Lone Ranger (1948-1962 Dell) comic books

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The Lone Ranger and the Cave of the Ghost; A mysterious killer called "The Ghost" is terrorizing a town. The Lone Ranger and the Mystery of the Missing Body, art by Charles Flanders; Someone has knifed rancher Red Loftus and his daughter and stepson try to catch the killer. The Lone Ranger and a Deal in Wheat, art by Charles Flanders; The owner of the Lazy J ranch plans to burn the homesteaders' wheat crop to force them from his valley. Based on the popular Western TV series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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The Lone Ranger and the Clever Impostors, script by Fran Striker, art by Charles Flanders; Two crooks ambush the Lone Ranger and Tonto and steal their clothes to impersonate them. The Lone Ranger and the Gold Mine Episode, script by Fran Striker, art by Charles Flanders; The Slavin Mining Syndicate puts a $10,000 bounty on the Lone Ranger-dead or alive! Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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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 Lone Ranger and the 'Skeleton', script by Fran Striker, art by Charles Flanders; "The Skeleton," a tall bony figure, seeks revenge on Mr. Harding, who has gone west to build a railroad. 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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Painted cover art. Facts about the American Buffalo by Gaylord Du Bois, art by John Wade Hampton. The Lone Ranger and The Plot to Kill Mr. Winters, art by Charles Flanders; The Lone Ranger is mistaken for a crook who is trying to weaken a trestle so that a train carrying railroad official Winters will crash. The Medicine Watch text article, script by Carl Smith, art by Tom Hickey; The perils of Nelson Lee, who was captured by Comanches in Texas in 1855. Canoeing on White Water, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Tom Hickey; After escaping a bear that invaded their camp, Young Hawk, Little Buck, and White Fawn take their canoe through dangerous rapids. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Facts about the ordeals faced by candidates for chief of the Osage tribe. The Lone Ranger and the Star Sapphire, art by Charles Flanders; Col. Yardley trades his wife's family jewels to a blackmailer in order to keep the real circumstances of their son's death a secret. The Lone Ranger and the Wheat Fire in Green Valley, art by Charles Flanders; People from a settlement drain a lake to put out a wheat field fire set by Mr. Newton in order to cause a family to lose their farm. Running Fox's Change of Heart text story by Gaylord Du Bois. The Deserted Pueblo, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Tom Hickey; Young Hawk, Little Buck, and White Fawn lose their canoe after an earthquake, then find a deserted pueblo village. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Morris Gollub. Facts about the Plainsman of 1825, the Plains Indians of 1850; and the California Vaquero of 1850. The Lone Ranger and the Tunnel Builders, art by Charles Flanders; Crooks try to prevent the building of Big Mouth Tunnel. The Lone Ranger and the Bart Cavendish Gang, art by Charles Flanders; Tonto tells Dan Reid the story of the origin of the Lone Ranger and the capture of the Cavendish gang; He also tells of the origin of the Lone Ranger's silver bullets and how the Lone Ranger captured his horse Silver. Running Fox's Change of Heart (Part 2) text story by Gaylord Du Bois. Captured in a Corn Field, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Tom Hickey; Little Buck and White Fawn hide in a corn field after they are convinced that spirits have hit Young Hawk on the head with a rock; They are captured by returning warriors. The Last Indian Battle; Drawing of Blackfoot Indian Almighty Voice, with short story of his last days in 1897. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Morris Gollub. The Hermit's Revenge, script by Fran Striker, art by Charles Flanders; A hermit plans revenge on the townspeople by blowing up his Death's Head gold mine. Starvation Ledge, script by Fran Striker, art by Charles Flanders; The Drago gang ambushes a band of soldiers and maroons them on Starvation Ledge. A Young Fugitive, script by Fran Striker, art by Charles Flanders; Mr. Hiram, the most important man in town, frames young Don Mead for a post office robbery. The Great Spirit Answers text story. Rescue Winnebago Women, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; Reaching the great water to the east, Young Hawk and Little Buck rescue three Winnebago women from Hurons; Later Young Hawk kills a bear that interrupts the group's raspberry picking. 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. Rescued by Telegraph, art by Charles Flanders; The Sioux cut the telegraph wires before attacking a wagon train on the Oregon Trail. The Ghost of Skeleton Canyon, art by Charles Flanders; "The Ghost" is burning barns, murdering sheep herders, and making trouble for cattle ranchers in Skeleton Canyon. The Sacrifice of Little Tree text story by Gaylord Du Bois. Bears and Fishermen, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; Young Hawk and Little Buck canoe downstream. They escape from a Sioux fishing party and a group of hungry bears. 