The Lone Ranger #18 [Gold Key]
(September 1974)

Western, 1964 Series
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Price
0.25 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Western Publishing Company Inc.
Brand
Gold Key
Editing
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Issue Notes

Cover code: 90121-409. First issue published since November 1972.
This issue has variants:

Treachery Lurks Along the Wide Missouri! (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
Tonto paddles a canoe while in the bow the Lone Ranger holds a rifle, ready for action.
Reprints

100 Pc. Toy Soldier Set (Table of Contents: 1)

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

inside front cover; color ad for 100 pc plastic toy soldier set from Lucky Products, Westbury, NY. Price: $1.25.

The Legend of the Lone Ranger (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Lone Ranger; Tonto; Dan Reid
Synopsis
The head of a gang of bank robbers poses as an Eastern newspaper reporter to try to draw the Lone Ranger into an ambush.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Gandalf Embroidered Cloth Patches / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Get these dynamite embroidered cloth patches...
Characters
Flash Gordon (cameo); Popeye (cameo); Felix the Cat (cameo); The Road Runner (cameo); Wile E. Coyote (cameo)

Indexer Notes

in middle of first story; ad for Gandalf Products, Inc., NY, featuring embroidered cloth patches. (included are Flash Gordon, Popeye, Felix the Cat, The Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote.)

Sell Grit (Table of Contents: 4)

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
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Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
typeset
Editing
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Indexer Notes

in middle of first story; ad for Grit newspaper.

Wow! 88 Mini Posters (Table of Contents: 5)

Gandalf Posters / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

in middle of first story; ad for Gandalf Products, Inc., NY, featuring mini-posters.

The Wide Missouri (Table of Contents: 6)

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
Synopsis
By threatening his daughter, bandits force a Missouri River boat captain to land at Pine Cover so they can steal a load of gold.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

American Circle Corp. (Table of Contents: 7)

American Circle Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
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Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
typeset
Editing
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Indexer Notes

in middle of second story; ad for novelties from American Circle Corp., Bellmore, NY.

Kids, Roach Designs Are Now Available... (Table of Contents: 8)

Roach Designs Iron-on Transfers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Colors
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Letters
typeset
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Characters
Mr. Natural (cameo)

Indexer Notes

in middle of second story; ad for Gandalf Products, Inc., NY, Roach Designs Iron-on transfers.

Margie Gets Free Gifts for the Whole Family (Table of Contents: 9)

Gandalf Consumer Gazette Catalog / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Colors
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Letters
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Editing
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Genre
teen

Indexer Notes

in middle of second story; ad in strip form for Gandalf Products, Inc., NY, free gifts and samples offer.

Disneykin Play Characters Are Here! (Table of Contents: 10)

Disneykins / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
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Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
typeset
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Characters
various Disney characters (cameo)

Indexer Notes

in middle of second story; ad for Disneykin plastic mini-figures from Gandalf Products, Inc., NY,

204 Revolutionary War Soldiers (Table of Contents: 11)

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Russ Heath
Inks
Russ Heath
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

ad for 204 piece set of plastic Revolutionary War Soldiers, Westbury, NY

Win Prizes, Make Friends (Table of Contents: 12)

Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Colors
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Letters
typeset
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Indexer Notes

inside back cover, color; ad for Junior Sales Club of America (selling greeting cards)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

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

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typeset
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
How to tell your dad you’re ready for a Daisy B-B Gun.

Indexer Notes

back cover; ad for Daisy Air Rifles.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Treachery Lurks Along the Wide Missouri!
    The Lone Ranger
  2. 1. 100 Pc. Toy Soldier Set
    100 Toy Soldiers
  3. 2. The Legend of the Lone Ranger
    The Lone Ranger
  4. 3. ["Get these dynamite embroidered cloth patches..."]
    Gandalf Embroidered Cloth Patches
  5. 4. Sell Grit
    Grit Newspaper
  6. 5. Wow! 88 Mini Posters
    Gandalf Posters
  7. 6. The Wide Missouri
    The Lone Ranger
  8. 7. American Circle Corp.
    American Circle Products
  9. 8. Kids, Roach Designs Are Now Available...
    Roach Designs Iron-on Transfers
  10. 9. Margie Gets Free Gifts for the Whole Family
    Gandalf Consumer Gazette Catalog
  11. 10. Disneykin Play Characters Are Here!
    Disneykins
  12. 11. 204 Revolutionary War Soldiers
    Revolutionary War Soldiers
  13. 12. Win Prizes, Make Friends
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
  14. 13. ["How to tell your dad you’re ready for a Daisy B-B Gun."]
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Peter Croome
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Mark Q
  • Mark Rudnitski (R.I.P.)
  • Jim Van Dore