(May 1955)
- Volume:
- 1
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
- Brand:
- Dell
- Editing:
- ?
- Format:
- standard newsstand comic book
[no title indexed]
The Lone Ranger / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Hank Hartman (painting)
- Inks:
- Hank Hartman (painting)
- Colors:
- Hank Hartman (painting)
Content Information
- Genre:
- western
- Characters:
- Lone Ranger
- Synopsis:
- A telegraph operator slumps over his desk as the Lone Ranger looks out through the bullet-riddled window.
Indexer Notes
Art confirmed by Alberto Becattini (January 2011).
Western States and their Indian Names
filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- western; fact
- Synopsis:
- Facts about the connection between the Indians and the names of western states.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black and white; Half text-half art.
Strange Allies
The Lone Ranger / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Paul S. Newman
- Pencils:
- Tom Gill
- Inks:
- Tom Gill
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- western
- Characters:
- Lone Ranger; Tonto; Dan Reid (cameo); Silver (horse); Scout (horse)
- Synopsis:
- Outlaws disguise themselves as Comanches. They commit robberies in order to loot the Army fort with Apache allies while the troops are out hunting the alleged Comanche raiders.
Indexer Notes
Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records.
Trapped
The Lone Ranger / comic story / 9 pages
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:
- Stage robbers Rusk and Cherokee are hiding in a played-out gold mine owned by Tucson Crocket.
Indexer Notes
Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records.
Blackie's Satisfaction
text story / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Tom Gill ?
- Inks:
- Tom Gill ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- western
- Characters:
- Slick Daley; Mort Watson
- Synopsis:
- A black stallion gains revenge on a cowhand who has abused him.
Indexer Notes
Text story with three illustrations.
[A Review of This Journey]
Young Hawk / comic story / 7.67 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Gaylord Du Bois
- Pencils:
- Jon Small
- Inks:
- Jon Small
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- western
- Characters:
- Young Hawk; Little Buck; Strong Eagle
- Synopsis:
- At the Chippewa chief's request, Young Hawk makes a pictograph of his and Little Buck's travels since leaving their Mandan village.
Indexer Notes
Part of a continuing storyline. Story contains a review of the storyline since Lone Ranger #30, with full-page map of the journey. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Gaylord Du Bois' personal records.
Out Now! Another Great Issue of Dell's Tonto Comics
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Characters:
- Tonto (cameo)
Indexer Notes
Color promo for Dell's Tonto comic. Line drawing of the painted cover of Tonto #19 depicted.
Indian Tribal and Place Names
filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Chief Red Thunder Cloud of the Catawbas (signed)
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- western; fact
- Synopsis:
- Facts about Indian tribal names and place names.
Indexer Notes
Half text-half art. Red Thunder Cloud (1920-1996) is actual person, not a pseudonym.
Some Foods Contributed by the Indians to the World
filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Chief Red Thunder Cloud of the Catawba Nation (signed)
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- western; fact
- Synopsis:
- Facts about foods originally developed by the American Indians.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; black and white; Half text-half art. Red Thunder Cloud (1920-1996) is actual person, not a pseudonym.
One-Two-Three Automatic Push-button Pens
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Characters:
- Lone Ranger (cameo)
Indexer Notes
Back cover; color. Promo for subscriptions to Dell's Lone Ranger comic. Premium is three ballpoint pens for 50ยข extra.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
Western States and their Indian Names
-
2.
Strange Allies
The Lone Ranger -
3.
Trapped
The Lone Ranger -
4.
Blackie's Satisfaction
-
5.
[A Review of This Journey]
Young Hawk -
6.
Out Now! Another Great Issue of Dell's Tonto Comics
-
7.
Indian Tribal and Place Names
-
8.
Some Foods Contributed by the Indians to the World
-
9.
One-Two-Three Automatic Push-button Pens
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Ramon Schenk
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Merlin Haas
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Bob Klein
- Merlin Haas
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