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Issue Details

Issue	#18
Published	December 1949
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	52
Editing	?

Cover Details

Characters	Lone Ranger
Synopsis	The Lone Ranger uses a judo hold to throw an outlaw over his shoulder.
Genre	western
Pencils	Mo Gollub ?
Inks	Mo Gollub ?
Letters	typeset

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Hold It!"

Characters	Lone Ranger; Tonto (cameo); Young Hawk (cameo); Santa Claus
Letters	typeset
Notes	Inside front cover; black, red, and white. Illustrated promo for subscriptions to Dell’s Lone Ranger comic. Premium is five pinups of the Lone Ranger. One year for $1.00.
Reprinted	in Lone Ranger, The (Dell, 1948 series) #19

23 page The Lone Ranger story "The Lone Ranger and the Hooded Gang of Terrorists"

Characters	Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)
Synopsis	The Lone Ranger pretends to be a robber to gain membership in "The Hooded Gang."
Genre	western
Script	Fran Striker?
Pencils	Charles Flanders
Inks	Charles Flanders
Notes	Four tiers of panels per page.
Reprinted	from The Lone Ranger (King Features Syndicate) 1948 newspaper strips.

16 page The Lone Ranger story "The Lone Ranger and the Murder of Mr. Driscoll"

Characters	Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse); Mustang Mag; Missouri
Synopsis	Driscoll intends to foreclose the mortgage on the Lone Ranger's friend, Mustang Mag, but is shot and killed by someone who frames the Lone Ranger for the murder.
Genre	western
Script	Fran Striker?
Pencils	Charles Flanders
Inks	Charles Flanders
Notes	Four tiers of panels per page.
Reprinted	from The Lone Ranger (King Features Syndicate) 1948 newspaper strips.

3 page text article "Dead-Shot Dandy"

Characters	Wild Bill Hickok; Tom Custer; Jack Crawford
Synopsis	The true story of Wild Bill Hickok's days as Sheriff of Hays, Kansas, in 1869.
Genre	western; fact
Script	Carl Smith (credited)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Text story with three illustrations.

5 page Young Hawk story "Return of the Sioux"

Characters	Young Hawk; Little Buck
Synopsis	Safe in their wolf's den hideout, Young Hawk and Little Buck make a bow and some arrows and hunt a deer. But the Sioux return and chase Young Hawk to the edge of a cliff.
Genre	western
Script	Gaylord DuBois
Pencils	Tom Hickey
Inks	Tom Hickey
Notes	Part of a continuing storyline. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Gaylord DuBois' personal records.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Use This Form for Your Own Subscription"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Subscription form for Lone Ranger comics. No art.
Reprinted	in Lone Ranger, The (Dell, 1948 series) #19

Half page filler "The Quarter Horse"

Synopsis	Facts about the Quarter Horse.
Genre	western; fact
Notes	Inside back cover; black, red, and white. Text and illustrations.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Use This Form for Christmas Gift Subscriptions"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Inside back cover; subscription form for Lone Ranger comics. No art.
Reprinted	in Lone Ranger, The (Dell, 1948 series) #19; in Lone Ranger, The (Dell, 1948 series) #30

1 page illustration "Chief Joseph Napoleon of the Nez Perces"

Characters	Chief Joseph [Thunder Rolling Down the Mountain] (Nez Perce Indian)
Synopsis	Portrait of Chief Joseph of the Nez Perces (1840-1904).
Genre	western
Pencils	Mo Gollub?
Inks	Mo Gollub?
Letters	typeset
Notes	Back cover; 11th in a series of portraits of Indian warriors and chiefs. Actual name was just Chief Joseph, but he was called the "Red Napoleon" for his leadership of the Nez Perce during conflict with the Army in the State of Washington in the 1870s. This drawing is taken from a photograph of Chief Joseph taken in the 1880s.