(May 1950)
- 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
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
- in Golden Comics Digest (Gold Key, 1969 series) #48 (January 1976)
[no title indexed]
The Lone Ranger / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Morris Gollub
- Inks:
- Morris Gollub
- Colors:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- western
- Characters:
- Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse)
- Synopsis:
- The Lone Ranger dismounts from Silver.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in The Lone Ranger (Wilson Publishing, 1949 series) #23 (May 1950)
Indexer Notes
The composition of this cover is somewhat similar to (though flipped) the cover of The Lone Ranger (Dell, 1948 series) #12.
Artist identified by Richard Richmond via the GCD Error Tracker.
The Plainsman
filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Till Goodan (signed)
- Inks:
- Till Goodan (signed)
- Letters:
- Till Goodan (signed)
Content Information
- Genre:
- western; fact
- Synopsis:
- Facts about the Plainsman of 1825, the Plains Indians of 1850; and the California Vaquero of 1850.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Half art, half text.
The Lone Ranger and the Tunnel Builders
The Lone Ranger / comic story / 23 pages
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:
- Crooks try to prevent the building of Big Mouth Tunnel.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in The Lone Ranger (Wilson Publishing, 1949 series) #23 (May 1950)
- from The Lone Ranger (King Features Syndicate) 1947 newspaper strips
Indexer Notes
Four tiers of panels per page.
The Lone Ranger and the Bart Cavendish Gang
The Lone Ranger / comic story / 16 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Fran Striker?
- Pencils:
- Charles Flanders
- Inks:
- Charles Flanders
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- western
- Characters:
- Lone Ranger (origin retold); Tonto; Dan Reid; Silver (horse, origin); Scout (horse); Bart Cavendish
- Synopsis:
- Tonto tells Dan Reid the story of the origin of the Lone Ranger and the capture of the Cavendish gang. He also tells of the origin of the Lone Ranger's silver bullets and how the Lone Ranger captured his horse Silver.
- Reprints:
- from The Lone Ranger (King Features Syndicate) 1947 newspaper strips
Indexer Notes
Four tiers of panels per page; The Lone Ranger's origin and how he captured Silver retold. Lone Ranger's unmasked face is shown.
Running Fox's Change of Heart (Part 2)
text story / 3 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Gaylord Du Bois
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- western
- Characters:
- Running Fox; Wolf Jaw; Simon Kenton
- Synopsis:
- Captured by Wyandotte Indians, Simon Kenton is tied to a wild horse for torture. He is saved by the intervention of an Indian boy, Running Fox.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in The Lone Ranger (Wilson Publishing, 1949 series) #23 (May 1950)
Indexer Notes
Text story with three illustrations; continued from last issue. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Gaylord Du Bois' personal records.
[Captured in a Corn Field]
Young Hawk / comic story / 5.5 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Gaylord Du Bois
- Pencils:
- Tom Hickey
- Inks:
- Tom Hickey
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- western
- Characters:
- Young Hawk; Little Buck; White Fawn
- Synopsis:
- Little Buck and White Fawn hide in a corn field after they are convinced that spirits have hit Young Hawk on the head with a rock. They are captured by returning warriors.
Indexer Notes
Part of a continuing storyline. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Gaylord Du Bois' personal records.
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- from The Lone Ranger (Dell, 1948 series) #17 (November 1949)
Indexer Notes
Subscription form for Lone Ranger comics. No art.
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Mo Gollub?
- Inks:
- Mo Gollub?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Characters:
- Lone Ranger; Young Hawk (cameo)
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- from The Lone Ranger (Dell, 1948 series) #17 (November 1949)
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. Promo for subscriptions to Dell's Lone Ranger comic. Premium is five pinups of the Lone Ranger.
The Last Indian Battle
filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- western; fact
- Characters:
- Almighty Voice (Blackfoot Indian)
- Synopsis:
- Drawing of Blackfoot Indian Almighty Voice, with short story of his last days in 1897.
Indexer Notes
Back cover. Large illustration with text beneath.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
The Plainsman
-
2.
The Lone Ranger and the Tunnel Builders
The Lone Ranger -
3.
The Lone Ranger and the Bart Cavendish Gang
The Lone Ranger -
4.
Running Fox's Change of Heart (Part 2)
-
5.
[Captured in a Corn Field]
Young Hawk -
6.
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-
7.
Free! Five Full Color Illustrations of Lone Ranger and Silver..in Action!
-
8.
The Last Indian Battle
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Jim Van Dore
- Ramon Schenk
- Merlin Haas
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Bob Klein
- Merlin Haas
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