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Issue Details

Issue #52
Published October 1952
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing ?

Cover Details

Characters Lone Ranger
Synopsis The Lone Ranger kicks a gun out of a man’s hand.
Genre western
Pencils Ernest Nordli (signed) (painting)
Inks Ernest Nordli (signed) (painting)
Colors Ernest Nordli (signed) (painting)
Reprinted in Lone Ranger, The (Gold Key, 1964 series) #2 (with no logo)

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "To Readers of the Lone Ranger"

Characters Lone Ranger (cameo)
Letters typeset
Notes Inside front cover; black and white. Promo for subscriptions to the Dell Lone Ranger Comic. Premium is free group picture of Dell Comics characters.
Reprinted in Lone Ranger, The (Dell, 1948 series) #53

12 page The Lone Ranger story "The Outlaw's Fiancee"

Characters Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)
Synopsis A gangleader's fiancee is shot when she attempts to warn the sheriff of the gang's newest robbery.
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 records.

8 page The Lone Ranger story "The Law Lady"

Characters Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)
Synopsis When the sheriff of Gunstock is murdered, his widow takes the sheriff's job.
Genre western
Pencils Tom Gill
Inks Tom Gill
Reprinted in Lone Ranger, The (Gold Key, 1964 series) #2

15 page The Lone Ranger story "Unwelcome Visitors"

Characters Lone Ranger; Tonto; Dan Reid; Silver (horse); Scout (horse); Victor (horse)
Synopsis The White Mask bandit and his accomplice kidnap Dan Reid.
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 records.

1 page Wonders of the West filler "The Great Plains"

Synopsis Facts about the Great Plains.
Genre western; fact
Notes Mostly art with some text.

2 page text story "Clan of the Badger"

Characters Little Owl
Synopsis Little Owl, a crippled five-year-old Pawnee boy, becomes friends with a badger.
Genre western
Script Gaylord DuBois
Letters typeset
Notes Text story with two illustrations. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Gaylord DuBois’ personal records.

10 page Young Hawk story "Attacked by Peccaries"

Characters Young Hawk; Little Buck; Desert Lark
Synopsis 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.
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.

1 page filler "Bat Masterson’s Advice to Gunslingers"

Characters Bat Masterson
Synopsis Bat Masterson's advice on dealing with gunslingers.
Genre western; fact
Letters typeset
Notes Inside back cover; black and white; half-art, half-text.

1 page Wheaties; What Sparks a Champion Sparks You! advertisement Stan "The Man" Musial Sparks Rally!

Characters Stan Musial
Genre sports
Notes Back cover. Color ad in comic form for Wheaties breakfast cereal featuring St. Louis Cardinals baseball player Stan Musial. Part of "What Sparks a Champion Sparks You!" series.