(March 1950)

Dell, 1948 Series
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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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:
? (painting)
Inks:
? (painting)
Colors:
? (painting)

Content Information

Genre:
western
Characters:
Lone Ranger; Silver (horse)
Synopsis:
The Lone Ranger on a rearing Silver in the classic pose.

Indexer Notes

First painted cover in this series. Cover has the "This is a King Feature" emblem.


The Passing of the American Buffalo (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils:
John Wade Hampton (signed)
Inks:
John Wade Hampton (signed)
Letters:
John Wade Hampton (signed)

Content Information

Genre:
Western; fact
Synopsis:
Facts about the American Buffalo.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; black and white. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Gaylord Du Bois’ personal records.


The Lone Ranger and The Plot to Kill Mr. Winters (Table of Contents)

The Lone Ranger / comic story / 39 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
western
Characters:
Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)
Synopsis:
The Lone Ranger is mistaken for a crook who is trying to weaken a trestle so that a train carrying railroad official Winters will crash.
Reprints:
  • from The Lone Ranger (King Features Syndicate) 1947 and 1948 newspaper strips.

Indexer Notes

Three tiers of panels per page.


The Medicine Watch (Table of Contents)

text article / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Carl Smith (credited)
Pencils:
Tom Hickey (signed)
Inks:
Tom Hickey (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
western; fact
Characters:
Nelson Lee; Big Wolf (Comanche Indian); Rolling Thunder (Comanche Indian)
Synopsis:
The perils of Nelson Lee, who was captured by Comanches in Texas in 1855.

Indexer Notes

Text story with three illustrations.


[Canoeing on White Water] (Table of Contents)

Young Hawk / comic story / 5.5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils:
Tom Hickey (signed)
Inks:
Tom Hickey (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
western
Characters:
Young Hawk; Little Buck; White Fawn
Synopsis:
After escaping a bear that invaded their camp, Young Hawk, Little Buck, and White Fawn take their canoe through dangerous rapids.

Indexer Notes

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


Subscribe Now-Mail This Coupon Today (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Indexer Notes

Subscription form for Lone Ranger comics. No art.


Free! Five Full Color Illustrations of Lone Ranger and Silver..in Action! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Characters:
Lone Ranger; Young Hawk (cameo)
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; black and white. Illustrated promo for subscriptions to Dell’s Lone Ranger comic. Premium is five pinups of the Lone Ranger.


Warrior 1 (Table of Contents)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
western
Synopsis:
Portrait of an Indian warrior.

Indexer Notes

Back cover. First in a series of portraits of unnamed Indian warriors.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Passing of the American Buffalo
  2. 2. The Lone Ranger and The Plot to Kill Mr. Winters
    The Lone Ranger
  3. 3. The Medicine Watch
  4. 4. [Canoeing on White Water]
    Young Hawk
  5. 5. Subscribe Now-Mail This Coupon Today
  6. 6. Free! Five Full Color Illustrations of Lone Ranger and Silver..in Action!
  7. 7. Warrior 1
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Merlin Haas
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Bob Klein
  • Merlin Haas