(December 1961-January 1962)

Dell, 1948 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1961-10-19
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell [stamp]
Editing
Bill Harris

Issue Notes

Harris confirmed as editor per his biblio in Robin Snyder's The Comics!, Vol 29, No.5, May 2018. On-sale date from 1962 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[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 looks back over his shoulder with guns drawn.
Reprints

Engines of the Old West (Table of Contents: 1)

The Lone Ranger / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Synopsis
facts about railroad locomotives in the old west.

Indexer Notes

inside front cover; black and white; Feature title is “The Lone Ranger” but he does not appear in strip. Script credit from Robin Snyder's The Comics! Vol. 22, no. 5 (May 2011)

The Spanish Treasure (Table of Contents: 2)

The Lone Ranger / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Paul S. Newman
Pencils
Tom Gill (& assistants)
Inks
Tom Gill (& assistants)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Lone Ranger; Tonto; Dan Reid
Synopsis
A gang of Mexican bandits capture Dan Reid to learn the secret of a 200 year old treasure map.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Robin Snyder's The Comics! Vol. 22, no. 6 (June 2011)

The Railroad Robbers (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Paul S. Newman
Pencils
Tom Gill
Inks
Tom Gill (& assistants)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Lone Ranger; Tonto
Synopsis
The Lone Ranger must decide which of two pairs of riders are the ones who robbed a train.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Robin Snyder's The Comics! Vol. 22, no. 6 (June 2011)

Dell Trading Post (Table of Contents: 4)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

centerfold; Two page promo for the Dell Trading Post

Showdown at Rock Creek (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier
Synopsis
Judge Cady must face a convict who is coming back to town after being released from prison.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

text story with 1/4 page illustration

The Texas Ranger's Return (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Paul S. Newman
Pencils
Tom Gill (& assistants)
Inks
Tom Gill (& assistants)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Lone Ranger; Tonto
Synopsis
A Texas Ranger comes to Galeville after a written request, but is wounded by gang of extortioners. The Lone Ranger disguises himself as the Ranger to capture the gang.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

reference to Lone Ranger's origin; Script credit from Robin Snyder's The Comics! Vol. 22, no. 6 (June 2011)

The Awful Intruder (Table of Contents: 7)

Young Hawk / comic story / 4.375 pages (report information)

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

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Young Hawk; Little Buck
Synopsis
Young Hawk and Little Buck make a cabin to spend the winter. Later Young Hawk fights off a carcajou (wolverine).

Indexer Notes

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

Meet Tubby, the Whale (Table of Contents: 8)

Tubble / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

illustrated ad in strip form for Tubble bubble bath soap.

Bullwhacking (Table of Contents: 9)

The Lone Ranger / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Synopsis
facts about ox team drivers.

Indexer Notes

inside back cover; black and white; Feature title is “The Lone Ranger” but he does not appear in strip. Script credit from Robin Snyder's The Comics! Vol. 22, no. 6 (June 2011)

The Most Thrilling New Bike You’ve Ever Seen! (Table of Contents: 10)

Schwinn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

back cover; illustrated color ad for Schwinn Bicycles. Schwinn 5-Speed Corvette depicted.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Lone Ranger
  2. 1. Engines of the Old West
    The Lone Ranger
  3. 2. The Spanish Treasure
    The Lone Ranger
  4. 3. The Railroad Robbers
    The Lone Ranger
  5. 4. Dell Trading Post
  6. 5. Showdown at Rock Creek
  7. 6. The Texas Ranger's Return
    The Lone Ranger
  8. 7. The Awful Intruder
    Young Hawk
  9. 8. Meet Tubby, the Whale
    Tubble
  10. 9. Bullwhacking
    The Lone Ranger
  11. 10. The Most Thrilling New Bike You’ve Ever Seen!
    Schwinn
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