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Issue Details

Issue #140
Published June-July 1961
Cover Price 0.15 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?

Cover Details

Characters Lone Ranger (Clayton Moore)
Synopsis The Lone Ranger waves his arm.
Genre western
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Colors ? (photo)
Letters typeset

1 page story "The Indian-Gentled Horse"

Synopsis facts about how Indians broke wild horses to saddle.
Genre western; fact
Notes inside front cover

Half page advertisement "Free Eveready Flashlight"

Letters typeset
Notes ad for General Bicycle Tires

1 page advertisement Win a "Diamond Hunting" Trip and a $500 Bond!

Letters typeset
Notes inside back cover; color ad for Daisy Air Rifles

1 page advertisement "If I were a tugboat"

Notes back cover; color illustrated ad for Kraft Fudgies candy.

11 page The Lone Ranger story "The Trap"

Characters Lone Ranger; Tonto; Dan Reid
Synopsis Outlaws try to get Dan Reid to take them to the Lone Ranger.
Genre western
Pencils Tom Gill
Inks Tom Gill (& assistants)

4 page The Lone Ranger story "The Sheep Killer"

Characters Lone Ranger; Tonto
Synopsis The Lone Ranger must decide whether a man has been killing sheep.
Genre western
Pencils Tom Gill
Inks Tom Gill

2 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Start Trading Now"

Notes centerfold; Two page promo for the Dell Trading Post

1 page text story "Tiger Bait"

Synopsis A deputy lures a robber back across the border to check his buried loot.
Genre western
Letters typeset
Notes text story with 1/4 page illustration

8 page The Lone Ranger story "The Dangerous Escort"

Characters Lone Ranger; Tonto
Synopsis A wildlife photographer holds the key to finding who stole a band of Indian horses.
Genre western
Pencils Tom Gill
Inks Tom Gill
Reprinted in Lone Ranger, The (Gold Key, 1964 series) #8

4 page Young Hawk story "The Sign of Nanook"

Characters Young Hawk; Little Buck; Sea Eagle; Malitok the Eskimo
Synopsis Young Hawk, Little Buck and Sea Eagle must decide whether to spend the winter in Malitok the Eskimo's village.
Genre western
Pencils Jon Small
Inks Jon Small
Notes part of a continuing storyline

Half page filler "The Grizzly Bear"

Synopsis facts about grizzly bears.
Genre animals; fact

Half page advertisement "Commander Jets says"

Characters Commander Jets
Letters typeset
Notes ad for Red Ball Jets shoes.