The Lone Ranger #85

(July 1955)

Exciting Free Gift from Lone Ranger Comics! (Table of Contents)

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

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Content Information

Characters:

Lone Ranger (cameo); Silver (cameo)

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; black and white. Promo for subscriptions to Dell Lone Ranger comics. Premium is vinyl plastic wallet. Also includes Dell’s "A Pledge to Parents.”

The Infernal Machine (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Paul S. Newman

Pencils:

Tom Gill

Inks:

Tom Gill

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Content Information

Genre:

western

Characters:

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

Synopsis:

Ticktock Thomas plans to use a time bomb to blow up a stagecoach so his gang can loot it.

Indexer Notes

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

Ambush on the Plains (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Paul S. Newman

Pencils:

Tom Gill

Inks:

Tom Gill

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Content Information

Genre:

western

Characters:

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

Synopsis:

After her father is killed by Sid Rector during a holdup, sharpshooter Sally Harris helps the Lone Ranger and Tonto capture the gang.

Indexer Notes

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

Apache Gold (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

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Content Information

Genre:

western

Characters:

Mike Goudge

Synopsis:

A trader tries to trick an Apache into revealing the site of his gold mine; but the Apache is too smart for him.

Indexer Notes

Text story with three illustrations.

[The Toppled Tree] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Gaylord Du Bois

Pencils:

Jon Small

Inks:

Jon Small

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Content Information

Genre:

western

Characters:

Young Hawk; Little Buck; Strong Eagle

Synopsis:

After their canoe is damaged in a severe thunderstorm, Young Hawk and Little Buck save a Chippewa warrior who is pinned beneath a large tree that was toppled in the storm.

Indexer Notes

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

Horseshoes Indian Fashion (Table of Contents)

filler / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Chief Red Thunder Cloud of the Catawba Nation (signed)

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Content Information

Genre:

western; fact

Synopsis:

Facts about Indian rawhide horse shoes.

Indexer Notes

Half text-half art. Red Thunder Cloud (1920-1996) is actual person, not a pseudonym.

Hi-Yo Silver Comics (Table of Contents)

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

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Content Information

Characters:

Silver (cameo)

Indexer Notes

Color promo for Dell’s Hi-Yo Silver comic. Line drawing of the painted cover of Hi-Yo Silver #15 depicted.

The Catawba Pipe of Joy (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Red Thunder Cloud of the Catawba Nation (signed)

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Content Information

Genre:

western; fact

Synopsis:

Facts about Catawba Indians’ Pipe of Joy.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; black and white; Half text-half art. Red Thunder Cloud (1920-1996) is actual person, not a pseudonym.

For Super Summer Fun! (Table of Contents)

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

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Indexer Notes

Back cover; color. Illustrated ad for Daisy Air Rifles. Daisy Pump Gun No. 25 and Daisy "Red Ryder" Carbine No. 94 among models depicted.