The Lone Ranger #63

(September 1953)

Lone Ranger Fans! (Table of Contents)

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

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Content Information

Characters:

Lone Ranger

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; color. Promo for subscriptions to Dell Lone Ranger Comics. Premium is American flag ring.

Home-Coming (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:

A dozen young Confederate soldiers return to Morgan's Gap at the end of the Civil War, only to receive a cool reception from the townspeople. Meanwhile the Lone Ranger and Tonto try to convince a young Indian chief not to break the peace.

Indexer Notes

Even though the soldiers are supposed to have served in "General Lee's" Army, their uniforms are colored blue instead of gray. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records.

The Sheriff's Son (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Paul S. Newman

Pencils:

Tom Gill

Inks:

Tom Gill

Colors:

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Content Information

Genre:

western

Characters:

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

Synopsis:

A sheriff's son, falsely imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit, returns to his home town to find his former girlfriend's brother trying to make trouble for him.

Indexer Notes

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

A Life for a Life (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gaylord Du Bois

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Content Information

Genre:

western

Characters:

Tom Weller; Hosteen Nezh

Synopsis:

A cattleman is repaid for his kindness to three Indians dying of thirst.

Indexer Notes

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

[Little Brother, the Hawk] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Gaylord Du Bois

Pencils:

Jon Small

Inks:

Jon Small

Colors:

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Content Information

Genre:

western

Characters:

Young Hawk; Little Buck; Neekoota

Synopsis:

Caught in a snowstorm while wintering in what is now Yellowstone Park, Young Hawk finds a half-frozen hawk with a broken wing and nurses it to health.

Indexer Notes

Part of a continuing storyline. First appearance of "Little Brother," Young Hawk's pet hawk. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Gaylord Du Bois's personal records.

Indian Calumets (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

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Genre:

western; fact

Synopsis:

Facts about Indian calumets (smoking pipes).

Indexer Notes

Half text; half art.

Have lots of Fun... (Table of Contents)

Whitman / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; color. Illustrated ad for Whitman Toys and Games.

"C'mon, Spark Up!" Said Stan Musial (Table of Contents)

Wheaties; Spark Up with Wheaties! / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Genre:

sports

Characters:

Stan Musial

Indexer Notes

Back cover; color. Ad in comic form for Wheaties breakfast cereal featuring St. Louis Cardinals baseball player Stan Musial. Ad includes photo of Musial. Part of "Spark Up With Wheaties" series.