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 by Ernest Nordli. Facts about cowboys who do the Night Hawk and Fence Rider jobs on a cattle ranch. Cattle Trail Fight, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Dude Gorman hires gunmen to get his cattle herd to Junction City before the other ranchers; The number of cattle cars is limited, so if Gorman fills them all, the other ranchers won't be able to sell their cattle and will be forced to sell their ranches to Gorman. Rifles at the Railhead, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Lucky Kendal plans to delay construction of a railroad through Long Valley so that he can buy up the devalued railroad stock and own the company. Wolf Brother and the Gray Killer text story, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small. The Outrigger Canoe, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; Young Hawk invents an outrigger pontoon for his canoe so that it won't upset. 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. The Grayson Trail, script by Paul S. Newman, pencils by Tom Gill; Scar Grayson's gang sends a false message by telegraph to Batesville to lure the Sheriff and his posse away from town. Geronimo "The Restless One"; The story of the Apache Indian Geronimo. Little Hunter and the Cougar's Cub text story; Pawnee toddler Little Hunter stumbles into the den of a cougar and her cub. A Debt Repaid, script by Gaylord Du Bois; While exploring the lower reaches of the Rio Grande, Young Hawk returns to camp to find Little Buck and High Cloud gone; He trails them to the village of the two women whose lives he saved earlier, but is captured. Based on the popular Western TV series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art. Definitions of the Indian words potlatch and How. The Masked Lady, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; A female opera singer wears a mask after she is wounded on the cheek by a bullet during a train holdup. Red Cloud's First Battle; True story of Sioux chief Red Cloud's first battle against the Army in Wyoming in 1866. When the Earth Opened text story Gaylord Du Bois. Up the Rio Grande, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; After escaping from the Aztec slave train with the help of High Cloud, the trio make their way back to their canoe which they had hidden on an island in the Rio Grande; After taking the canoe upriver, they rescue a young Pueblo couple from Apache warriors. Based on the popular Western TV series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art by Ernest Nordli. Promo for subscriptions to the Dell Lone Ranger Comic; Premium is free group picture of Dell Comics characters. The Outlaw's Fiancee, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; A gangleader's fiancee is shot when she attempts to warn the sheriff of the gang's newest robbery. The Law Lady, art by Tom Gill; When the sheriff of Gunstock is murdered, his widow takes the sheriff's job. Unwelcome Visitors, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; The White Mask bandit and his accomplice kidnap Dan Reid. Facts about the Great Plains. Clan of the Badger text story Gaylord Du Bois. Attacked by Peccaries, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; Young Hawk, and Little Buck fight off an attack by a pack of peccaries then help Desert Lark escape from two warriors; The trio heads over a mountain and descends into Death Valley. Bat Mastersons Advice to Gunslingers fact page. Stan "The Man" Musial Wheaties ad. 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 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 Don Spaulding. The Fiery Barricade, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; The Russ Carson gang joins up with renegade Mexican army officer Carlos Cortez; Cortez impersonates a Mexican official to get gold for his personal army. The Telltale Bullet, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; A doctor's son is wounded in a robbery and is told to lure the Lone Ranger and Tonto into an ambush at the doctor's office. Return Home, script by Gaylord Du Bois; After months of wandering; Young Hawk and Little Buck return to their home Mandan village, only to find that some do not believe their tales of their journey. Illustrated ad for Snickers candy bars featuring Mary Hartline and Cliffy the Clown (both from the ABC TV show "Super Circus") dancing puppets premium. 