(February 1955)

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; Tonto
Synopsis:
The Lone Ranger and Tonto fire their guns down the main street of a town.

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Alberto Becattini (January 2011).


The Arapaho (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Randy Steffen
Inks:
Randy Steffen
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
western; fact
Synopsis:
Facts about Arapaho Indians.

Indexer Notes

half text-half drawing.


Trouble Shooting (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 prosperous stage owner hires Black Crow's warriors to prevent a railroad from crossing Indian land.

Indexer Notes

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


Pursuit (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 gang robs an Army payroll and heads for Canada across the Badlands; followed by the Lone Ranger.

Indexer Notes

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


Friend of the Family (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Tom Gill (signed)
Inks:
Tom Gill (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
western
Characters:
Cole Russell
Synopsis:
A contrary horse saves his owner's life in a blizzard.

Indexer Notes

Text story with three illustrations.


[Leave Home Again] (Table of Contents)

Young Hawk / comic story / 8 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; Strong Bear [Strong Eagle] (Introduction)
Synopsis:
Young Hawk and Little Buck decide to leave their village due to the jealousy of the other young men. They travel east where they save a man with a injured arm from a buffalo attack.

Indexer Notes

Part of a continuing storyline. Strong Eagle is called Strong Bear in this story only. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Gaylord Du Bois' personal records.


The Crows (Table of Contents)

Plains Indians / filler / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
western; fact
Synopsis:
Facts about Crow Indians.

Indexer Notes

Half text-half art.


Lone Ranger Fans! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

Characters:
Tonto (cameo)

Indexer Notes

Promo for Dell Tonto comics. Line drawing of the painted cover to Tonto #18 is depicted.


Amazing Offer (Table of Contents)

Cheerful Card Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; black and white. Illustrated ad for selling greeting cards for the Cheerful Card Company, White Plains, N.Y.


Here's Your Chance to Own a Real Lucky Rabbit's Foot...Free! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

Characters:
Lone Ranger (cameo); Silver (cameo)

Indexer Notes

Back cover; color. Promo for subscriptions to Dell Lone Ranger comics.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Arapaho
  2. 2. Trouble Shooting
    The Lone Ranger
  3. 3. Pursuit
    The Lone Ranger
  4. 4. Friend of the Family
  5. 5. [Leave Home Again]
    Young Hawk
  6. 6. The Crows
    Plains Indians
  7. 7. Lone Ranger Fans!
  8. 8. Amazing Offer
    Cheerful Card Company
  9. 9. Here's Your Chance to Own a Real Lucky Rabbit's Foot...Free!
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