Lone Ranger (1948-1962 Dell) comic books

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The Lone Ranger and a Girl's Peril, script by Fran Striker, art by Charles Flanders; Crowley and his gang want to force Jim Jackson to give them a share of his gold mine. In a second plot line, Lacey and Black have turned a town's jail into a refuge for outlaws. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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The Indian Travois fact page, art by Till Goodan. The Lone Ranger and the Pony Rider, art by Charles Flanders; A stolen letter from a murdered Pony Express rider leads to Mr. Purdy's gold mine being shut down. The Lone Ranger and the Election Plot, art by Charles Flanders; Slim Hancock brings the Drumm and Finley gangs to town to win an election for Sheriff. The Story of the Horse; Facts about the evolution of horses and their uses in modern times. Color promo for subscriptions to Dells Lone Ranger comic. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Promo for subscriptions to Dells Lone Ranger comic. The Lone Ranger on the Trail of a Criminal, art by Charles Flanders; The Lone Ranger and Tonto trail the criminal, Higgins, from Texas to Montana. The Lone Ranger and the Secret Weapon, art by Charles Flanders; The Lone Ranger and Tonto take refuge from a blizzard, but find that the cabin is under siege by crooks who want a trapper's furs. Lyrics to the traditional cowboy song "Git Along, Little Dogies" with illustrations. Wild Bill Hickok and the Texas Badman article. Facts about Indian boats. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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The Lone Ranger and the Hooded Gang of Terrorists, art by Charles Flanders; The Lone Ranger pretends to be a robber to gain membership in "The Hooded Gang." The Lone Ranger and the Murder of Mr. Driscoll, art by Charles Flanders; Driscoll intends to foreclose the mortgage on the Lone Ranger's friend, Mustang Mag, but is shot and killed by someone who frames the Lone Ranger for the murder. Dead-Shot Dandy--The true story of Wild Bill Hickok's days as Sheriff of Hays, Kansas, in 1869. Return of the Sioux, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Tom Hickey; Safe in their wolf's den hideout, Young Hawk and Little Buck make a bow and some arrows and hunt a deer; But the Sioux return and chase Young Hawk to the edge of a cliff. Portrait of Chief Joseph of the Nez Perces (1840-1904). Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Facts about horse bridles. The Lone Ranger and the Black Barton Gang, script by Fran Striker, art by Charles Flanders; The Black Barton gang kidnaps the Sheriff's daughter. The Lone Ranger Outwits Killer Dorn, script by Fran Striker, art by Charles Flanders; A outlaw kills Bart Dixon, then impersonates him in order to gain control of a gold mine. The Lone Ranger and the Kidnapers, script by Fran Striker, art by Charles Flanders; A child's parents are killed by a band of Indians; Two men seek to kill the youngster to gain a fortune back east. Little Man's Friendship text story by Gaylord Du Bois. Prairie Fire, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Tom Hickey; With their buffalo calf Dancing Bull pulling a travois with their supplies, the trio move within a day's travel of the boys' home camp; They escape a prairie fire by taking refuge on an island. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art by Ernest Nordli. Facts about cowboy chaps. A Change of Heart, art by Charles Flanders; Young boys Kip and Bill are part of "The Hook's" gang; After Bill is killed in a botched bank robbery, Kip vows to kill Sam Blaine, the sheriff; He changes his mind after he meets the sheriff's crippled daughter. The Range War, art by Charles Flanders; The owner of the Circle Dot ranch is burning "nester" (farmers) cabins on the open range; but his son is in love with one of the nesters' daughters. Little Crow and the Red Sticks text story by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small. The Shaman's Treachery, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; After rescuing a Chickasaw hunter from a rattlesnake, Young Hawk and Little Buck return with him to his village; They make enemies of the shaman and his son Black Dog and are forced to flee with Black Dog as a hostage. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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BLUE SHIRT. Painted cover art. Facts about cowboy boots. The Crooked Gambler, art by Charles Flanders; Bolo Sherman's father cheats at poker and is killed by one of the men he cheated; He moves to a different town and needs the Lone Ranger's help to keep a thug from forcing his sweetheart's father to buy crooked gambling equipment. The Gold Mine Stock, art by Charles Flanders; Duped settlers take out 60-day mortgages to buy stock in a fake gold mine, and lose their property when they can't pay the mortgage. Wolf Brothers Hunting text story, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small. The City of the Sun, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; Young Hawk and Little Buck return from a hunting trip to find their captive Black Dog has been killed when he stole a canoe from an old Natchez Indian named High Cloud. