(June-July 1959)

Dell, 1948 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Bi-Monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell
Editing
Bill Harris ?

[no title indexed] (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 fires a rifle from beneath a wagon
Reprints

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

Kraft Fudgies / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Whitney Darrow (signed as Whitney Darrow, Jr.)
Inks
Whitney Darrow (signed as Whitney Darrow, Jr.)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Kraft candies good, like all Kraft foods

Indexer Notes

inside front cover; color ad for Kraft Fudgies candy with art and photos

Wagons West (Table of Contents: 2)

The Lone Ranger / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Lone Ranger; Tonto
Synopsis
The Lone Ranger and Tonto help a wagon train whose guides deserted them after being paid.
Reprints

The Peaceful Troublemaker (Table of Contents: 3)

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

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

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Lone Ranger; Tonto
Synopsis
The Lone Ranger and Tonto lead a wagon train west but have problems with Mr. Pace, the leader, who won't result to violence at any cost.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Continuation of first story in book.

The Runaway Wagon (Table of Contents: 4)

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

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

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Lone Ranger; Tonto; Dan Reid
Synopsis
The Lone Ranger must decide if a wagon driver is telling the truth about his role in a stage holdup.

Indexer Notes

A "Solve the Mystery" story; though not billed as such.

The Stallion (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier
Synopsis
Farraday has to decide whether to sell the black stallion he captured to a cruel stable owner.

Indexer Notes

text story with 1/4 page illustration

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

Young Hawk / comic story / 6.83 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Rex Maxon
Inks
Rex Maxon
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You and Longspear are hunting deer along the bayou today?
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Young Hawk; Little Buck
Synopsis
While Longspear, Young Hawk and Little Buck are hunting in the bayous, hostile tribesmen kidnap Longspear's wife.

Indexer Notes

part of a continuing storyline; last panel is Dell's Pledge to Parents
Artwork first credited to Jon Small.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Free pocket picture holder plus a free subscription...

Indexer Notes

promo for subscriptions to Dell comics; also Dell’s Pledge to Parents.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Gambles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wow! It’s the bike buy of the year...

Indexer Notes

inside back cover; color at for Gambles department stores featuring Hiawatha “Vanguard” bicycle.

"Fresh up" Freddie Says: "Right Now, You're Probably Asking Yourself - What's the Scoop on a Super Treat for Summer?" (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
'Fresh up' Freddie says: 'Right now, you're probably asking yourself – What's the scoop on a super treat for summer?'
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
"Fresh up" Freddie

Indexer Notes

back cover; color ad in strip form for Seven-Up soft drink.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Lone Ranger
  2. 1. ["Kraft candies good, like all Kraft foods"]
    Kraft Fudgies
  3. 2. Wagons West
    The Lone Ranger
  4. 3. The Peaceful Troublemaker
    The Lone Ranger
  5. 4. The Runaway Wagon
    The Lone Ranger
  6. 5. The Stallion
  7. 6. ["You and Longspear are hunting deer along the bayou today?"]
    Young Hawk
  8. 7. ["Free pocket picture holder plus a free subscription..."]
  9. 8. ["Wow! It’s the bike buy of the year..."]
    Gambles
  10. 9. "Fresh up" Freddie Says: "Right Now, You're Probably Asking Yourself - What's the Scoop on a Super Treat for Summer?"
    7-Up
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