Issue Details

Issue	#73
Published	July 1954
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	52
Editing	?

Cover Details

Characters	Lone Ranger; Tonto
Synopsis	The Lone Ranger prepares to throw a lariat, while in the background Tonto carries a rifle .
Genre	western
Pencils	? (painting)
Inks	? (painting)
Colors	? (painting)

1 page Mars; Milky Way advertisement "Big League"

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 Overplay"

Characters	Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)
Synopsis	Coy Harper uses a Mexican bandit to lure the Sheriff into an ambush so that he can run the town of Bovorado.
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 "The Rich Tenderfoot"

Characters	Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)
Synopsis	A rich easterner sends his spoiled son to work on Silas Kilby's ranch.
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 "Trader's Cargo"

Characters	Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)
Synopsis	Pedro the Mexican pretends to sleep in the plaza so that he can spy for a gang of robbers.
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.

2 page text story "The Outlaws"

Synopsis	A young stranger helps a posse capture bank robbers, but he's not who he seems to be.
Genre	western
Notes	Text story with three illustrations.

10 page Young Hawk story "The Tainted Meal"

Characters	Young Hawk; Little Buck
Synopsis	Canuga, a jealous Shoshone brave, pays village sorcerer Black Heel to frame Young Hawk and Little Buck with some tainted meat.
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) "An American Flag Ring Can Be Yours Free!"

Characters	Lone Ranger (cameo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Promo for subscriptions to Dell Lone Ranger comics. Premium is an American flag ring.

1 page Daisy Manufacturing advertisement "For Real Summer Fun"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Inside back cover; color. Illustrated ad for Daisy Air Rifles. Daisy Pump Gun No. 25 is depicted.

1 page Wheaties; Spark Up with Wheaties! advertisement "Spark Up You're Swinging Late!" Said Home Run King Al Rosen

Characters	Al Rosen
Genre	sports
Notes	Back cover; color. Ad in comic form for Wheaties breakfast cereal featuring Cleveland Indians baseball player Al Rosen. Ad includes photo of Rosen with facsimile autograph. Part of "Spark Up With Wheaties" series.