(February-March 1960)

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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1959-12-22
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell Western Adventure
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A.
Editing
Bill Harris (editor)

Issue Notes

Harris confirmed as editor per his biblio in Robin Snyder's The Comics!, Vol 29, No.5, May 2018. On-sale date from 1960 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Lone Ranger (photo of Clayton Moore)
Synopsis
A bandit loses his gun after it's hit by the Lone Ranger’s bullet.
Reprints

Five Seconds to Play! (Table of Contents: 1)

Kraft Fudgies / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
sports
Characters
Frisky Fudgie

Indexer Notes

inside front cover; color ad for Kraft Fudgies candy in strip form.

The Warning Brand (Table of Contents: 2)

The Lone Ranger / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Paul S. Newman
Pencils
Tom Gill
Inks
Tom Gill
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Lone Ranger; Tonto
Synopsis
A ranch representative uses his skill at branding to warn the Lone Ranger and Tonto that they are headed for an ambush.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Script credit from "The Works of Paul S. Newman Part 25: 1960" by Robin Snyder in "The Comics" Vol. 19, No. 1 (January 2008).

War Feathers (Table of Contents: 3)

The Lone Ranger / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script
Paul S. Newman
Pencils
Tom Gill
Inks
Tom Gill
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Lone Ranger; Tonto
Synopsis
Naturalist John Morton uses his bird-watcher's knowledge to allow the Lone Ranger and Tonto to escape a band of Indians on the war path.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Script credit from "The Works of Paul S. Newman Part 25: 1960" by Robin Snyder in "The Comics" Vol. 19, No. 1 (January 2008).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Helen Meyer
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of Ownership for Oct. 1, 1959. No circulation figures are listed.

The Man Called Rabbit (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Micale
Inks
Al Micale
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier
Synopsis
New Sheriff “Rabbit” Keene has to prove himself to the townspeople.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

text story with 1/4 page illustration

The Black Glove (Table of Contents: 6)

The Lone Ranger Mystery / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Paul S. Newman
Pencils
Tom Gill
Inks
Tom Gill
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Lone Ranger; Tonto
Synopsis
The Lone Ranger must decide if a cattleman is lying when he said he didn't shoot a sheepherder.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Continuation of "Solve the Mystery" series, with new name. Script credit from "The Works of Paul S. Newman Part 25: 1960" by Robin Snyder in "The Comics" Vol. 19, No. 1 (January 2008).

Young Hawk Disappears (Table of Contents: 7)

Young Hawk / comic story / 6.83 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Rex Maxon
Inks
Rex Maxon
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Young Hawk; Little Buck
Synopsis
Young Hawk and Little Buck strike a deal for a whaling canoe and crew by offering the copper they found. While retrieving the copper they are attacked by enemies and have to take refuge in a cave with an underwater opening.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

part of a continuing storyline; last panel is Dell's Pledge to Parents
Artwork first credited to Jon Small.

Top Notch Ball Point Pen (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

promo for subscriptions to Dell comics; also Dell’s Pledge to Parents.

Draw Lincoln (Table of Contents: 9)

Art Instruction, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

inside back cover; black and white; ad for Art Instruction, Inc., (Minneapolis, Minn.) art course.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

7-Up / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
"Fresh up" Freddie Says: "Right now, you're probably asking yourself - how does a private eye get a quick refreshing lift?"
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
"Fresh up" Freddie

Indexer Notes

back cover; color ad in strip form for Seven-Up soft drink.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Lone Ranger
  2. 1. Five Seconds to Play!
    Kraft Fudgies
  3. 2. The Warning Brand
    The Lone Ranger
  4. 3. War Feathers
    The Lone Ranger
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
  6. 5. The Man Called Rabbit
  7. 6. The Black Glove
    The Lone Ranger Mystery
  8. 7. Young Hawk Disappears
    Young Hawk
  9. 8. Top Notch Ball Point Pen
  10. 9. Draw Lincoln
    Art Instruction, Inc.
  11. 10. [""Fresh up" Freddie Says: "Right now, you're probably asking yourself - how does a private eye get a quick refreshing lift?""]
    7-Up
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