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Issue Details

Issue #64
Published October 1953
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing ?

Cover Details

Characters Lone Ranger
Synopsis The Lone Ranger kicks an attacking Indian in the face.
Genre western
Pencils ? (painting)
Inks ? (painting)
Colors ? (painting)
Reprinted in Lone Ranger, The (Gold Key, 1964 series) #14 (with different logo)

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Oh Boy! Here's My First Issue..."

Characters Lone Ranger (cameo)
Notes Inside front cover; color. Promo in strip form for subscriptions to Dell Lone Ranger comics. Premium is Dell Comics Club ballpoint pen.
Reprinted in Lone Ranger, The (Dell, 1948 series) #77 (minus color)

20 page The Lone Ranger story "The Loaded Burros"

Characters Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)
Synopsis 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.
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.

15 page The Lone Ranger story "The Eagle Tattoo"

Characters Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)
Synopsis Tad, the blacksmith's son, trails the leader of a gang after identifying him by an eagle tattoo on his arm.
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.

2 page text story "The Dream of Little Fox"

Characters Little Fox; Chief Long Lance
Synopsis Indian orphan Little Fox dreams of owning a horse like Chief Long Lance's Red Cloud.
Genre western
Script Gaylord DuBois
Pencils ? [as F. T.] (signed)
Inks ? [as F. T.] (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes Text story with two illustrations. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Gaylord DuBois' personal records.

10 page Young Hawk story "Hunt in the Snow"

Characters Young Hawk; Little Buck; Neekoota (cameo)
Synopsis 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.
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 story "General Custer's Last Ride"

Characters Gen. George A. Custer
Synopsis The story of "Custer's Last Stand."
Genre western; fact
Notes Half text, half illustration.

1 page Schwinn Bikes advertisement "Kids! Bike Back to School on the Best!"

Letters typeset
Notes Inside back cover; color. Illustrated ad for Schwinn Bicycles. Schwinn Phantom depicted. Arnold, Schwinn, & Company, Chicago, Ill.

1 page Wheaties; Spark Up with Wheaties! advertisement "Spark Up-With Wheaties!" Said Power Hitter George Kell

Characters George Kell
Genre sports
Notes Back cover; color. Ad in comic form for Wheaties breakfast cereal featuring Boston Red Sox player George Kell giving batting tips. Ad includes photo of Kell with facsimile autograph. Part of "Spark Up With Wheaties" series.