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art. Facts about the U.S. Cavalry. The Lone Ranger Fights the Ghost Gang, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; An old prospector helps The Lone Ranger find "The Ghost Gang," which is hiding out in an abandoned mine under a ghost town. Headlines in Lead, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Red Wilkins and Mayor Barnes conspire to close down a newspaper in Faro. Wolf Brothers Partner text story, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small. Rescue from Flood, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; A flood on the Mississippi causes part of the bank Little Buck is standing on to cave into the river; Young Hawk must rescue him and the two float downstream on a tree before being rescued by High Cloud. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art. The Smiling Caballero, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Juan Lopez, the Smiling Caballero, gains others' trust before robbing them and rustling their cattle. Shadow of Death, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; The Lone Ranger and Tonto take a doctor to stop a diphtheria epidemic in an Apache village. Horses for Orani text story by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small. Trees for Sails, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; After leading the Sea People to the lode of copper they had discovered, Young Hawk and Little Buck take a dozen men to recover the canoes the Waikish had stolen. Promo for subscriptions to Dell Lone Ranger Comics; Premium is Dell Comics Club ballpoint pen. Illustrated ad for Whitman Fuzzy Wuzzy Tell-A-Tale children's books. Color ad in comic form for Wheaties breakfast cereal featuring Olympic slalom skier Gretchen Fraser. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art by Don Spaulding. Promo for subscriptions to Dell Lone Ranger Comics; Premium is American flag ring. Home-Coming, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; A dozen young Confederate soldiers return to Morgan's Gap at the end of the Civil War, only to receive a cool reception from the townspeople; Meanwhile the Lone Ranger and Tonto try to convince a young Indian chief not to break the peace. The Sheriff's Son, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; A sheriff's son, falsely imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit, returns to his home town to find his former girlfriend's brother trying to make trouble for him. A Life for a Life text story by Gaylord Du Bois. Little Brother, the Hawk, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; Caught in a snowstorm while wintering in what is now Yellowstone Park, Young Hawk finds a half-frozen hawk with a broken wing and nurses it to health. Facts about Indian calumets (smoking pipes). Illustrated ad for Whitman Toys and Games. Ad in comic form for Wheaties breakfast cereal featuring St. Louis Cardinals baseball player Stan Musial. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art by Hank Hartman. Illustrated ad for Whitman 15 cent Tell-a-Tale children's books. End of the Chase, art by Tom Gill; Rambo, Lyman, and Grinning Wolf are a gang terrorizing settlers near Infernal Blazes. Chinese Gold, art by Tom Gill; Red Estey and his men are out to control the gold boomtown of Oreville; They stir up a mob against a Chinese settlement to cover their robbery of the Chinese miners' gold. A Message Gone Wrong, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; A gang uses a fake telegraph message to steal a gold shipment from the Army. Apache Raised text story by Gaylord Du Bois. Bear Attacks Girl in Canoe, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; Descending to the Wyoming plains after their long winter, Young Hawk and Little Buck save a Shoshone girl in a canoe from an attack by a bear. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art by Hank Hartman. The Lone Ranger and The Peace Powwow, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Apache Chief Big Eagle uses a meeting to discuss peace as a ruse to capture Army officers. Change of Plans, art by Tom Gill; Hotel keeper Avery wants the Sheriff and his deputies lured out of Houston in order for his gang to rob a train carrying cash to Houston. The Unexpected, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Scarface Bleeker is the "King of Crime" because each of the members of his gang is a specialist at a line of crime. The Haunted Canyon text story by Gaylord Du Bois. Sioux Attack by Night, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; After saving a Shoshone girl from a bear, Young Hawk and Little Buck go to her village, where they help fight off an attack by Sioux warriors. Promo for subscriptions to Dell Lone Ranger comics; Premium is KE Puzzle game. Ad in comic form for Wheaties breakfast cereal featuring Brooklyn Dodger catcher Roy Campanella Blank interior covers. