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Issue Details

Issue #69
Published March 1954
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing ?

Cover Details

Characters Lone Ranger; Silver
Synopsis The Lone Ranger, mounted on Silver, grabs an outlaw’s shirt and pulls him from his horse.
Genre western
Pencils ? (painting)
Inks ? (painting)
Colors ? (painting)

1 page Mars; Milky Way advertisement "To My Candy Kid..."

Pencils Ludwig Bemelmans [as Bemelmans] (signed)
Inks Ludwig Bemelmans [as Bemelmans] (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes Inside front cover; color. Illustrated ad for Milky Way candy bars.

13 page The Lone Ranger story "The Hostage"

Characters Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)
Synopsis Tonto is taken hostage by a gang which is robbing Army supply wagons.
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.

10 page The Lone Ranger story "Wagon of Refuge"

Characters Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)
Synopsis After robbing a bank and general store, two outlaws hitch a ride with a covered wagon.
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.

12 page The Lone Ranger story "The Placid Dutchman"

Characters Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)
Synopsis A Dutchman uses his pleasant demeanor to catch his victims off guard.
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.
Reprinted in Lone Ranger, The (Gold Key, 1964 series) #12 [retitled "The Smiling Dutchman"]

2 page text story "The Man of the Family"

Characters Rolfe Tyler
Synopsis Thirteen-year-old Rolfe Tyler has to become head of the household when his father suffers a broken leg.
Genre western
Script Gaylord DuBois
Letters typeset
Notes Text story with three illustrations. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Gaylord DuBois’ personal records.

10 page Young Hawk story "A Cold, Wet Journey"

Characters Young Hawk; Little Buck
Synopsis Leaving the valley where they have spent most of the winter, Young Hawk and Little Buck head for the plains, crossing a flood-swollen river and escaping attacks by lynx and wolves.
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.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Everyone does it-Why not you?"

Characters Lone Ranger (cameo)
Letters typeset
Notes Promo for subscriptions to Dell’s Lone Ranger comic. Premium is vinyl key and coin case.
Reprinted in Lone Ranger, The (Dell, 1948 series) #75; in Lone Ranger, The (Dell, 1948 series) #82

1 page Whitman advertisement "Jam Packed With Pictures and Fun!"

Characters Rootie Kazootie (cameo); Howdy Doody (cameo); Bugs Bunny (cameo); Elmer Fudd (cameo); Roy Rogers (cameo); Dale Evans (cameo); Desi Arnez (cameo); Lucille Ball (cameo)
Letters typeset
Notes Inside back cover; color. Ad for Whitman coloring books. Covers depicted include Howdy Doody, Rootie Kazootie, Bugs Bunny, Lucille Ball-Desi Arnez, Roy Rogers, and Ding Dong School.

1 page Wheaties; Spark Up with Wheaties! advertisement "Spark Up! To Get a Clear Shot!" Says Bob Davies

Characters Bob Davies
Genre sports
Notes Back cover; color. Ad in comic form for Wheaties breakfast cereal featuring Rochester Royals basketball player Bob Davies. Ad includes photo of Davis with facsimile autograph. Part of the "Spark Up With Wheaties!" series.