(July 1949)

Dell, 1948 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
A Dell Comic
Editing
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Mo Gollub?
Inks
Mo Gollub?
Colors
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Lone Ranger
Synopsis
The Lone Ranger reaches for his gun as an arrow hits the wall beside him.

Indexer Notes

Cover has the "This is a King Feature" emblem.

Dell Comics are Good Comics (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Lone Ranger, Silver (horse); Tonto; Scout (horse)

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; black and white; Illustrated promo for subscriptions to Dell’s Lone Ranger comic. Different than promo in Lone Ranger #12 with same name.

The Lone Ranger and The Killer Hood Gang (Table of Contents: 2)

The Lone Ranger / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Fran Striker
Pencils
Charles Flanders
Inks
Charles Flanders
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)
Synopsis
The Killer Hood Gang kidnaps the daughter of the owner of the El Dorado gold mine.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Four tiers of panels per page.

The Lone Ranger and the Murder at Midnight (Table of Contents: 3)

The Lone Ranger / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Fran Striker?
Pencils
Charles Flanders
Inks
Charles Flanders
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse); Mustang Mag
Synopsis
Mustang Mag's boarder Old Missouri is framed for the murder of Hermit Joe.
Reprints
  • from The Lone Ranger (King Features Syndicate) 1944? newspaper strips.

Indexer Notes

Four tiers of panels per page.

Bear Evidence (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
Bill Ely (signed)
Inks
Bill Ely (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure
Characters
Fred Burris; Chet Bayliss; Tiny Burris
Synopsis
A bear hunt leads to one man accidentally shooting another and a teen getting mauled by a wounded bear.

Indexer Notes

Text story with three illustrations; first fiction text story in this series.

Gaylord Du Bois script credit as per page 139 Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott (1984); and as per Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series: 1949 - Page 436. Gaylord Du Bois script identification by David Porta, June 2014.

[Buffalo on an Island] (Table of Contents: 5)

Young Hawk / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
Tom Hickey
Inks
Tom Hickey
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Young Hawk; Little Buck
Synopsis
After losing their horse, Young Hawk and Little Buck take refuge on an island where they have to hide from buffalo hunters.

Indexer Notes

Part of a continuing storyline; first story with three tiers of panels per page. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Gaylord Du Bois' personal records.

War Clubs and Tomahawks (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Synopsis
Facts about Indian war clubs and tomahawks. Also info on lacrosse sticks.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; black and white. Text and illustrations.

Geronimo-An Apache Chief (Table of Contents: 7)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mo Gollub?
Inks
Mo Gollub?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Geronimo (Apache Indian)
Synopsis
Portrait of Geronimo, a famous Apache chief (1828-1909).

Indexer Notes

Back cover; sixth in a series of portraits of Indian warriors.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Lone Ranger
  2. 1. Dell Comics are Good Comics
  3. 2. The Lone Ranger and The Killer Hood Gang
    The Lone Ranger
  4. 3. The Lone Ranger and the Murder at Midnight
    The Lone Ranger
  5. 4. Bear Evidence
  6. 5. [Buffalo on an Island]
    Young Hawk
  7. 6. War Clubs and Tomahawks
  8. 7. Geronimo-An Apache Chief
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Merlin Haas
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Dave Porta