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Issue Details

Issue #89
Published November 1955
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?

Cover Details

Characters Lone Ranger; Tonto
Synopsis The Lone Ranger and Tonto kneel on a boulder and fire their guns.
Genre western
Pencils ? (painting)
Inks ? (painting)
Colors ? (painting)

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Don’t Miss This Amazing Offer!"

Characters Lone Ranger (cameo)
Letters typeset
Notes Inside front cover; black and white. Promo for subscriptions to Dell Lone Ranger comics. Premium is two ballpoint pens; Also includes Dell’s "A Pledge to Parents”
Reprinted in Lone Ranger, The (Dell, 1948 series) #92

13 page The Lone Ranger story "The Crystal Ball"

Characters Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)
Synopsis A gang uses a traveling carnival as a front. They trick locals into telling a gypsy fortune teller about shipments of cash and gold, which they then rob.
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 Renegade Leader"

Characters Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)
Synopsis Karl Keil, famed for his long, blonde hair, leads a band of outlaws and renegade Indians on attacks on wagon trains.
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) #6

1 page text story "Straight Shooting"

Characters Darney Hallock; Brint Hallock; Speed Decker
Synopsis Brint Hallock has a showdown with gambler Speed Decker.
Genre western
Letters typeset
Notes Text story with no illustration.

7 page Young Hawk story "The Bear and the Fisherman"

Characters Young Hawk; Little Buck; Strong Eagle
Synopsis Young Hawk, Little Buck, and Strong Eagle make their way to Lake Superior. They rescue a young boy from a bear and are taken to his village.
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) "Get-Um Up Scout!"

Characters Tonto (cameo)
Letters typeset
Notes Color promo for Dell's Tonto comic. Line drawing of the painted cover of Tonto #21 depicted.

1 page filler "The Bad Lands"

Synopsis Facts about the Bad Lands of Dakota.
Genre western; fact
Letters typeset
Notes Inside back cover; black and white; half text, half art.

1 page Cracker Jack advertisement "2 Great offers by Cracker Jack"

Letters typeset
Notes Back cover; color. Illustrated ad for Cracker Jack with offers for a doll dress or identification bracelet.