Issue Details

Issue	#61
Published	July 1953
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	52
Editing	?

Cover Details

Characters	Lone Ranger; Tonto
Synopsis	The Lone Ranger dives from a ledge to tackle an outlaw who is choking Tonto.
Genre	western
Pencils	Ernest Nordli ? (painting)
Inks	Ernest Nordli ? (painting)
Colors	Ernest Nordli ? (painting)

1 page Mars; Milky Way advertisement "Worth Going Out on a Limb For--"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Inside front cover; color. Illustrated ad for Milky Way candy bars.

20 page The Lone Ranger story "Rio Grande Gun Runners"

Characters	Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)
Synopsis	Kyle Ferris and his gang robs rifles from Army wagon train shipments and sells them to Mexican bandits across the Rio Grande River.
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.

15 page The Lone Ranger story "Stalled Armistice"

Characters	Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)
Synopsis	Red Dog and his Cheyenne braves attack a settlement to get rifles in order to fight an Army detachment.
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 Crossbow"

Characters	Ricardo Nuñez; Fray Tomas; Captain Cardenas
Synopsis	A Spanish soldier rescues an Indian maiden from a cruel Conquistador.
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 "Geysers and Hot Springs"

Characters	Young Hawk; Little Buck; Neekoota
Synopsis	In what is now Yellowstone Park, Young Hawk and Little Buck kill a moose that is attacking an old man and his teenage granddaughter. The old man dies of a heart attack. After making friends with the girl, the two boys explore the geysers and hot springs.
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) "Hi-Yo Kids! Here’s Your Official Dell Comics Club Pen!"

Characters	Lone Ranger
Pencils	Tom Gill
Inks	Tom Gill
Letters	typeset
Notes	Promo for subscriptions to Dell Lone Ranger Comics. Premium is Dell Comics Club ballpoint pen.
Reprinted	from Lone Ranger, The (Dell, 1948 series) #58

1 page Whitman advertisement "Cowboys! Cowgirls!"

Characters	Lone Ranger (cameo); Roy Rogers (cameo); Dale Evans (cameo); Gene Autry (cameo); Red Ryder (cameo); Hopalong Cassidy (cameo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Inside back cover; color. Illustrated ad for Whitman western character coloring books, sticker books, and picture books. Covers of several items are depicted.

1 page Wheaties advertisement "Hurry! Send for This Big Wheaties Offer!"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Back cover. Illustrated color ad for Wheaties breakfast cereal featuring miniature 1953 state license plates.