Issue Details

Issue	#28
Published	March 1977
Cover Price	0.30 USD
Pages	36
Editing	?

Cover Details

Characters	Lone Ranger; Silver
Synopsis	The Lone Ranger climbs aboard the stern of a paddlewheeler.
Genre	western
Pencils	? (painting)
Inks	? (painting)
Colors	? (painting)

1 page Sad Sack; Hostess advertisement "Nap Sack on His Back"

Characters	Sad Sack; Sarge; Nap Sack
Genre	humor
Notes	inside front cover, color; ad in story form for Hostess Snack Cakes featuring Sad Sack.

13 page The Lone Ranger story "The Smugglers"

Characters	Lone Ranger; Tonto
Synopsis	The Lone Ranger disguises himself as a Mississippi riverboat gambler in order to find the source of rifles that are being smuggled to renegade Indians in "the Arkansas badlands".
Genre	western

1 page advertisement "Fun Tricks Free Things! Mail Today"

Letters	typeset
Notes	in middle of first story; ad for Gandalf Products, NY., NY, for various novelties; different than other ad with this name in this issue.

Half page advertisement "Sell Grit"

Letters	typeset
Notes	in middle of first story; ad for Grit newspaper.

Half page advertisement "Fun Things! Mail Today..."

Letters	typeset
Notes	in middle of first story; ad for novelties from Five Star Gift Co., North Bellmore, N.Y.

1 page advertisement "Kids, Roach Designs are Now Available..."

Letters	typeset
Notes	in middle of first story; ad for Gandalf Products, Inc., NY, featuring Roach Designs Iron-on transfers.

1 page advertisement "Quality Woodworking Tools from Handy Andy"

Letters	typeset
Notes	in middle of first story; ad for Handy Andy for children’s size woodworking tools.

1 page advertisement "Uncover the hidden secrets of nature!"

Letters	typeset
Notes	in middle of first story; ad for Skilcraft science sets (chemistry, biology, etc.)

10 page The Lone Ranger story "The Coward"

Characters	Lone Ranger; Tonto
Synopsis	Sheriff Caleb Cole must overcome his fear of heights to capture escaped convicts.
Genre	western

Half page advertisement "Cartoon Superstars You Create!"

Characters	Bugs Bunny: Porky Pig; Wile E. Coyote (all cameos)
Letters	typeset
Notes	in middle of second story; ad for Skitoons Cartoon Kit featuring pre-drawn animation cel with paint and backing.

Half page advertisement "Sea-Monkeys"

Letters	typeset
Notes	in middle of second story; ad for Gandalf Products Co., NY featuring “Sea-Monkeys” (brine shrimp)

1 page advertisement "Get your favorite cartoon characters..."

Characters	various comic characters, including Superman, Batman, Robin, Wonder Woman, Bugs Bunny and other Warner Bros. characters, Casper and other Harvey characters; and others.
Letters	typeset
Notes	in middle of second story; ad for Gandalf Products, Inc., NY, featuring embroidered cloth patches.

1 page advertisement "Get these dynamite embroidered cloth patches..."

Letters	typeset
Notes	in middle of second story; ad for Gandalf Products, NY., NY, embroidered patches.

1 page advertisement "100 pc. Toy Soldier set"

Letters	typeset
Notes	ad for 100 pc plastic toy soldier set from Lucky Products, Westbury, NY. Price: $1.50.

1 page advertisement "Personality Posters"

Pencils	photographs
Inks	photographs
Colors	photographs
Letters	typeset
Notes	inside back cover; color; ad for Personality Posters from Gandalf Products, NY, NY.

1 page advertisement "Fun Tricks Free Things! Mail Today"

Letters	typeset
Notes	back cover; ad for Gandalf Products, NY., NY, for various novelties; different than other ad with this name in this issue.