The Lone Ranger #79

(January 1955)

Attention All Children and Moms and Dads Too! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

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Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Santa Claus (cameo)

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from The Lone Ranger (Dell, 1948 series) #78 (December 1954) [with color added]

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; color. Promo for subscriptions for various Dell comics.

The Fiery Barricade (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Paul S. Newman

Pencils:

Tom Gill

Inks:

Tom Gill

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

western

Characters:

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

Synopsis:

The Russ Carson gang joins up with renegade Mexican army officer Carlos Cortez. Cortez impersonates a Mexican official to get gold for his personal army.

Indexer Notes

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

The Telltale Bullet (Table of Contents)

The Lone Ranger / comic story / 9 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 doctor's son is wounded in a robbery and is told to lure the Lone Ranger and Tonto into an ambush at the doctor's office.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in The Lone Ranger (Gold Key, 1964 series) #9 (January 1968)

Indexer Notes

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

Showdown Valley (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

western

Characters:

Larry Moran; Pawnee Sam; Jed Slocum

Synopsis:

Nineteen-year-old Larry Moran must have an armed showdown with land grabber Jed Slocum.

Indexer Notes

Text story with two illustrations.

[Return Home] (Table of Contents)

Young Hawk / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gaylord Du Bois

Pencils:

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Inks:

Jon Small ?

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

western

Characters:

Young Hawk; Little Buck; Wolf Jaw (Young Hawk's father); Moon Woman (Young Hawk's mother)

Synopsis:

After months of wandering; Young Hawk and Little Buck return to their home Mandan village, only to find that some do not believe their tales of their journey.

Indexer Notes

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

Indian War Trail (Table of Contents)

filler / 0.8 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed)

Inks:

August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed)

Colors:

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Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

western; fact

Synopsis:

Facts about Indian paddling techniques in a canoe.

Indexer Notes

Half text-half art.

Statement of Ownership (Table of Contents)

statement of ownership / 0.2 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1954. No circulation figures given.

New Daisy Lightning Loader Red Ryder Carbine (Table of Contents)

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Fred Harman (signed)

Inks:

Fred Harman (signed)

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Characters:

Red Ryder (cameo); Little Beaver (cameo)

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; color. Illustrated ad for Daisy Air Rifles. Daisy Pump Gun No. 25 and Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine No. 94 are depicted.

Mary Hartline and Cliffy the Clown New Dancing Puppets (Table of Contents)

Mars; Snickers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Content Information

Characters:

Mary Hartline (cameo); Cliffy the Clown (cameo)

Indexer Notes

Back cover; color. Illustrated ad for Snickers candy bars featuring Mary Hartline and Cliffy the Clown (both from the ABC TV show "Super Circus") dancing puppets premium.