(October 1954)

Dell, 1948 Series
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Volume:
1
Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
36
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
Synopsis:
The Lone Ranger fights beside a group of Army soldiers. US Flag in background,

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Alberto Becattini (January 2011).


Indian Wampum (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed)
Inks:
August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed)
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
western; fact
Synopsis:
Facts about Indian wampum (money made from shells).

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; black and white; half text-half art.


The Fight Over Death Gorge (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:
Bandits rob a town, then hijack a railroad train to make their getaway.

Indexer Notes

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


Silver Gets Through (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:
Apaches attack Fort Mills. Silver (without the Lone Ranger) must carry a message to get help at Fort Hammer.
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Indexer Notes

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


"The Tommy Knockers" (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
western
Characters:
Wesley Kansas
Synopsis:
Townspeople play a practical joke on blowhard Wesley Kansas.

Indexer Notes

Text story with three illustrations.


[The Flood] (Table of Contents)

Young Hawk / comic story / 7.67 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:
A flood on the Little Missouri River forces Young Hawk and Little Buck to take refuge on an island. After that island is submerged they float downstream to another island where they find a baby who has been lost in the storm.

Indexer Notes

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


Lone Ranger Fans! (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

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

Indexer Notes

Promo for Dell giant comic "The Lone Ranger's Western Treasury" #2. Line-drawing of painted cover is depicted.


Play "KE" (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

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

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; black and white. Promo for subscriptions to Dell Lone Ranger comics. Premium is “KE” puzzle game.


Delicious for Folks of Action! (Table of Contents)

Curtiss; Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
western

Indexer Notes

Back cover; color. Ad in panel cartoon form for Curtiss Candy Company's Baby Ruth candy bar.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Indian Wampum
  2. 2. The Fight Over Death Gorge
    The Lone Ranger
  3. 3. Silver Gets Through
    The Lone Ranger
  4. 4. "The Tommy Knockers"
  5. 5. [The Flood]
    Young Hawk
  6. 6. Lone Ranger Fans!
  7. 7. Play "KE"
  8. 8. Delicious for Folks of Action!
    Curtiss; Baby Ruth
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