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Issue Details

Issue #31
Published January 1951
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing ?
Notes First “Black Mask” logo.

Cover Details

Characters Lone Ranger; Silver (horse)
Synopsis The Lone Ranger muzzles Silver with his hand as they hide behind a rock as a rustler goes by with a horse.
Genre western
Pencils ? (painting)
Inks ? (painting)
Colors ? (painting)

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Santa Goes Western"

Characters Santa Claus
Letters typeset
Notes Inside front cover; black and white. Illustrated promo for subscriptions to Dell’s Lone Ranger comic. Premium is Dell Comics Group Family picture.
Reprinted from Lone Ranger, The (Dell, 1948 series) #30

13 page The Lone Ranger story "The Hermit's Revenge"

Characters Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)
Synopsis A hermit plans revenge on the townspeople by blowing up his Death's Head gold mine.
Genre western
Script Fran Striker
Pencils Charles Flanders
Inks Charles Flanders
Notes Three tiers of panels per page.
Reprinted from The Lone Ranger (King Features Syndicate) 1941 and 1942 newspaper strips

Half page statement of ownership "Statement of Ownership"

Letters typeset
Notes Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1950. No circulation figures given.

13 page The Lone Ranger story "Starvation Ledge"

Characters Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)
Synopsis The Drago gang ambushes a band of soldiers and maroons them on Starvation Ledge.
Genre western
Script Fran Striker
Pencils Charles Flanders
Inks Charles Flanders
Notes Three tiers of panels per page.
Reprinted from The Lone Ranger (King Features Syndicate) 1941 newspaper strips

9 page The Lone Ranger story "A Young Fugitive"

Characters Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)
Synopsis Mr. Hiram, the most important man in town, frames young Don Mead for a post office robbery.
Genre western
Script Fran Striker
Pencils Charles Flanders
Inks Charles Flanders
Notes Three tiers of panels per page.
Reprinted from The Lone Ranger (King Features Syndicate) 1941 newspaper strips

2 page text story "The Great Spirit Answers"

Characters War Eagle; Grey Owl
Synopsis In the midst of a drought, a tribe finds the secret to using a hard yellow stone for arrowheads.
Genre western
Pencils Jon Small?
Inks Jon Small?
Letters typeset
Notes Text story with two illustrations.

9 page Young Hawk story "Rescue Winnebago women"

Characters Young Hawk; Little Buck; Rippling Water
Synopsis Reaching the great water to the east, Young Hawk and Little Buck rescue three Winnebago women from Hurons. Later Young Hawk kills a bear that interrupts the group's raspberry picking.
Genre western
Script Gaylord DuBois
Pencils Jon Small
Inks Jon Small
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 from Lone Ranger, The (Dell, 1948 series) #30

Half page filler "Navaho Indians"

Synopsis Facts about Navaho Indians.
Genre western; fact
Notes inside back cover; black and white.

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 from Lone Ranger, The (Dell, 1948 series) #18

1 page illustration "Warrior 10"

Synopsis Portrait of unnamed Indian warrior.
Genre western
Letters typeset
Notes Back cover. Part of a series.