(May 1955)

Dell, 1948 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell
Editing
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

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

Genre
western-frontier
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 (Table of Contents: 1)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
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 (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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

Genre
western-frontier
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 (Table of Contents: 3)

The Lone Ranger / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

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

Genre
western-frontier
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 (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

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

Genre
western-frontier
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.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Young Hawk / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
Rex Maxon
Inks
Rex Maxon
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Young Hawk is a better marksman than I, o chief of the Chippewas!
Genre
western-frontier
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.
Artwork first credited to Jon Small.

Out Now! Another Great Issue of Dell's Tonto Comics (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Tonto

Indexer Notes

Color promo for Dell's Tonto comic. Line drawing of the painted cover of Tonto #19 depicted.

Indian Tribal and Place Names (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Chief Red Thunder Cloud of the Catawbas (signed)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
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 (Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Chief Red Thunder Cloud of the Catawba Nation (signed)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
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.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
One-two-three automatic push-button pens...
Characters
Lone Ranger (cameo)

Indexer Notes

Back cover; color. Promo for subscriptions to Dell's Lone Ranger comic. Premium is three ballpoint pens for 50¢ extra.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Lone Ranger
  2. 1. Western States and Their Indian Names
  3. 2. Strange Allies
    The Lone Ranger
  4. 3. Trapped
    The Lone Ranger
  5. 4. Blackie's Satisfaction
  6. 5. ["Young Hawk is a better marksman than I, o chief of the Chippewas!"]
    Young Hawk
  7. 6. Out Now! Another Great Issue of Dell's Tonto Comics
    Tonto
  8. 7. Indian Tribal and Place Names
  9. 8. Some Foods Contributed by the Indians to the World
  10. 9. ["One-two-three automatic push-button pens..."]
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