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Issue Details

Issue #99
Published September 1956
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?

Cover Details - "Ruthless Outlaws Stalk the Lone Ranger to his Secret Mine"

Characters Lone Ranger; Tonto
Synopsis Lone Ranger and Tonto working in mine
Genre western
Pencils Hank Hartman (painting)
Inks Hank Hartman (painting)
Colors Hank Hartman (painting)

1 page Trees of America text article "The Basswood"

Synopsis short illustrated article on basswood trees and their use by American Indians.
Genre fact; western; fact
Letters typeset
Notes inside front cover; black and white;

12 page The Long Ranger story "Incident at the Lone Ranger's Mine"

Characters Lone Ranger; Tonto; Ranger Jim
Synopsis After forcing the Lone Ranger to use all his silver bullets, Whitey the bank robber trails the Lone Ranger and Tonto to the Lone Ranger's silver mine.
Genre western
Script Paul S. Newman
Notes Lone Ranger's silver mine featured; script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records.

10 page The Long Ranger story "The Pint-Sized Polecat"

Characters Lone Ranger; Tonto
Synopsis Chet Norton, the little brother of gunfighter Lefty Norton, bullies the townspeople before the Lone Ranger and Tonto take the matter into their hands.
Genre western
Script Paul S. Newman
Notes script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records.

1 page text story "Teamwork"

Synopsis Red and Tex, top hands at the Bar XT Ranch keep trying to outdo the other.
Genre western
Letters typeset
Notes text story with no illustration

8 page Young Hawk story "Storm on the Lake"

Characters Young Hawk; Little Buck
Synopsis After a long journey in the sailing canoe to the village of the Onondagas, Young Hawk rescues the chief's sister and cousin from a thunderstorm on the lake.
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 text article "The Bobcat"

Synopsis short article on bobcats illustrated with color line drawing;
Genre fact; animal; fact
Letters typeset
Notes text with illustration; bottom third is promo ad for Dell’s Tonto comic.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) Tonto teaches a young "Hero Worshipper"...

Characters Tonto (cameo)
Letters typeset
Notes Promo for Dell's Tonto comic; Line drawing of the cover to Tonto #24 is depicted.
Reprinted from Lone Ranger 98

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Free Pens for new subscribers!"

Characters Lone Ranger
Letters typeset
Notes inside back cover; black and white; promo ad for subscriptions to Lone Ranger, with illustration of Lone Ranger. Premium is special Dell ballpoint pen.

1 page advertisement "Play it smart - Play Safe when you go swimming"

Notes back cover; color illustrated ad for Juicy Fruit gum featuring swimming safety rules.