-- (Table of Contents)

Mars; Milky Way / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; color. Illustrated ad for Milky Way candy bars.

Rio Grande Gun Runners (Table of Contents)

The Lone Ranger / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Paul S. Newman

Pencils:

Tom Gill

Inks:

Tom Gill

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Content Information

Genre:

western

Characters:

Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)

Synopsis:

Kyle Ferris and his gang robs rifles from Army wagon train shipments and sells them to Mexican bandits across the Rio Grande River.

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records.

Stalled Armistice (Table of Contents)

The Lone Ranger / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Paul S. Newman

Pencils:

Tom Gill

Inks:

Tom Gill

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Content Information

Genre:

western

Characters:

Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)

Synopsis:

Red Dog and his Cheyenne braves attack a settlement to get rifles in order to fight an Army detachment.

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records.

The Crossbow (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gaylord Du Bois

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Content Information

Genre:

western

Characters:

Ricardo Nuñez; Fray Tomas; Captain Cardenas

Synopsis:

A Spanish soldier rescues an Indian maiden from a cruel Conquistador.

Indexer Notes

Text story with three illustrations. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Gaylord Du Bois’ personal records.

[Geysers and Hot Springs] (Table of Contents)

Young Hawk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gaylord Du Bois

Pencils:

Jon Small

Inks:

Jon Small

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Content Information

Genre:

western

Characters:

Young Hawk; Little Buck; Neekoota

Synopsis:

In what is now Yellowstone Park, Young Hawk and Little Buck kill a moose that is attacking an old man and his teenage granddaughter. The old man dies of a heart attack. After making friends with the girl, the two boys explore the geysers and hot springs.

Indexer Notes

Part of a continuing storyline. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Gaylord Du Bois' personal records.

Hi-Yo Kids! Here’s Your Official Dell Comics Club Pen! (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Tom Gill

Inks:

Tom Gill

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Content Information

Characters:

Lone Ranger

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from The Lone Ranger (Dell, 1948 series) #58 (April 1953)

Indexer Notes

Promo for subscriptions to Dell Lone Ranger Comics. Premium is Dell Comics Club ballpoint pen.

Cowboys! Cowgirls! (Table of Contents)

Whitman / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Content Information

Characters:

Lone Ranger (cameo); Roy Rogers (cameo); Dale Evans (cameo); Gene Autry (cameo); Red Ryder (cameo); Hopalong Cassidy (cameo)

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; color. Illustrated ad for Whitman western character coloring books, sticker books, and picture books. Covers of several items are depicted.

Hurry! Send for This Big Wheaties Offer! (Table of Contents)

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Back cover. Illustrated color ad for Wheaties breakfast cereal featuring miniature 1953 state license plates.