(December 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
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[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; Tonto
Synopsis
The Lone Ranger and Tonto use a fallen tree for cover as they fire their guns.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Alberto Becattini (January 2011).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Get your own "man-size" Daisy air rifle and get in with the crowd!
Characters
Red Ryder (cameo)

Indexer Notes

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

Timberland Raids (Table of Contents: 2)

The Lone Ranger / comic story / 13 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
Timberman Dunlap tries to drive out his neighbor Jeff Carter so he can buy Carter's timber land cheaply.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

The Fugitive (Table of Contents: 3)

The Lone Ranger / comic story / 10 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
The Governor's son, framed for a robbery, flees, and is taken hostage by two killers on the run.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

The Washout (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Billy Downs; Cal Weaver
Synopsis
An old man volunteers to get help for a fort under siege by Comanches.

Indexer Notes

Text story with one illustration.

[Building a Dugout Canoe] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

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

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Young Hawk; Little Buck; Strong Eagle
Synopsis
With the help of their Objiway friends, Young Hawk, Little Buck, and Strong Eagle build a dugout canoe capable of sailing on Lake Superior.

Indexer Notes

Part of a continuing storyline. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Gaylord Du Bois' personal records.
Artwork first credited to Jon Small.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This year make Christmas more fun — give Dell comic gift subscriptions!
Characters
Santa Claus

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; Promo for subscriptions to various Dell Comics.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Schwinn Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Just in time for Christmas
Characters
Santa Claus (cameo)

Indexer Notes

Back cover; color. Illustrated ad for Schwinn bicycles. Schwinn Racer depicted. Arnold, Schwinn, & Co., Chicago, Ill.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Lone Ranger
  2. 1. ["Get your own "man-size" Daisy air rifle and get in with the crowd!"]
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
  3. 2. Timberland Raids
    The Lone Ranger
  4. 3. The Fugitive
    The Lone Ranger
  5. 4. The Washout
  6. 5. [Building a Dugout Canoe]
    Young Hawk
  7. 6. ["This year make Christmas more fun — give Dell comic gift subscriptions!"]
  8. 7. ["Just in time for Christmas"]
    Schwinn Bicycles
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steinar Ådland
  • Chris Boyko
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore