(January 1950)

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
Morris Gollub ?
Inks
?
Colors
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Lone Ranger; Silver (horse)
Synopsis
The Lone Ranger and Silver have a race.

Indexer Notes

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

Hold It! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The Lone Ranger and Boss Barton of Gopher City (Table of Contents: 2)

The Lone Ranger / comic story / 38.67 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
Boss Barton runs a gambling place in Gopher City as a cover for his cattle stealing operation.
Reprints
  • from The Lone Ranger (King Features Syndicate) 1946 and 1947 newspaper strips.

Indexer Notes

First issue with three tiers of panels per page; Bottom third of last page is Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1949.

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Helen Meyer
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1949. No circulation figures given.

Rocky Mountain Sahib (Table of Contents: 4)

text article / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Beaugrand (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Characters
Sir George Gore; Jim Bridger
Synopsis
The true story of the adventures of wealthy Irish peer George Gore near Fort Laramie in the 1850s.

Indexer Notes

Text story with three illustrations.

[White Fawn] (Table of Contents: 5)

Young Hawk / comic story / 5.5 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
White Fawn, the Sioux girl who helped Young Hawk and Little Buck escape from the Sioux village, has run away in a canoe and the two boys cross her path when they leave their hiding place.

Indexer Notes

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

Use This Form for Your Own Subscription (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Western Bridles (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Till Goodan (signed)
Inks
Till Goodan (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Till Goodan ?

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Synopsis
Facts about horse bridles.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; black, red, and white.

Use This Form for Christmas Gift Subscriptions (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Chief Crazy Horse (Table of Contents: 9)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Morris Gollub ?
Inks
Morris Gollub ?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Chief Crazy Horse (Ogallala Sioux Indian)
Synopsis
Portrait of Chief Crazy Horse (c.1840-1877) of the Ogallala Sioux.

Indexer Notes

Back cover; 12th in a series of portraits of Indian warriors and chiefs. Sources state that no authenticated photograph of Crazy Horse exists, so the source material of this drawing is unknown.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Lone Ranger
  2. 1. Hold It!
  3. 2. The Lone Ranger and Boss Barton of Gopher City
    The Lone Ranger
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
  5. 4. Rocky Mountain Sahib
  6. 5. [White Fawn]
    Young Hawk
  7. 6. Use This Form for Your Own Subscription
  8. 7. Western Bridles
  9. 8. Use This Form for Christmas Gift Subscriptions
  10. 9. Chief Crazy Horse
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Mark Rudnitski (R.I.P.)
  • Ramon Schenk