(March 1954)

Dell, 1948 Series
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Volume:
1
Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
52
Indicia frequency:
monthly
Indicia Publisher:
Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
Brand:
Dell Comic
Editing:
?
Format:
standard newsstand comic book

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

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

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Alberto Becattini (January 2011).


To My Candy Kid... (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Ludwig Bemelmans [as Bemelmans] (signed)
Inks:
Ludwig Bemelmans [as Bemelmans] (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

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


The Hostage (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
western
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)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
western
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)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
western
Characters:
Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)
Synopsis:
A Dutchman uses his pleasant demeanor to catch his victims off guard.
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Indexer Notes

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


The Man of the Family (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
western
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.


[A Cold, Wet Journey] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils:
Jon Small
Inks:
Jon Small
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
western
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.


Everyone does it-Why not you? (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Characters:
Lone Ranger (cameo)
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Indexer Notes

Promo for subscriptions to Dell’s Lone Ranger comic. Premium is vinyl key and coin case.


Jam Packed With Pictures and Fun! (Table of Contents)

Whitman / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Characters:
Rootie Kazootie (cameo); Howdy Doody (cameo); Bugs Bunny (cameo); Elmer Fudd (cameo); Roy Rogers (cameo); Dale Evans (cameo); Desi Arnez (cameo); Lucille Ball (cameo)

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; color. Ad for Whitman coloring books. Covers depicted include Howdy Doody, Rootie Kazootie, Bugs Bunny, Lucille Ball-Desi Arnez, Roy Rogers, and Ding Dong School.


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

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
sports
Characters:
Bob Davies

Indexer Notes

Back cover; color. Ad in comic form for Wheaties breakfast cereal featuring Rochester Royals basketball player Bob Davies. Ad includes photo of Davis with facsimile autograph. Part of the "Spark Up With Wheaties!" series.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. To My Candy Kid...
    Mars; Milky Way
  2. 2. The Hostage
    The Lone Ranger
  3. 3. Wagon of Refuge
    The Lone Ranger
  4. 4. The Placid Dutchman
    The Lone Ranger
  5. 5. The Man of the Family
  6. 6. [A Cold, Wet Journey]
    Young Hawk
  7. 7. Everyone does it-Why not you?
  8. 8. Jam Packed With Pictures and Fun!
    Whitman
  9. 9. "Spark Up! To Get a Clear Shot!" Says Bob Davies
    Wheaties; Spark Up with Wheaties!
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