(May 1958)

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
?

The Missing Markers (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Lone Ranger (Clayton Moore)
Synopsis
The Lone Ranger takes refuge behind rock

Derringers (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Characters
Lone Ranger
Synopsis
factual strip about derringer guns “narrated” by the Lone Ranger
Reprints

Indexer Notes

inside front cover; black and white; script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S.Newman’s personal records.

Ranger Jim's Ordeal (Table of Contents: 2)

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; Ranger Jim
Synopsis
Ranger Jim, the caretaker of the Lone Ranger's silver mine, is taken hostage by outlaws.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Lone Ranger's silver mine is featured; script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S.Newman's personal records.

The Unseen Intruder (Table of Contents: 3)

The Lone Ranger / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Lone Ranger; Tonto
Synopsis
An unseen assailant pistol whips an express clerk and robs the safe. The Lone Ranger must decide which of the men in town is the culprit.

Indexer Notes

A "Solve the Mystery" story, but not titled as such; script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records.

Go Home Gunman (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
western-frontier
Synopsis
Doc Purdy bluffs gunfighter Hawk Norton into leaving town.

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

Young Hawk / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Keep a sharp lookout around this bend, Little Buck!
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Young Hawk; Little Buck
Synopsis
Traveling down a river in the Sierra Madre mountains of Mexico, Little Buck is captured by a hostile hunting party and is redeemed in an exchange with the hostile tribe's chief.

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.

The Missing Markers (Table of Contents: 6)

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
Synopsis
A gang stirs up trouble with the Cheyenne by removing boundary markers. They hope to draw the sheriff away from town before a big gold shipment arrives.

Indexer Notes

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

Brands (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

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

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Characters
Lone Ranger (cameo)
Synopsis
Facts about cattle branding "narrated" by the Lone Ranger.

Indexer Notes

bottom 1/3 page is promo for Dell's Tonto comic; script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records.

Only Two Dared to Enter "Dangerous Waters!" (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Tonto (cameo)

Indexer Notes

promo for Dell's Tonto comic. Line drawing of the painted cover of Tonto #31 is depicted.

Keys and Coins Always Safe With Your Own Key & Coin Case! (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Lone Ranger

Indexer Notes

inside back cover; black and white; promo for subscriptions to Dell’s Lone Ranger comic; Premium is key and coin case; also Dell’s Pledge to Parents

Sam’s Lingo Lessons (Table of Contents: 10)

7-Up / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
teen

Indexer Notes

back cover; color illustrated ad for Seven-Up soft drink. Sentences translated into teen slang.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Missing Markers
    The Lone Ranger
  2. 1. Derringers
  3. 2. Ranger Jim's Ordeal
    The Lone Ranger
  4. 3. The Unseen Intruder
    The Lone Ranger
  5. 4. Go Home Gunman
  6. 5. ["Keep a sharp lookout around this bend, Little Buck!"]
    Young Hawk
  7. 6. The Missing Markers
    The Lone Ranger
  8. 7. Brands
  9. 8. Only Two Dared to Enter "Dangerous Waters!"
    Tonto
  10. 9. Keys and Coins Always Safe With Your Own Key & Coin Case!
    The Lone Ranger
  11. 10. Sam’s Lingo Lessons
    7-Up
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