(December 1954)

Dell, 1948 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell Comic
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Hank Hartman (painting)
Inks
Hank Hartman (painting)
Colors
Hank Hartman (painting)
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Lone Ranger
Synopsis
The Lone Ranger and an outlaw wrestle on a high mountain ledge.

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Alberto Becattini (January 2011).

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Attention All Children and Moms and Dads Too! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Characters
Santa Claus (cameo)

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; black and white. Promo for subscriptions for various Dell comics.

Adventure at Rockpoint (Table of Contents: 2)

The Lone Ranger / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Paul S. Newman ?
Pencils
Tom Gill
Inks
Tom Gill
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)
Synopsis
A bank employee is head of a gang that plans to rob a stagecoach of $10,000 in bank money.

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's records; Newman was uncertain if he had written this story.

Moose Miller's Fall (Table of Contents: 3)

The Lone Ranger / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Paul S. Newman ?
Pencils
Tom Gill
Inks
Tom Gill
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)
Synopsis
An old man's tall tale of helping the Lone Ranger comes true when killer "Moose" Miller breaks out of jail.

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's records; Newman was uncertain if he had written this story.

Raw Courage (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Leo Dorfman
Pencils
Tom Gill
Inks
Tom Gill
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Hap Harper; Shad Kirk; Gil Kirk
Synopsis
Trapper Hap Harper tracks down two men who robbed him of his furs.

Indexer Notes

Text story with two illustrations.

Page 1496 of Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1954: July-December BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, SERIALS, CONTRIBUTIONS TO PERIODICALS states, "WESTERN PRINTING AND LITHOGRAPHING COMPANY. Raw courage. (In the Lone Ranger, Dec. 1954, p. [22-23]) Appl. Author: Western Print. & Litho. Co., employer for hire of Leo Dorfman. © Western Print. & Litho. Co.; 26Oct54; B5-29228." ~Dave Porta

[Bearskin Sail] (Table of Contents: 5)

Young Hawk / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
Rex Maxon
Inks
Rex Maxon
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Young Hawk; Little Buck
Synopsis
After tanning the skin of a bear Young Hawk killed, the two boys use it for a sail for their canoe. They sail down the river and at night their sail is taken for a Spirit Bear by enemy Sioux.

Indexer Notes

Part of a continuing storyline. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Gaylord Du Bois' personal records.
Artwork first credited to Jon Small.

The Indi'an C'anoeist [The Indian Canoeist] (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed)
Inks
August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
August Lenox ?
Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Synopsis
Facts about Indian paddling techniques in a canoe.

Indexer Notes

Half text-half art; unusual diacritical marks in the title.

Indi'an Foods [Indian Foods] (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
August Lenox
Pencils
August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed)
Inks
August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed)
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Synopsis
Facts about Indian foods.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; black and white; half text-half art; unusual diacritical marks in the title.

Page 1496 of Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1954: July-December BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, SERIALS, CONTRIBUTIONS TO PERIODICALS states, "WESTERN PRINTING AND LITHOGRAPHING COMPANY. Indian foods. (In the Lone Ranger, Dec. 1954, p. [3] of cover) Appl. Author: Western Print. & Litho. Co., employer for hire of August Lenox. © Western Print. & Litho. Co.; 26Oct54; B5-29226." ~Dave Porta

Alan Ladd Says: "No Wonder Building With Block City Is Such Fun!" (Table of Contents: 8)

Tri-State Toys; Block City / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Alan Ladd

Indexer Notes

Back cover; color. Ad in comic form for Block City and Brick Town building block sets by Tri-State Toys.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Lone Ranger
  2. 1. Attention All Children and Moms and Dads Too!
  3. 2. Adventure at Rockpoint
    The Lone Ranger
  4. 3. Moose Miller's Fall
    The Lone Ranger
  5. 4. Raw Courage
  6. 5. [Bearskin Sail]
    Young Hawk
  7. 6. The Indi'an C'anoeist [The Indian Canoeist]
  8. 7. Indi'an Foods [Indian Foods]
  9. 8. Alan Ladd Says: "No Wonder Building With Block City Is Such Fun!"
    Tri-State Toys; Block City
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