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Issue Details

Issue #85
Published July 1955
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?

Cover Details

Characters Lone Ranger; Tonto
Synopsis A gunman hides behind a door as Tonto holds a lantern and the Lone Ranger enters with his gun drawn.
Genre western
Pencils ? (painting)
Inks ? (painting)
Colors ? (painting)
Reprinted in Lone Ranger, The (Gold Key, 1964 series) #8 (with different logo)

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Exciting Free Gift from Lone Ranger Comics!"

Characters Lone Ranger (cameo); Silver (cameo)
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Notes Inside front cover; black and white. Promo for subscriptions to Dell Lone Ranger comics. Premium is vinyl plastic wallet. Also includes Dell’s "A Pledge to Parents.”

12 page The Lone Ranger story "The Infernal Machine"

Characters Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)
Synopsis Ticktock Thomas plans to use a time bomb to blow up a stagecoach so his gang can loot it.
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.

9 page The Lone Ranger story "Ambush on the Plains"

Characters Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)
Synopsis After her father is killed by Sid Rector during a holdup, sharpshooter Sally Harris helps the Lone Ranger and Tonto capture the gang.
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 "Apache Gold"

Characters Mike Goudge
Synopsis A trader tries to trick an Apache into revealing the site of his gold mine; but the Apache is too smart for him.
Genre western
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Notes Text story with three illustrations.

8 page Young Hawk story "The Toppled Tree"

Characters Young Hawk; Little Buck; Strong Eagle
Synopsis After their canoe is damaged in a severe thunderstorm, Young Hawk and Little Buck save a Chippewa warrior who is pinned beneath a large tree that was toppled 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 filler "Horseshoes Indian Fashion"

Synopsis Facts about Indian rawhide horse shoes.
Genre western; fact
Script Chief Red Thunder Cloud of the Catawba Nation (signed)
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Notes Half text-half art. Red Thunder Cloud (1920-1996) is actual person, not a pseudonym.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Hi-Yo Silver Comics"

Characters Silver (cameo)
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Notes Color promo for Dell’s Hi-Yo Silver comic. Line drawing of the painted cover of Hi-Yo Silver #15 depicted.

1 page filler "The Catawba Pipe of Joy"

Synopsis Facts about Catawba Indians’ Pipe of Joy.
Genre western; fact
Script Red Thunder Cloud of the Catawba Nation (signed)
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Notes Inside back cover; black and white; Half text-half art. Red Thunder Cloud (1920-1996) is actual person, not a pseudonym.

1 page Daisy Air Rifles advertisement "For Super Summer Fun!"

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Notes Back cover; color. Illustrated ad for Daisy Air Rifles. Daisy Pump Gun No. 25 and Daisy "Red Ryder" Carbine No. 94 among models depicted.