Lone Ranger's Companion Tonto (1951-1959 Dell) comic books 1951-1953

First issue is Four Color 312. Painted cover art by Ernest Nordli. "Iroquois False Face Society Masks," photos by Anthony Jansson; A short description of the Irouois false face society accompanied by photos of masks from the American Museum of Natural History. "The Medicine Bundle of Death," art by Alberto Giolitti; When Chief Stone Bear is wounded by braves from an enemy tribe, Tonto is entrusted with sitting with the chief while the tribe's medicine bundle helps him heal; During the night, the enemy braves blind Tonto with smoke and steal the medicine bundle. "Kicking Bird Trains for War"; Tonto and Tall Pine find themselves inside a hunting circle and are pursued by Kicking Bird, a warrior famous for his ability to juggle tomahawks and stones. "Animals of America's Southwest," photos by Anthony Jansson; Pictures and brief descriptions of antelope, buffalo, jaguars and coyotes. Illustration of a birchbark canoe, art by Ernest Nordli. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Tonto stars in "Totem of the War God" and "Safe Till Sundown." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art. Plains Indian Homes; Full-page article with four black and white photos about various Indian dwellings. The Range War, art by Alberto Giolitti; A ranch foreman who desires his boss's daughter provokes a range war between cattlemen and sheep herders. The Trespassers, art by Alberto Giolitti; Crow braves trespass on Stone Bear's land, capture a young boy, and battle Tonto. The Eskimo; Full-page article with three black and white photos about the Eskimo. Indian Basketball; Full-page article with one color illustration about an ancient Mayan ball game similar to soccer and basketball. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover art. An Indian Earth Lodge fact page. The Rebels of Lost Canyon, art by Alberto Giolitti; Chief Stone Bear says the days of counting scalps has passed, but some young hotbloods of the tribe will make their own war camp. The Indian Posse, art by Alberto Giolitti; Ace and his gang have taken over the town by stuffing the ballot box with phony names. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Sitting Bull's Drawing Lessons; The making of a drawing by Sitting Bull. The Phantom Wagon Train, art by Alberto Giolitti; Tonto and the Indian Agent discovers a wagon train burned and looted by white "Indians. The Cattle Drives, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Alberto Giolitti; Woodling owns the land between Joe Carson and the cattle market, and wants a toll paid for each head that crosses his land. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Ernest Nordli. Short article about the wolverine, also known as the skunk bear. The Treasure of Doom, art by Alberto Giolitti; When a desert storm uncovers a handful of gold coins, Tonto agrees to help Dr. Andrews search for a cave where more coins are supposedly hidden; The two of them encounter a gang of outlaws, and it becomes a race to see who will find the treasure first. Range Feud, pencils by Alberto Giolitti; Tonto saves a girl from gunmen and then becomes in a range war between two sheep-herding families. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Ernest Nordli. A brief description of the life and hunting habits of owls, art by Nat Edson. Land Grab, art by Alberto Giolitti; A man posing as a doctor tells Tonto's tribe that their water supply is contaminated with typhus and that they must move their campsite or die; Tonto discovers that the man is actually a railroad promoter and is trying to take the tribal lands for the railroad. Danger Trail, art by Alberto Giolitti; Tonto saves a friend of his from a lynch mob that has accused him of rustling horses; After the escape, Tonto and War Feather track down the real rustlers and help the ranchers recover their horses. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Ernest Nordli. A brief account of the Thunderbird legend with drawings from various tribes, art by August Lenox. Warrior of the Plains, art by Alberto Giolitti; A group of Indians led by Black Fox attacks isolated hunting and fishing parties of Tonto's tribes to prove that they are true warriors; Stone Bear and Tonto are forced to attack Black Fox's camp in order to rescuea group of young boys. The Buffalo Hunter, art by Alberto Giolitti; Tonto aids a buffalo hunter for the raiload in an effort to prevent a group of other hunters from slaughtering the buffalo for their hides and horns. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Ernest Nordli. A brief account of the life of Chief Red Cloud, art by Till Goodan. Wagon Scout, art by Alberto Giolitti; When Tonto agrees to guide a wagon train through the desert, the wagon master tells him that the train is transporting guns and powder for an army post; Two members of the wagon train attempt to trade the weapons to a group of Indians, and it's up to Tonto to stop them. Prize of the Chief, art by Alberto Giolitti; A jealous brave steals the horse Tonto has given to Chief Stone Bear. Tonto and the chief track the thieves and recover the horse. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Ernest Nordli. War Party, art by Alberto Giolitti; A Crow war party surprises Stone Bear's undefended camp of old men, women, and children. The Miners' Treasure, art by Alberto Giolitti; With Tonto's help, two prospectors recover a cache of Spanish treasure stolen by Jim Harmon and his gang; Story continues in black and white on inside back cover and concludes in color on back cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Article on Potogojecs (Potawatomi Chief). Six-Gun Troublemaker, art by Alberto Giolitti; When Lynn drew his gun to settle with Jim, Tonto's shot hit Lynn's gun, but Jim don't believe it; He think he is the fastest gunman, and that Tonto is lying. The Captive, art by Alberto Giolitti; Chief Stone Bear will sign a peace treaty with the palefaces; Chief Wolf-Voice thinks Stone Bear has become a squaw, and will sign away all his lands for all time. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.