| Issue | #54 |
| Published | December 1952 |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 52 |
| Editing | ? |
| Characters | Lone Ranger |
| Synopsis | The Lone Ranger opens a door and the thug inside gets ready to slug him with a gun butt. |
| Genre | western |
| Pencils | Ernest Nordli (painting) |
| Inks | Ernest Nordli (painting) |
| Colors | Ernest Nordli (painting) |
| Characters | Roy Rogers (cameo); Rip Foster (cameo) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Inside front cover. Color illustrated ad for Whitman 49 cent hard-cover story books. Titles described and covers depicted for Roy Rogers and the Rimrod Renegades; Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet; Sand Dune Pony; and Ginny Gordon and the Mystery of the Old Barn. |
| Characters | Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse) |
| Synopsis | Andrew Gage, the U. S. government tax collector in newly-annexed Mexican territory, is hiring men to rob ranch owners so he can take over their property for not paying their taxes. The son of one of the victimized ranchers impersonates the Lone Ranger to get some of the gold back. |
| Genre | western |
| Pencils | Tom Gill ? |
| Characters | Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse) |
| Synopsis | Quick draw artist Mike Pickens has terrorized a town and killed its sheriffs. When Pickens shoots Jim Carver, the current sheriff, Carver's son leads a posse to the gang's hideout. |
| Genre | western |
| Script | Paul S. Newman |
| Pencils | Tom Gill |
| Inks | Tom Gill |
| Notes | Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records. |
| Characters | Strong Bull; Running Wolf |
| Synopsis | Two Mandan boys, caught while raiding a village house in a ritual theft, redeem themselves by stealing items from a Sioux chief. |
| Genre | western |
| Script | Gaylord DuBois |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Text story with three illustrations. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Gaylord DuBois' personal records. |
| Characters | Young Hawk; Little Buck; Desert Lark; The Raven |
| Synopsis | After rescuing Broken Knife from a bear, Young Hawk and Little Buck go to the village of Chief Standing Elk. They leave the Pueblo maiden Desert Lark with the tribe and journey westward to the Redwood forests with an old trader called the Raven. |
| Genre | western |
| Script | Gaylord DuBois |
| Pencils | Jon Small |
| Inks | Jon Small |
| Notes | Part of a continuing storyline. Final appearance of Desert Lark, first appearance of The Raven. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Gaylord DuBois' personal records. |
| Characters | Lone Ranger (cameo); Santa Claus (cameo) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Promo for subscriptions to Dell Lone Ranger comics. |
| Reprinted | in Lone Ranger, The (Dell, 1948 series) #55 |
| Characters | Red Ryder (cameo) |
| Pencils | Fred Harman (signed); ? |
| Inks | Fred Harman (signed): ? |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Inside back cover. Illustrated color ad for Daisy Air Rifles, with small full-figure drawing of Red Ryder on horseback by Fred Harmon. Other art by different artist(s). Daisy Defender No. 141, Daisy Pump Gun No. 25, and Daisy Gravity-Fed Repeater No. 155 models depicted. |
| Characters | Bob Waterfield |
| Genre | sports |
| Notes | Back cover. Color ad in comic form for Wheaties breakfast cereal featuring Los Angeles Rams quarterback Bob Waterfield. Part of the "What Sparks a Champion Sparks You!" series. |