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Issue Details

Issue #93
Published March 1956
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?

Cover Details

Characters Lone Ranger
Synopsis Unusual cover. A front view of the Lone Ranger through the just-made bullet hole in a window pane.
Genre western
Pencils ? (painting)
Inks ? (painting)
Colors ? (painting)
Reprinted in Lone Ranger, The (Gold Key, 1964 series) #4 [with different logo]

1 page filler "Sequoya The Cherokee's Greatest Leader"

Characters Sequoya
Synopsis Facts about the life of Cherokee leader Sequoya.
Genre western; fact; bio
Letters typeset
Notes Inside front cover; black and white; half text-half art.

12 page The Lone Ranger story "Cheyenne Showdown"

Characters Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)
Synopsis Indian agent Fowler is diverting half of the food promised the Cheyenne by treaty in order to sell it elsewhere and pocket the profits.
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.

10 page The Lone Ranger story "Hide-Out"

Characters Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)
Synopsis A respectable business man in Moosejaw has a profitable sideline hiding outlaws on the run.
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 text story "Buffalo Express"

Characters Cal Morgan
Synopsis After his horse is killed by Indians, Pony Express rider Cal Morgan rides a buffalo the final ten miles to the station.
Genre western
Letters typeset
Notes Text story with no illustration.

8 page Young Hawk story "A Demon Bear"

Characters Young Hawk; Little Buck
Synopsis Young Hawk and Little Buck are portaging their supplies around rapids when Little Buck is captured by Hurons. Young Hawk uses a bear skin as a disguise to rescue him.
Genre western
Script Gaylord DuBois
Pencils Jon Small
Notes Part of a continuing storyline. Strong Eagle is mentioned, but does not appear. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Gaylord DuBois' personal records.

1 page Ways of the West story "Dangers for the Sheepherder"

Synopsis Facts about sheepherders in the southwest.
Genre western; fact
Pencils Tom Gill ?
Inks Tom Gill ?
Notes Presented in standard comic format.
Reprinted in Lone Ranger, The (Gold Key, 1964 series) #8

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Look! A Handy Pocket Printer!"

Characters Lone Ranger (cameo)
Letters typeset
Notes Inside back cover; black and white. Promo for subscriptions to Dell Lone Ranger comics. Premium is pocket printer; Also includes Dell’s "A Pledge to Parents.”
Reprinted in Lone Ranger, The (Dell, 1948 series) #92

1 page Kool-Aid advertisement "Tell Mom You want Kool-Aid!"

Letters typeset
Notes Back cover; color. Illustrated ad for Kool-Aid soft drink mix.
Reprinted from Lone Ranger, The (Dell, 1948 series) #91