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art by Hank Hartman. The Wide Missouri, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; By threatening his daughter, bandits force a Missouri Riverboat captain to land at Pine Cove so they can steal a load of gold. Stolen Taxes, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Tax Collector John Thompson frames convict Jed Leach by pocketing the money Leach collects for taxes. The Carrier Pigeon, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Black Owl's braves are raiding villages along the Pecos for money to buy information about the Army forts in the area. Escape on the River, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; Young Hawk and Little Buck leave the Shoshone village but are pursued by Black Heel and Canuga, who were disgraced for plotting against the boys. Promo for subscriptions to Dell Lone Ranger comics; Premium is a lucky rabbit's foot. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art by Hank Hartman. The Valley of Danger, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Veteran Sgt. Wade gets in trouble for changing the new commandant's supply orders; but is vindicated when Comanches attack. The New Commissioner, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; A gang substitutes an impersonator for the new Deputy Commissioner in order to get $50,000 from a fort. Find Baby's Parents, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; Young Hawk and Little Buck find the parents of the baby they saved from the flood, then go on a buffalo hunt with their new Sioux friends. Instructions for constructing a pouch to carry flint and steel for making fires. Facts about Indian Honor Marks (painting and feathers). Ad in comic form for Lionel model trains. Based on the popular Western TV series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art by Hank Hartman. Article on various types of Indian boats. Dan Reid's Secret Hide-out, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; A band of outlaws have taken residence in the abandoned cabin in which Grandma Frisby raised Dan Reid, the Lone Ranger's nephew. Silver's Race, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; The Lone Ranger enters a 'Land Rush' race to claim a river's source for a band of homesteaders. Hurricane, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; Young Hawk and Little Buck are on a small island off the tip of Florida, but later a hurricane floods the island; They rescue a small boy from the island before rising waters set them adrift; Days later they land on the Yucatan Peninsula. Based on the popular Western TV series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover of Clayton Moore as the Lone Ranger. The Deserted Stage Station, script by Paul S. Newman; Indians steal 30 horses and kidnap three men from a stage coach relay station. The Doomed Driver, script by Paul S. Newman; An old driver for a stage line is fired after his stage is robbed twice. The Robber's Alibi, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; The Lone Ranger knows that two men are lying when they claim not to know anything about a stage relay station robbery; The Copper Strike, art by Jon Small; After sailing a canoe down the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean, Young Hawk and Little Buck turn northward. Forced to land by a storm they find treasure in the form of a huge boulder containing pure copper. Color ad for Tru-Vue 3-D Fun Set; Disney Sleeping Beauty version illustrated. Based on the popular Western TV series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover of Clayton Moore as the Lone Ranger. Trick to roping cattle and horses fact page. The Perfect Ambush, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; After shooting a storekeeper, a band of outlaws kidnap Dan Reid to use him to lure the Lone Ranger and Tonto into a trap. The Doomed Chief, script by Paul S. Newman, pencils by Tom Gill; Renegade Crow braves try to kill their chief Buffalo Horn and go on warpath. Hideout, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Outlaws use trimming horses' tails as an alibi, but the Lone Ranger sees through their ruse. Young Hawk Makes Sail, art by Jon Small; After trading their load of copper to the Sea People for a sea-going canoe and crew, Young Hawk and Little Buck travel north; They stop and fashion a sail and teach their crew how to use bows and arrows and clubs in combat. Based on the popular Western TV series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover of Clayton Moore as the Lone Ranger. The Rifle Runners, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; The Lone Ranger disguises himself as an Indian to keep outlaws from selling stolen Army rifles to the Apaches. The Rustler's Man, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; The Lone Ranger must decide who on a cattle drive is spying for rustlers. The Bare Fist Fighter, art by Tom Gill; Dougherty, the bare knuckle prize fighter, accepts a bribe to prolong a fight and provide a distraction for a robbery. Young Hawk's Midnight Raid, art by Jon Small; Young Hawk and his Haida crew find the women and children captured by the Tlinglet tribe seven years before and rescue them in a night time raid. Facts about six-guns and gun fighting in the old west. Based on the popular Western TV series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.