The Lone Ranger
#50
(August 1952)
Dell,
1948 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1952-06-24
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
- Brand
-
A Dell Comic
- Editing
- George Brenner (sourced) (Inferred from: "[Lebeck] was still working for Western in March 1951 ... but he left sometime soon after that. ... His successor, George Brenner, ... held the job only briefly before his death in March 1952. He was succeeded by Matthew H. Murphy."); Matt Murphy (sourced) (Inferred from: "[Lebeck] was still working for Western in March 1951 ... but he left sometime soon after that. ... His successor, George Brenner, ... held the job only briefly before his death in March 1952. He was succeeded by Matthew H. Murphy.")
Issue Notes
Last 36 page issue until #75.
On-sale date per Catalog of Copyright Entries 1952.
George Brenner was the editor under whom the contents were assigned to the creators, before his death in March 1952. Matt Murphy was the editor under whom the final assembled issue was published.
On-sale date per Catalog of Copyright Entries 1952.
George Brenner was the editor under whom the contents were assigned to the creators, before his death in March 1952. Matt Murphy was the editor under whom the final assembled issue was published.
[no title indexed]
The Lone Ranger / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Ernest Nordli [as E. N.] (signed) (painting)
- Inks
- Ernest Nordli [as E. N.] (signed) (painting)
- Colors
- Ernest Nordli [as E. N.] (signed) (painting)
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Lone Ranger
- Synopsis
- An outlaw fires from behind as The Lone Ranger is walking down an alley.
- Reprints
in 
Old Cheyenne
The Lone Ranger / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Lone Ranger; Tonto; Dan Reid; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)
- Synopsis
- A bandit named Dirk forces Pegleg Prindle and Dan Reid to do some blasting so he can recover bank loot.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal files.
The Navajo Trail
The Lone Ranger / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)
- Synopsis
- Dick Carlyle is searching for his artist father, who is staying with Navajos. He stays at his uncle's ranch, not knowing it is the base for marauding Apache raiders.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal files.
Engagement Gift
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Gaylord Du Bois (sourced) (Entry states: "Engagement Gift. text for Lone Ranger Comics. Sent January 14, 1952.")
- Pencils
- Albert Micale
- Inks
- Albert Micale
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Nenookah the Hunter; Kicking Horse
- Synopsis
- Nenookah the Hunter must kill the Devil Cougar of Thunder Lake to win the hand of the fair Nesting Dove.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Du Bois writer credit corroborated in secondary source: Page 1113 Catalog of Copyright Entries 1952 Books and Pamphlets Jan-Dec 3D Ser Vol 6 Pt 1B. Entry states: "Engagement gift. [Story] (In the Lone Ranger, Aug. 1952, p. 21-22) [Appl. author: Western Print. & Lithographing Co., employer for hire of Gaylord Du Bois] © Western Print. & Lithographing Co.; 24Jun52; B5-21721."
Text story with two illustrations.
Script credit was first supplied to GCD by Robin Snyder, "taken from Gaylord Du Bois’ personal records."
[no title indexed]
Young Hawk / comic story / 10 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Are you sure this hogan is empty, Young Hawk?
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Young Hawk; Little Buck; Desert Lark
- Synopsis
- Young Hawk and Little Buck escape a dust storm by entering a hogan containing a long dead man. They travel north to the Grand Canyon, where they find a young Pueblo girl, Desert Lark, and the three descend into the canyon to escape Navajos.
Indexer Notes
Part of a continuing storyline. First appearance of Desert Lark. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Gaylord Du Bois' personal records.
Artwork first credited to Jon Small.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
The Lone Ranger -
1.
[Heap Good, Tell’um Kids...]
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2.
Old Cheyenne
The Lone Ranger -
3.
The Navajo Trail
The Lone Ranger -
4.
Engagement Gift
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5.
["Are you sure this hogan is empty, Young Hawk?"]
Young Hawk -
6.
Indian Picture Stories
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7.
Ralph Kiner Sparks Team in Clutch!
Wheaties; What Sparks a Champion Sparks You!
This issue was modified by, among others
- Steinar Ådland
- Chris Boyko
- Merlin Haas
- Dave Porta
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
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