Lone Ranger (1948-1962 Dell) comic books 1953

Painted cover art by Ernest Nordli. Color illustrated ad for Whitman coloring books, activity books, and story books featuring Walt Disney's Peter Pan. Death in the Forest, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; A bandit gang hides in the forest where they kill an old man and take Tonto hostage. A Word of Advice, art by Tom Gill; Two brothers gun down a pair of notorious outlaws in self-defense. One becomes a sheriff and rancher while the other seems to have become a gunfighter. The Castle of Sticks text story by Gaylord Du Bois. The Whale Hunt, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; Young Hawk and Little Buck and their guide Raven visit a village of the Coast People; They watch the building of a sea-going canoe and later go on a whale hunt. Color ad in comic form for Wheaties breakfast cereal featuring Detroit Lions quarterback Doak Walker. 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. Color illustrated ad for Whitman coloring books, activity books, and story books featuring Walt Disney's Peter Pan. Guns of Jeopardy, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; A gang uses a hidden pass in the border mountains as a base to rob towns. Ranchers in Arms, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; A band of train robbers trick ranchers into helping them stop a train carrying gold for the railroad track crew's payroll. The Great Horn Bow text story by Gaylord Du Bois. Whaling Camp Spies, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; Young Hawk and Little Buck and their Sea People friends kill the whale they had harpooned earlier and bring it ashore; Later they capture Wakiash spies who are planning a raid on the whaling camp. The Lone Ranger's Origin one-page story, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill. Color ad in comic form for Wheaties breakfast cereal featuring Minneapolis Lakers basketball player George Mikan. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art. Traitor in the Fold, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; A trio of outlaws enlist renegade Light Feather to lead his braves against a wagon train. The Blinding Storm, art by Tom Gill; The Dublin gang kidnaps Mr. & Mrs. Bancroft, who are returning east after striking it rich in the gold fields of California; The Lone Ranger and Tonto track the gang through a snowstorm. The Wings of the Thunderbird text story by Gaylord Du Bois. Banished, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; The Sea People fend off an attack by Waikish raiders, but Chief Blackfish is wounded; The rest of the hunting party decides that Young Hawk and Little Buck are bad luck and must leave. Promo for subscriptions to Dell Lone Ranger Comics; Premium is gold-plated key chain holder. Color ad in comic form for Wheaties breakfast cereal featuring Chicago Black Hawk hockey player Sid Abel. 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.

