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Issue Details

Issue #55
Published January 1953
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing ?

Cover Details

Characters Lone Ranger; Tonto
Synopsis Tonto grabs an outlaw as he starts to throw a knife at the Lone Ranger’s back.
Genre western
Pencils Ernest Nordli (painting)
Inks Ernest Nordli (painting)
Colors Ernest Nordli (painting)

1 page Whitman advertisement "Eleven Fun-Packed Ways to Enjoy Walt Disney's Peter Pan"

Characters Peter Pan
Letters typeset
Notes Inside front cover. Color illustrated ad for Whitman coloring books, activity books, and story books featuring Walt Disney's Peter Pan. Prices range from 29 cents to 98 cents.
Reprinted in Lone Ranger, The (Dell, 1948 series) #56

20 page The Lone Ranger story "Death in the Forest"

Characters Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)
Synopsis A bandit gang hides in the forest where they kill an old man and take Tonto hostage.
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.

15 page The Lone Ranger story "A Word of Advice"

Characters Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse; Scout (horse)
Synopsis Two brothers gun down a pair of notorious outlaws in self-defense. One becomes a sheriff and rancher while the other seems to have become a gunfighter.
Genre western
Pencils Tom Gill
Inks Tom Gill

2 page text story "The Castle of Sticks"

Characters Little Owl; Yellow Blossom; Strong Bow
Synopsis A young Indian boy invents a type of mobile protection from attack by Apache arrows.
Genre western
Script Gaylord DuBois
Pencils Mike Sekowsky?
Letters typeset
Notes Text story with three illustrations. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Gaylord DuBois’ personal records.

9 page Young Hawk story "The Whale Hunt"

Characters Young Hawk; Little Buck; The Raven; Chief Blackfish
Synopsis Young Hawk and Little Buck and their guide Raven visit a village of the Coast People. They watch the building of a sea-going canoe and later go on a whale hunt.
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 statement of ownership "Statement of Ownership"

Letters typeset
Notes Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1952. No circulation figures given.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Give a Christmas Gift That Will Bring Good Cheer Every Month In The Year!"

Characters Lone Ranger (cameo); Santa Claus (cameo)
Letters typeset
Notes Promo for subscriptions to Dell Lone Ranger comics.
Reprinted from Lone Ranger, The (Dell, 1948 series) #54

1 page Daisy Air Rifles advertisement "Rope this famous Daisy 1000-shot Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine for Christmas, Pardner!"

Characters Red Ryder (cameo); Little Beaver (cameo)
Pencils Fred Harman (signed); ?
Inks Fred Harman (signed); ?
Letters typeset
Notes Inside back cover. Illustrated color ad for Daisy Air Rifles featuring two small drawings by Fred Harman and art by other artist(s). Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine No. 111, Daisy Defender No. 141, Daisy Pump Gun No. 25, and Daisy Gravity Repeater No. 155 models depicted.

1 page Wheaties; What Sparks a Champion Sparks You! advertisement "Touchdown! Doak Walker Sparks for Lions"

Characters Doak Walker
Genre sports
Notes Back cover. Color ad in comic form for Wheaties breakfast cereal featuring Detroit Lions quarterback Doak Walker. Part of "What Sparks a Champion Sparks You!" series.