(January 1949)
- Volume:
- 1
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 52
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
- Brand:
- A Dell Comic
- Editing:
- ?
- Format:
- standard newsstand comic book
Issue Notes
First issue with original material in interior. First monthly issue.
[no title indexed]
The Lone Ranger / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Mo Gollub?
- Inks:
- Mo Gollub?
- Colors:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- western-frontier
- Characters:
- Lone Ranger; Silver (horse)
- Synopsis:
- The Lone Ranger lowers himself down a cliff on a rope tied to Silver's saddle.
Indexer Notes
Cover has the "This is a King Features Comic" bullet.
The Indian Travois
filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Till Goodan
- Inks:
- Till Goodan
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Till Goodan
Content Information
- Genre:
- non-fiction; western-frontier
- Synopsis:
- Facts about Indians’ use of the Travois for carrying loads.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black, red, and white. Text and illustrations.
The Lone Ranger and the Pony Rider
The Lone Ranger / comic story / 27 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Fran Striker?
- Pencils:
- Charles Flanders
- Inks:
- Charles Flanders
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- western-frontier
- Characters:
- Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)
- Synopsis:
- A stolen letter from a murdered Pony Express rider leads to Mr. Purdy's gold mine being shut down.
- Reprints:
- from The Lone Ranger (King Features Syndicate) 1944 newspaper strips.
Indexer Notes
Four tiers of panels per page.
The Lone Ranger and the Election Plot
The Lone Ranger / comic story / 16 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Fran Striker?
- Pencils:
- Charles Flanders
- Inks:
- Charles Flanders
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- western-frontier
- Characters:
- Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)
- Synopsis:
- Slim Hancock brings the Drumm and Finley gangs to town to win an election for Sheriff.
- Reprints:
- from The Lone Ranger (King Features Syndicate) 1943 newspaper strips.
Indexer Notes
Four tiers of panels per page.
The Story of the Horse
comic story / 5 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- non-fiction; animal
- Synopsis:
- Facts about the evolution of horses and their uses in modern times.
Pack Animals
filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Till Goodan
- Inks:
- Till Goodan
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Till Goodan
Content Information
- Genre:
- non-fiction; western-frontier
- Synopsis:
- Facts about the use of animals to carry supplies.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; black, red, and white.
Hi-Yo, Silver, Away!
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Characters:
- Lone Ranger; Silver (horse)
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
-
in The Lone Ranger (Dell, 1948 series) #8 (February 1949), #9 (March 1949), #10 (April 1949), #11 (May 1949)
-
Indexer Notes
Back cover; color promo for subscriptions to Dell’s Lone Ranger comic, with illustration of the Lone Ranger riding Silver. One year for $1.00.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
The Lone Ranger -
1.
The Indian Travois
-
2.
The Lone Ranger and the Pony Rider
The Lone Ranger -
3.
The Lone Ranger and the Election Plot
The Lone Ranger -
4.
The Story of the Horse
-
5.
Pack Animals
-
6.
Hi-Yo, Silver, Away!
This issue was most recently modified by:
- R. J. Roper
- Merlin Haas
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Bob Klein
- Merlin Haas
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