Issue Details

Issue	#16
Published	December 1969
Cover Price	0.15 USD
Pages	36
Editing	?
Notes	last issue published until 1972

Cover Details - "Trapped in Dan Reid's Secret Hide-Out!"

Characters	Lone Ranger; Dan Reid
Synopsis	The Lone Ranger and Dan Reid cautiously enter a trap door in the floor
Genre	western
Pencils	Hank Hartman (painting)
Inks	Hank Hartman (painting)
Colors	Hank Hartman (painting)
Reprinted	from Lone Ranger, The (Dell, 1948 series) #104 [with new logo]

1 page Zip Strip Pocket Pack advertisement "Recess Race!"

Notes

inside front cover, color; ad for Kenner's Zip Strip miniature racing cars in strip form

9 page The Lone Ranger story "Dan Reid's Secret Hide-Out"

Characters	Lone Ranger; Tonto; Dan Reid
Synopsis	A band of outlaws have taken residence in the abandoned cabin in which Grandma Frisby raised Dan Reid, the Lone Ranger's nephew.
Genre	western; period
Pencils	Tom Gill
Inks	Tom Gill
Reprinted	from Lone Ranger, The (Dell, 1948 series) #104

1 page Fighting Rangers text story "Rip Ford"

Synopsis	biography of John Salmon “Rip” Ford of the Texas Rangers.
Genre	western
Letters	typeset
Notes	text story with 1/4 page illustration

4 page Zachariah Yankee Peddler story "Out of the Frying Pan"

Characters	Zachariah
Synopsis	Trapped in a fort by hostile Indians, Zachariah uses empty barrels to catch the braves by surprise and drive them off.
Genre	western
Pencils	Hy Eisman?
Inks	Hy Eisman?

1 page Lee Rider advertisement "The Brand Rustlers"

Characters	Lee Rider; Frank
Synopsis	Lee Rider catches rustlers changing brands on cattle.
Genre	western
Notes	ad for Lee blue jeans in strip form.

3 page promo (ad from the publisher) Enter the "TV Star" Sweepstakes

Synopsis	promo for Gold Key Comics contest with grand prize being personal appearance on “Family Affair” TV series on CBS
Letters	typeset

12 page The Lone Ranger story "The Ghost Riders"

Characters	Lone Ranger; Tonto
Synopsis	Outlaws discover a "luminous phosphorus-like salt" in a cave and use it on their clothes to become "Ghost Riders."
Genre	western
Pencils	Tom Gill
Inks	Tom Gill
Reprinted	from Lone Ranger, The (Dell, 1948 series) #84

1 page Gold Key Comics Club News promo (ad from the publisher) It's A "Family Affair"

Characters	Porky Pig (cameo);Turok (cameo)
Synopsis	promo for Gold Key Comics Club activities featuring panel reprints from Porky Pig and Turok, Son of Stone
Letters	typeset

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Join the Gold Key Comics 4-A-Month-Club"

Characters	Bugs Bunny (cameo)
Synopsis	promo for subscriptions to various Gold Key Comics. Four comics a month for a year for $5.
Letters	typeset

1 page advertisement "Win $1,000 College Scholarship"

Letters	typeset
Notes	inside back cover, color; ad for Junior Sales Cub of America (selling greeting cards)

1 page advertisement "New Toot Sweet..."

Notes

back cover; ad for Mattel, Inc. Toot Sweet toy which molds Tootsie Roll candy into whistles.