(October 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
?

[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; Silver (horse)
Synopsis
The Lone Ranger surprises a pair of rustlers who are changing brands on a steer.

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
Mo Gollub?
Inks
Mo Gollub?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Lone Ranger; Tonto

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; black and white. Illustrated promo for subscriptions to Dell’s Lone Ranger comic. Different from promo in The Lone Ranger #15 with same name. Includes partial reprint of cover of The Lone Ranger #14.

The Lone Ranger and Geronimo's Raiding Party (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); Geronimo
Synopsis
Geronimo goes on the warpath and the Lone Ranger and Tonto have to save the telegraph office at Pine Hill from being burned.
Reprints
  • from The Lone Ranger (King Features Syndicate) 1946 newspaper strips.

Indexer Notes

Four tiers of panels per page.

The Lone Ranger and the Rescue of Handy Andy (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; Dan Reid; Silver (horse); Scout (horse); Victor (horse)
Synopsis
Cowboys from the Double-A ranch capture Dan Reid and Handy Andy, the tinsmith, and force them to repair a tank used to water stolen horses.
Reprints
  • from The Lone Ranger (King Features Syndicate) 1945 and 1946 newspaper strips.

Indexer Notes

Four tiers of panels per page.

Lost Lakes of the Texas Rangers (Table of Contents: 4)

text article / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Smith (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Characters
Captain G. W. Arrington
Synopsis
True story of Texas Rangers tracking Comanche raiders across the desert of the Texas Panhandle and New Mexico border in 1880.

Indexer Notes

Text story with three illustrations.

[Captured by Sioux] (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; White Fawn
Synopsis
After their tribe breaks camp to return to their homeland, Young Hawk and Little Buck are captured by the Sioux braves they battled before. They are rescued by a girl called White Fawn.

Indexer Notes

Part of a continuing storyline. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Gaylord Du Bois' personal records.

[Natchez Indians] (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Synopsis
Facts about the Natchez Indians and their structures.

Indexer Notes

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

A Pawnee Chief (Table of Contents: 7)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
western-frontier
Synopsis
Portrait of an unnamed Pawnee Chief.

Indexer Notes

Back cover; 9th 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 Geronimo's Raiding Party
    The Lone Ranger
  4. 3. The Lone Ranger and the Rescue of Handy Andy
    The Lone Ranger
  5. 4. Lost Lakes of the Texas Rangers
  6. 5. [Captured by Sioux]
    Young Hawk
  7. 6. [Natchez Indians]
  8. 7. A Pawnee Chief
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Merlin Haas
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk