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Issue Details

Issue #76
Published October 1954
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?

Cover Details

Characters Lone Ranger
Synopsis The Lone Ranger fights beside a group of Army soldiers. US Flag in background,
Genre western
Pencils ? (painting)
Inks ? (painting)
Colors ? (painting)

1 page filler "Indian Wampum"

Synopsis Facts about Indian wampum (money made from shells).
Genre western; fact
Pencils August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed)
Inks August Lenox [as Lenox] (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes Inside front cover; black and white; half text-half art.

12 page The Lone Ranger story "The Fight Over Death Gorge"

Characters Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)
Synopsis Bandits rob a town, then hijack a railroad train to make their getaway.
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 "Silver Gets Through"

Characters Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)
Synopsis Apaches attack Fort Mills. Silver (without the Lone Ranger) must carry a message to get help at Fort Hammer.
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) #7

2 page text story "The Tommy Knockers"

Characters Wesley Kansas
Synopsis Townspeople play a practical joke on blowhard Wesley Kansas.
Genre western
Letters typeset
Notes Text story with three illustrations.

7 page Young Hawk story "The Flood"

Characters Young Hawk; Little Buck
Synopsis A flood on the Little Missouri River forces Young Hawk and Little Buck to take refuge on an island. After that island is submerged they float downstream to another island where they find a baby who has been lost in the storm.
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) "Lone Ranger Fans!"

Letters typeset
Notes Promo for Dell giant comic "The Lone Ranger's Western Treasury" #2. Line-drawing of painted cover is depicted.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) Play "KE"

Characters Lone Ranger (cameo)
Notes Inside back cover; black and white. Promo for subscriptions to Dell Lone Ranger comics. Premium is “KE” puzzle game.
Reprinted from Lone Ranger, The (Dell, 1948 series) #71 (minus color)

1 page Curtiss; Baby Ruth advertisement "Delicious for Folks of Action!"

Genre western
Notes Back cover; color. Ad in panel cartoon form for Curtiss Candy Company's Baby Ruth candy bar.