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. Facts about Arikara Indians. The Railroad Robberies, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; A railroad beset by robbers uses an armored rail car to foil the thieves. The Thunder Rod, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Two outlaws enter a shooting contest to win a rifle called "The Thunder Rod," which has a secret known only to them. Lame Eagle Becomes Strong Eagle, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; Young Hawk, Little Buck, and Lame Eagle, who has a bad arm, travel eastward; Young Hawk makes a support for Lame Eagle's arm out of a buffalo horn; Using the aid he kills a bear and regains his original name, Strong Eagle. Facts about Crow Indian cavalry scouts. Facts about Bannock Indians. Based on the popular Western TV series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Don Spaulding. The Crystal Ball, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; 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. The Renegade Leader, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Karl Keil, famed for his long, blonde hair, leads a band of outlaws and renegade Indians on attacks on wagon trains. The Bear and the Fisherman, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; 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. Facts about the Bad Lands of Dakota. 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. Rifles on the Border, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Outlaws steal Army rifles to sell to a Mexican planning an insurrection in Northern Mexico. Dangerous Knowledge, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; A naturalist from the East helps the Lone Ranger and Tonto find the cave hideout of the gang that stole a ranch payroll. Saved by the Sail, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; Young Hawk, Little Buck, and Strong Eagle portage their canoe around rapids; As they leave they are attacked by Hurons in canoes but are able to sail away; Later they find a Chippewa boy clinging to some driftwood. Color promo for subscriptions to Dell Lone Ranger comics; Premium is lucky rabbits foot; Also Dells Pledge to Parents. 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 Lone Ranger on Silver. Trapped in the Lone Ranger's Cabin, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Outlaws stumble on the cabin fronting the Lone Ranger's silver mine and hold Jim hostage; Dan Reid hides in the mine shaft, which is hidden by a secret door in the cabin. Escaping the Conquistadors, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; Young Hawk and Little Buck ride their new horses inland from the coast and escape an ambush by Spanish conquistadors. The Refuge, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Bob Grant has a change of heart after taking part in a raid on the town and leaves his gang to take refuge in an old abandoned Spanish church. Color promo for subscriptions to Dell's Lone Ranger Comic. Premium is a KE Puzzle. 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 Spoil-Takers, art by Tom Gill; Drake, the Indian agent, is selling the Indians' supplies to white men. The Vigilante, art by Tom Gill; The Lone Ranger disguises himself as One-Eye Eggers, an outlaw, to expose the leader of a band of vigilantes in Iron City. The Indian Raiders, art by Tom Gill; The Lone Ranger and Tonto trail a band of "Indians" who robbed a wagon train. Waterfall Dangers, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; Young Hawk and Little Buck leave the canyon of the Jaguar hunters by using a long rope to descend by a large waterfall, and then make a raft to float downstream and barely escape from another waterfall. Color ad featuring Walt Disney Mouseketeer Fun with Music Band Set by Spec-toy-culars, Inc. 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. Facts about desert plants. The Great Stage Race, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Dan Kentown uses gunmen to stop a rival stage line's shipments. The Blocked Train, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; The Lone Ranger and Tonto trail train robbers to a town; The mystery is how they identify the robber's horses without having seen them during the chase. Landslide Defense, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; Young Hawk and Little Buck follow a river in a deep canyon in Mexico; They start a landslide to escape an ambush by strange warriors. Dan Reid's Ordeal, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Dan Reid interrupts an Indian shaman trying to make a bulletproof shirt and is taken prisoner. Promo for subscriptions to Dells Lone Ranger comic; Premium is Dell Comic Pocket Picture Holder; Also Dells Pledge to Parents. 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. Color promo for subscriptions to Dells Lone Ranger comic; Premium is Lucky Penny Pocket Piece; also Dells Pledge to Parents. Lost in Wild Horse Valley, art by Tom Gill; The Lone Ranger and Tonto learn that horse rancher Tim Mann intends to raid Wild Horse Valley and capture the herd of mustangs that Silver once led. Terror on the Tracks, art by Tom Gill; Old railroad engineer Jenkins comes out of retirement to help The Lone Ranger and Tonto and townspeople stop an Indian attack on another train. The Stolen Stallion, art by Tom Gill; The Lone Ranger must decide which Indian brave broke the peace and stole a white man's horse. Apache Attack, art by Jon Small; Young Hawk and Little Buck trade arrowheads for a canoe from friendly Indians and sail across the Gulf of California. Based on the popular Western TV series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.