Lone Ranger (1964 Gold Key) comic books 1966
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Issue #5
Published Jan 1966 by Gold Key/Whitman.$6.00
$4.20
Painted cover art. Information about the Lone Rangers silver mine. The Spoil-Takers, art by Tom Gill; Drake, the Indian agents, is selling the Indian's 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; The mystery is how the Lone Ranger determines which of the two groups of white men are the phony Indians. The Sergeant's Story, art by Tom Gill; The Lone Ranger and Tonto use the aid of retired Army Sgt. Dennis to capture a gang that is robbing Army supply wagon trains. Article on the Lone Rangers guns. Stories are reprinted from 1948 Dell series. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.
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Issue #6
Published Apr 1966 by Gold Key/Whitman.$2.50
Facts about Stagecoach stations in the Old West. The Renegade Leader, art by Tom Gill; Blonde, long-haired, Karl Keil leads a band of outlaws and renegade Indians on attacks on wagon trains. The Ice Bridge, art by Jon Small; In late winter, Small Bear and his hunting party must fend off a band of Ute warriors. Drawings of four fanciful monsters: The Vacuum Beast, The Vise-Jawed Monster, The Sea Devil, and The Hyno-Bug. The Story of Silver. Tell-Tale Trail; The Lone Ranger and Tonto trail a band of robber by a trail of flour leaked from a bag. The Vanished Gold Dust, art by Tom Gill; The Lone Ranger and Tonto solve the robbery of a prospector's gold dust from a cabin guarded by a vicious dog. Facts about small tropical fish called Grunts. Facts about Stage Coaches in the Old West. Stories are reprinted from 1948 Dell series. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.
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Issue #7
Published Jul 1966 by Gold Key/Whitman.$6.60
$6.00
Cover art by Hank Hartman. Facts about rifles and their uses in the old West, narrated by the Lone Ranger. Silver Gets Through, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Apaches attack Fort Mills. Silver (without the Lone Ranger) must carry a message to get help at Fort Hammer. Till the Rope is Cut; Small Bear and three Dog Soldiers delay a Crow raiding party. Facts about the invention of the electromagnet. Drawings of four fanciful monsters: The Machine Monster, The Tendril Monster, The Storm Monster, and the Turtle-nocerous. The Restless One, art by Tom Gill; The story of Geronimo, chief of the Apache Indians. The Siege; A band of outlaws is holding hostages in an express office after a botched robbery; The Lone Ranger and Tonto hide in barrels to get into the building. The Blocked Train, 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 in the chase. Facts about Stirrups on a saddle. Stories are reprinted from 1948 Dell series. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.
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Issue #8
Published Oct 1966 by Gold Key/Whitman.$6.00
$6.00
$2.50
Painted cover art. Facts about six-guns and gun fighting. The Haunted Mine; The Lone Ranger and Tonto save an Indian from a lynching and find the real crook hiding in a "haunted" mine. The Terrorized Town, art by Tom Gill; The Lone Ranger and Tonto single-handedly defend a town, who Marshall has been shot, from a gang of outlaws. Drawings of five fanciful monsters: The Lead-toed Micro-Monster; Shoecritter, Track Monster, Caboose-Papooser, and The Cow-Catcher Catcher. Sign of Scorn, art by Jon Small; Small Bear and his Cheyenne hunting party have to recover their stolen horses from the Comanche Indians. The Dangerous Escort, art by Tom Gill; A wildlife photographer holds the key to finding thieves who stole a band of Indian horses. Facts about gaur, wild oxen of India. Stories are reprinted from 1948 Dell series. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.
