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Issue Details

Issue #18
Published September 1974
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?
Notes First issue published since November 1972.

Cover Details

Characters Lone Ranger; Tonto
Synopsis Tonto paddles a canoe while in the bow the Lone Ranger holds a rifle, ready for action.
Genre western
Pencils ? (painting)
Inks ? (painting)
Colors ? (painting)
Reprinted from Lone Ranger, The (Dell, 1948 series) #92 [with new logo]

1 page advertisement "100 pc. Toy Soldier set"

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Notes inside front cover; color ad for 100 pc plastic toy soldier set from Lucky Products, Westbury, NY. Price: $1.25.

12 page The Lone Ranger story "The Legend of the Lone Ranger"

Characters Lone Ranger; Tonto; Dan Reid
Synopsis The head of a gang of bank robbers poses as an Eastern newspaper reporter to try to draw the Lone Ranger into an ambush.
Genre western
Pencils Tom Gill
Inks Tom Gill
Reprinted from Lone Ranger, The (Dell, 1948 series) #113

1 page advertisement "Get these dynamite embroidered cloth patches..."

Characters Flash Gordon, Popeye, Felix the Cat, The Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote (all cameos)
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Notes in middle of first story; ad for Gandalf Products, Inc., NY, featuring embroidered cloth patches. (included are Flash Gordon, Popeye, Felix the Cat, The Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote.)

Half page advertisement "Sell Grit"

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Notes in middle of first story; ad for Grit newspaper.

Half page advertisement "Wow! 88 mini posters"

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Notes in middle of first story; ad for Gandalf Products, Inc., NY, featuring mini-posters.

13 page The Lone Ranger story "The Wide Missouri"

Characters Lone Ranger; Tonto
Synopsis By threatening his daughter, bandits force a Missouri River boat captain to land at Pine Cover so they can steal a load of gold.
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 from Lone Ranger, The (Dell, 1948 series) #74

1 page advertisement "American Circle Corp."

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Notes in middle of second story; ad for novelties from American Circle Corp., Bellmore, NY.

1 page advertisement "Kids, Roach Designs are Now Available..."

Characters Mr. Natural (cameo)
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Notes in middle of second story; ad for Gandalf Products, Inc., NY, Roach Designs Iron-on transfers.

1 page advertisement "Margie Gets Free Gifts for the whole family"

Genre teen
Notes in middle of second story; ad in strip form for Gandalf Products, Inc., NY, free gifts and samples offer.

1 page advertisement "Disneykin play characters are here!"

Characters various Disney characters (cameo)
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Notes in middle of second story; ad for Disneykin plastic mini-figures from Gandalf Products, Inc., NY,

1 page advertisement "204 Revolutionary War Soldiers"

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Notes ad for 204 piece set of plastic Revolutionary War Soldiers, Westbury, NY

1 page advertisement "Win Prizes, Make Friends"

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Notes inside back cover, color; ad for Junior Sales Cub of America (selling greeting cards)

1 page advertisement "How to tell your dad you’re ready for a Daisy B-B Gun."

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Notes back cover; ad for Daisy Air Rifles.