Painted cover art by Ernest Nordli. Illustrated ad for Whitman activity books. Homer With A High Hat, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; In an attempt to get Homer Potts, her eastern lawyer uncle, to stay and help her father save his ranch, Cindy Potts has the sheriff put him in jail. Summer Dawn, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Summer Dawn, daughter of Chief Storm Cloud, rides with the Lone Ranger and Tonto to Fort Clark to warn them of an Indian attack, but they are too late. The Lost Gold Mine text story Gaylord Du Bois. Eastward Journey, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; After recovering the Sea People's canoes from the Waikish, Young Hawk and Little Buck's canoe becomes separated from the others during a storm; They paddle up the Rogue River in Oregon where they abandon their canoe and start eastward up the valley. Facts about modern cattle rustling. Promo for subscriptions to Dell Lone Ranger Comics; Premium is Lucky Penny Piece. Illustrated color ad for Wheaties breakfast cereal featuring miniature 1953 United States license plates. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover art by Ernest Nordli. Illustrated ad for Whitman 15 cent Tell-a-Tale books. Night Stage, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; A banker tips off a gang about night shipments of cash that are being carried by the stagecoach. The Flame, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; A land speculator imports a Mexican bandit called El Flamenco ("The Flame"), who specializes in burning down ranches, in order to get land on the proposed route of a railroad. Gray Hawks Inheritance text story, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small. The Smoking Mountain, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; Young Hawk and Little Buck make their way up a volcanic mountain in Oregon during an eruption; They receive a sign to travel north; They build a canoe and go down a tributary to the Columbia River. Facts about plainsmen of the early west. Promo for subscriptions to Dell Lone Ranger Comics; Premium is group picture of Dell Comic characters. Color ad in comic form for Wheaties breakfast cereal featuring New York Yankees second baseman Phil Rizzuto. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover art. Rio Grande Gun Runners, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Kyle Ferris and his gang robs rifles from Army wagon train shipments and sells them to Mexican bandits across the Rio Grande River. Stalled Armistice, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Red Dog and his Cheyenne braves attack a settlement to get rifles in order to fight an Army detachment. The Crossbow text story by Gaylord Du Bois. Geysers and Hot Springs, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; In what is now Yellowstone Park, Young Hawk and Little Buck kill a moose that is attacking an old man and his teenage granddaughter; The old man dies of a heart attack; After making friends with the girl, the two boys explore the geysers and hot springs. Promo for subscriptions to Dell Lone Ranger Comics; Premium is Dell Comics Club ballpoint pen. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover art by Don Spaulding. Paroled Man, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; When a rancher unexpectedly dies in his sleep, his ranch goes to his son, who was just paroled from prison. A rival rancher tries to frame the son for rustling. Dawn Attack, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; An obnoxious young man overhears a member of a wagon train plotting an attack with Indians, but no one will believe him. The Medicine Shirt.... text story by Gaylord Du Bois. Preparing for Winter, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; While exploring the Yellowstone Park area, Little Buck stumbles over his dog Tumbleweed and breaks his leg; Young Hawk returns to their camp to find that the girl Neekoota has been joined by an old woman and a young boy; The group sets up a new camp near a hot spring and builds lodges to spend the winter. Ad in comic form for Wheaties breakfast cereal featuring New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra. 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.

Painted cover art by Don Spaulding. Promo in strip form for subscriptions to Dell Lone Ranger comics; Premium is Dell Comics Club ballpoint pen. The Loaded Burros, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; American rifles are being smuggled across the Rio Grande bridge to outlawed Mexican general Juan Cortalez, who wants to capture the Texas territory between the Rio and the Pecos rivers. The Eagle Tattoo, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Tad, the blacksmith's son, trails the leader of a gang after identifying him by an eagle tattoo on his arm. The Dream of Little Fox text story by Gaylord Du Bois. Hunt in the Snow, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; Hunting in deep snow, Young Hawk and Little Buck find two deer fleeing from a pack of wolves; The wolves catch one deer, then five of them are killed by the boys' arrows; While taking the meat home, they are attacked by a band of Crow Indians. The story of Custer's Last Stand fact page. Ad in comic form for Wheaties breakfast cereal featuring Boston Red Sox player George Kell giving batting tips. 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. Dollars of Doom, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Train robbers pretend to be detectives from New York in order to avoid detection. The Wyoming War, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; The owner of the Double Bar ranch wants to force out the other ranchers in the county. The Courage of Little Crane text story by Gaylord Du Bois. The Skunk Bear, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; In the dead of winter, Little Buck is bitten by a skunk bear (wolverine) raiding their storehouse; Young Hawk must track down and kill the intruder before he ruins their trap lines. Ad in comic form for Wheaties breakfast cereal featuring Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Robin Roberts. 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. Ad in comic form for Lincoln Logs. The Bounty Hunters, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Renegade Apaches cross the border into Mexico, where their raids lead to a bounty of $200 for Apache scalps. Jailbreak, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Two outlaws take a deputy hostage after springing their friend from jail. Strong Bow's Vision text story by Gaylord Du Bois. Rescue from Blackfeet, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; After killing the wolverine, Young Hawk returns to his cabin to find it burned and Little Buck and his adopted family taken away as slaves by Blackfeet raiders. He rescues Little Buck; but the two must leave the others with the Blackfeet. Descriptions of various types of Indian drums. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.