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Issue Details

Issue #41
Published November 1951
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing ?
Notes Last 52 page issue until #51; #42 to #50 are 36 pages.

Cover Details

Characters Lone Ranger; Tonto
Synopsis The Lone Ranger and Tonto dodge rocks while climbing a cliff.
Genre western
Pencils ? (painting)
Inks ? (painting)
Colors ? (painting)

1 page filler "Indian Superstitions"

Synopsis Facts about Indian superstitions.
Genre western; fact
Notes Inside front cover; black and white. Half art, half text.

18 page The Lone Ranger story "The Impostor"

Characters Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)
Synopsis An outlaw impersonates Larry Porter, the nephew of an old prospector, to get a map to his inherited gold mine.
Genre western
Script Paul S. Newman
Pencils Tom Gill
Inks Tom Gill
Notes Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal files.

18 page The Lone Ranger story "Eagle Feather"

Characters Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)
Synopsis A cavalry captain betrays his post at Fort Stockton by dealing with Apaches guided by a former Mexican army officer.
Genre western
Script Paul S. Newman
Pencils Tom Gill
Inks Tom Gill
Notes Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal files.

2 page Wolf Brother text story "Wolf Brother’s Vow"

Characters Wolf Brother; Prairie Rose; Little Hunter
Synopsis Wolf Brother and Prairie Rose’s son, Little Hunter, is taken by a Crow war chief.
Genre western
Script Gaylord DuBois
Pencils Jon Small
Inks Jon Small
Letters typeset
Notes Text story with three illustrations. Fifth in a continuing storyline. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Gaylord DuBois’ personal records.

9 page Young Hawk story "From Mississippi to Rio Grande"

Characters Young Hawk; Little Buck; High Cloud
Synopsis Young Hawk, Little Buck, and High Cloud sail their outrigger canoe down the Mississippi to the sea. They are blown out to sea by a strong wind and end up at the mouth of the Rio Grande River. While seeking fresh water, Young Hawk saves a woman and girl from a jaguar.
Genre western
Script Gaylord DuBois
Pencils Jon Small
Inks Jon Small
Notes Part of a continuing storyline. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Gaylord DuBois' personal records.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Subscribe Now-Mail This Coupon Today"

Letters typeset
Notes Subscription form for Lone Ranger comics. No art.
Reprinted from Lone Ranger, The (Dell, 1948 series) #17

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Action! Thrills! Excitement!"

Characters Lone Ranger
Letters typeset
Notes Inside back cover; black and white. Promo for subscriptions to the Dell Lone Ranger Comic. Premium is five free Lone Ranger pictures.
Reprinted from Lone Ranger, The (Dell, 1948 series) #40

1 page illustration "Cottontail Rabbit"

Genre animal; fact
Pencils American Museum of Natural History, N.Y. (photograph)
Inks American Museum of Natural History, N.Y. (photograph)
Colors American Museum of Natural History, N.Y. (photograph)
Letters typeset
Notes Back cover. Color photograph of a cottontail rabbit diorama “courtesy of the American Museum of Natural History, N.Y.” with a few lines of text below.