(October 1950)

Dell, 1948 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
A Dell Comic
Editing
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

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

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Lone Ranger; Silver (horse); Tonto; Scout (horse)
Synopsis
The Lone Ranger and Tonto ride from an Indian village.

Indian Lore (Table of Contents: 1)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al McWilliams [as A. McWilliams] (signed)
Inks
Al McWilliams [as A. McWilliams] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Synopsis
Facts about Indian customs and tools.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; black, red, and white. Half art, half text.

[Old Ben's Killer] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Lone Ranger / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

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

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)
Synopsis
Two outlaws frame the Lone Ranger and Tonto for murdering old Ben.
Reprints
  • from The Lone Ranger (King Features Syndicate) 1940 newspaper strips

Indexer Notes

Three tiers of panels per page.

[The Female Spy] (Table of Contents: 3)

The Lone Ranger / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

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

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)
Synopsis
A girls poses as a dancer to find her father's killer.
Reprints
  • from The Lone Ranger (King Features Syndicate) 1940 newspaper strips

Indexer Notes

Three tiers of panels per page.

[A Love Triangle] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

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

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)
Synopsis
Craven shoots kills his rival for the affection of a girl, then blames the Lone Ranger.
Reprints
  • from The Lone Ranger (King Features Syndicate) 1940 newspaper strips

Indexer Notes

Three tiers of panels per page.

Little Man Pays a Vow (Table of Contents: 5)

Little Man / text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Little Man; Buffalo Calf
Synopsis
After following the band of Comanches who have captured Buffalo Calf, Little Man is able to rescue his friend when the Comanches are attacked by a group of Mexicans.

Indexer Notes

Three illustrations. Fifth episode in a continuing storyline. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Gaylord Du Bois' personal records.

[Dakotas Attack in the Snow] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
Jon Small ?
Inks
Jon Small ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Young Hawk; Little Buck
Synopsis
Little Buck and Young Hawk are caught in a snowstorm away from the village. They are surrounded by Dakota warriors, but Young Hawk manages to escape and warn his village. Little Buck disappears.

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: 7)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

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: 8)

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

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

Characters
Lone Ranger; Young Hawk (cameo)

Indexer Notes

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

Chief Three Fingers (Table of Contents: 9)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Characters
Chief Three Fingers (Cheyenne Indian)
Synopsis
Portrait of Chief Three Fingers, Cheyenne tribe.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Lone Ranger
  2. 1. Indian Lore
  3. 2. [Old Ben's Killer]
    The Lone Ranger
  4. 3. [The Female Spy]
    The Lone Ranger
  5. 4. [A Love Triangle]
    The Lone Ranger
  6. 5. Little Man Pays a Vow
    Little Man
  7. 6. [Dakotas Attack in the Snow]
    Young Hawk
  8. 7. Subscribe Now-Mail This Coupon Today
  9. 8. Free! Five Full Color Illustrations of Lone Ranger and Silver..in Action!
  10. 9. Chief Three Fingers
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