(March 1954)

Dell, 1948 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell Comic
Editing
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Lone Ranger / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Hank Hartman (painting)
Inks
Hank Hartman (painting)
Colors
Hank Hartman (painting)

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Lone Ranger; Silver
Synopsis
The Lone Ranger, mounted on Silver, grabs an outlaw’s shirt and pulls him from his horse.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Alberto Becattini (January 2011).

To My Candy Kid... (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The Hostage (Table of Contents: 2)

The Lone Ranger / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Paul S. Newman
Pencils
Tom Gill
Inks
Tom Gill
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)
Synopsis
Tonto is taken hostage by a gang which is robbing Army supply wagons.

Indexer Notes

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

Wagon of Refuge (Table of Contents: 3)

The Lone Ranger / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Paul S. Newman
Pencils
Tom Gill
Inks
Tom Gill
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)
Synopsis
After robbing a bank and general store, two outlaws hitch a ride with a covered wagon.

Indexer Notes

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

The Placid Dutchman (Table of Contents: 4)

The Lone Ranger / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Paul S. Newman
Pencils
Tom Gill
Inks
Tom Gill
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)
Synopsis
A Dutchman uses his pleasant demeanor to catch his victims off guard.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

The Man of the Family (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Rolfe Tyler
Synopsis
Thirteen-year-old Rolfe Tyler has to become head of the household when his father suffers a broken leg.

Indexer Notes

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
Rex Maxon
Inks
Rex Maxon
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Why are you smoking those fish, Young Hawk?
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Young Hawk; Little Buck
Synopsis
Leaving the valley where they have spent most of the winter, Young Hawk and Little Buck head for the plains, crossing a flood-swollen river and escaping attacks by lynx and wolves.

Indexer Notes

Part of a continuing storyline. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Gaylord Du Bois' personal records.
Artwork first credited to Jon Small.

Everyone does it-Why not you? (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

Jam Packed With Pictures and Fun! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Whitman / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

"Spark Up! To Get a Clear Shot!" Says Bob Davies (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Lone Ranger
  2. 1. To My Candy Kid...
    Mars; Milky Way
  3. 2. The Hostage
    The Lone Ranger
  4. 3. Wagon of Refuge
    The Lone Ranger
  5. 4. The Placid Dutchman
    The Lone Ranger
  6. 5. The Man of the Family
  7. 6. ["Why are you smoking those fish, Young Hawk?"]
    Young Hawk
  8. 7. Everyone does it-Why not you?
  9. 8. Jam Packed With Pictures and Fun!
    Whitman
  10. 9. "Spark Up! To Get a Clear Shot!" Says Bob Davies
    Wheaties; Spark Up with Wheaties!
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  • Steinar Ådland
  • Chris Boyko
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore