Comic books in 'Handgun', graded by CBCS

The Lone Ranger and Tonto enter the rough, legendary old west town of Abilene, Kansas. While in town to deliver outlaws to the local Marshal, Lone Ranger encounters an infamous lawman turned gunfighter at the end of his career. After a brutal and bloody shootout, the gunfighter faces off against an angry, vengeful mob, and Lone Ranger is caught in the middle. How does a hero who has sworn not to kill resolve a dispute between so many men, with so many guns?""(W) Ande Parks (A) Esteve Polls (CA) Francesco Francavilla Cover price $3.99.

(W) Ande Parks (A) Esteve Polls (CA) Francesco Francavilla Covers: Francesco Francavilla Writer: Ande Parks Artist: Esteve Polls Colorist: Marcello Pinto The 'Hard Country' arc continues with its first multi-issue story. The Lone Ranger is pitted against a new enemy who hides behind the symbol Lone Ranger holds most dear: a Marshal's badge. Tasked by a federal agent to stop a murderous gang of train robbers, Lone Ranger and Tonto find themselves ambushed and betrayed. The hard country that is the old west just got harder for its two greatest heroes. Cover price $3.99.

(W) Ande Parks (A) Esteve Polls (CA) Francesco Francavilla The Hard Country arc comes to an end, as Lone Ranger is left to pick up the pieces of the town called Utopia. The Ranger faces a horrific truth at Marshal Dorsey's ranch. Then, the villainous Marshal may be dead, but his gang still lives, and they want blood. As Tonto lies near death, Lone Ranger walks down Utopia's main street alone, on his way to a final gunfight showdown. Cover price $3.99.

(W) Ande Parks (A) Esteve Polls (CA) Francesco Francavilla The epic conclusion of the Native Ground arc. The Lone Ranger has traveled through Indian lands in search of a healer for his friend Tonto. Now, the healer has been found, and she is not at all what the Ranger expected. Has the Ranger come all this way just to watch his friend die? The battle for Tonto's life and soul will be resolved. Your understanding of this iconic character will be forever changed. Cover price $3.99.

(W) Ande Parks (A) Esteve Polls (CA) Francesco Francavilla Ghost Town'. The first in a series of single issue stories, and a perfect jumping on point. The Lone Ranger and Tonto come across a small Western town that harbors great suffering. That suffering resonates through time, to the Ranger's own past, and to the future. Can the Lone Ranger and Tonto find a way to replace that suffering with hope? Cover price $3.99.

(W) Ande Parks (A) Esteve Polls (CA) Francesco Francavilla Covers: Francesco Francavilla Writer: Ande Parks Artist: Esteve Polls Colorist: Marcello Pinto Continuing a series of stand-alone, single issue tales. Blood, dust and vengeance in the Wild West. The Lone Ranger and Tonto join a posse on the trail of a cold-blooded killer. What they find at the end of the chase is a ghost from Tonto's own past... a man Tonto had a chance to kill, but left alive at the cost of countless others. Now, the West's most iconic heroes must weigh the killer's fate again. Cover price $3.99.

(W) Ande Parks (A) Esteve Polls (CA) Francesco Francavilla Beginning a series of stand-alone tales from the Old West, this issue revisits an unknown part of Tonto's past. Tonto will finally come face to face with the rogue Indian braves who indirectly caused the deaths of his wife and son. The outcome of their meeting alters Tonto's life forever. This issue also reveals how Tonto acquired his horse, Scout. Vengeance, blood and horses as a secret chapter of Tonto's past unfolds." Cover price $3.99.

Written by Ande Parks. Art by Esteve Polls. Cover by Francesco Francavilla. The Lone Ranger and Tonto head back to Abilene, where the town's respected marshal has been murdered. With a band of angry, vengeful deputies in pursuit of those responsible, will the Lone Ranger be able to convince them that the murderers deserve a trial? Or will their thirst for slaughter prevail? Cover price $3.99.

Written by Ande Parks. Art by Esteve Polls. Cover by Francesco Francavilla. Bank Job! This special issue takes place entirely in the few hours following a bank robbery in the old west. The Lone Ranger and Tonto join a posse in hot pursuit of a ruthless gang who has taken off with a pile of gold and a hostage. The Ranger will employ everything he knows about tracking and fighting before he enters a chasm in pursuit of the murderous robbers... a chasm much like the one that claimed his father and brother years earlier. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Ande Parks. Art by Esteve Polls. Cover by Francesco Francavilla. FINAL ISSUE!!! The Lone Ranger and Tonto have sworn to serve justice in a harsh, often lawless landscape. Now, this landmark issue answers the question: are the most iconic heroes of the Old West really willing to die rather than kill? Guns will blaze on the Main Street of a small town, and the ultimate sacrifice will be made. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

(W) Shannon Eric Denton (A) Matt Triano (CA) Colton Worley A young man take up a mask in pursuit of his father's killers as the feared Devil-Gun. Now Lone Ranger must confront his own ideals as he pursues this dark mirror-image of himself. Can the Ranger show his opposite coin the difference between justice and vengeance before innocent blood is spilled? Cover price $4.99.

Written by Mark Russell. Art by Bob Q. Cover by John Cassaday. The adventure continues from multiple Eisner Award nominee MARK RUSSELL (The Flintstones) and BOB Q (James Bond Origin)! Tonto and the Lone Ranger go to Austin to foil a plan to cover the Texas panhandle in barbed wire. They are discovered and have to fight their way out of the city. Tonto devises a new strategy based on trick plays he learned from playing football at the Carlisle Indian School and Silver knocks a man unconscious with a wooden post. 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Australian Edition. Lone Ranger reprints. Lone Ranger in "Strange Allies" and "Trapped", Young Hawk appears in untitled story, and 2 page filler text story "Blackie's Satisfaction". 7.25" x 10.75"; b&w w/color cover; 32 pages.

Sold exclusively at the New York Comic Book Spectacular (February 24-26, 1995), this set includes issues #1-4 of the silver foil editions of the series with issue #1 signed by Timothy Truman and Joe Lansdale. Issues are sealed in a bag and the set includes a certificate of authenticity. Script by Don McGregor, pencils by Mike Mayhew, inks by Andy Mushynsky, covers by Timothy Truman. 36 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

Cover by Tim Truman. "It Crawls! Part One," script by Joe R. Lansdale, pencils by Tim Truman, inks by Rick Magyar; The Windwagon Gang rob a train carrying Aztek artifacts on loan from Mexico; At the request of the governor of Texas, The Lone Ranger and Tonto get involved, but with their relationship strained by a press that continually relegates Tonto to sidekick status, and The Ranger beginning to believe his own hype, can they hope to bring the villains to justice, or will their latest adventure be their last? 3-page preview of Zorro #8, script by Don McGregor, pencils by Mike Mayhew, inks by Andy Mushynsky. 36 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

Silver Logo Edition.

Cover by Tim Truman. "It Crawls!," script by Joe R. Lansdale, pencils by Tim Truman, inks by Rick Magyar; The Windwagon Gang has inadvertently unleashed an ancient unspeakable evil, an evil that has decided it likes the new century; Meanwhile, The Lone Ranger and Tonto discover that the governor of Texas wants them to pursue this new investigation for purely political reasons, and Tonto discovers that The Ranger has a hidden past connection to the gang's leader, "Big Bull" Barrett. Tim Truman: Guns, Guitars, Gum Erasers article by Kevin Fitzpatrick, art by Timothy Truman. Ads for Zorro, Lone Ranger, Mars Attacks!, Star Wars, Duckman, and Frankenstein. 36 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

Silver Logo Edition.

Cover by Tim Truman. "It Crawls!," script by Joe R. Lansdale, pencils by Tim Truman, inks by Rick Magyar; With the Aztek mummy eating its way across Southwest Texas, The Ranger and Tonto learn of its origins from their mutual friend Wu Chan. Tonto presses the issue, and The Ranger reveals his darkest secret that results in the end of their partnership. 36 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

Silver Logo Edition.

Cover by Tim Truman. "Last Battle of the Alamoz" [It Crawls Part 4], script by Joe R. Lansdale, pencils by Tim Truman, inks by Rick Magyar; While Tonto wrestles with his own less than spotless past, The Lone Ranger sets out to discover the secret of the Aztec Mummy and to stop him at the Alamo, as well as redeem himself of a horrible legacy; He determines that he will become that which he actually believed himself to be, the character he has created, THE LONE RANGER. Ads for Toppside, Duckman, Zorro, and Cadillacs and Dinosaurs. Duckman Is My Life! article by Charles S. Novinskie. 36 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

Silver Logo Edition.

by Matthews, Abrams, & Montenegro In this special Lone Ranger and Tonto adventure, something dark and murderous is moving through the frontier, and it's up to the Lone Ranger and Tonto to put a stop to it. But once they find it, will they be able to face it? This Lone Ranger one-shot special is a great jumping-on point for new fans and readers as well as an excellent companion issue to the Eisner-Award nominated series! Cover price $4.99.

Brett Matthews, Neil Turitz (W), Vatche Mavlian (A) In 'Reston' writers Brett Matthews and Neil Turitz are joined by illustrator Vatche Mavlian for a haunting tale of monsters and broken dreams... all in the once bustling mining town of Reston, where things are decidedly not what they seem. Featuring a cover by John Cassaday! Cover price $4.99.

(W) Brett Matthews (A) Sergio Cariello (C) John Cassaday Who was that Masked Man? A bandit? A hero? A daring and resourceful rider of the plains...? As the reporter who sets out to uncover the truth behind the growing 'rural legend' of The Lone Ranger discovers, it all depends on who you ask. Cover price $4.99.

The Lone Ranger Rides Again. Story by Fran Striker. Art by Charles Flanders. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay's Feature Book was the first US comic book to devote complete issues to a single character. This issue reprints Lone Ranger newspaper comic strips from January 30 to June 17, 1939. One of the first comic books featuring the Lone Ranger. The masked hero of the West battles outlaws with help from his sidekick Tonto and faithful horse Silver, never even waiting for anyone to thank him. 9-in. x 12-in., 72 pages, B&W.

25c giant-size issue. The Lone Ranger stars in "He Finds Dan Reid," "A Message in Time," "Bad Medicine," "Flight Through the Wastelands," and "The Call of Wild Horse Valley." Gold Key #30029-610 reprinting most of Dell's Golden West #3 including Clayton Moore photo front/back cover. Cover price $0.25.

Lone Ranger in Milk for Big Mike (1955) was a promotional comic book distributed by the American Dairy Association. Little Mike's Pa is sick and the Doctor says he needs three glasses of milk everyday. Trouble is Little Mike's family doesn't own a cow and their closest neighbor, Farmer Bill Miller, refuses to sell them any more milk. Well, the Lone Ranger and his ever faithful partner Tonto aim to find out why. 16 pages, full color, newsprint, 7.25-in. x 5-in.

April 1937. Rare first issue of Lone Ranger's pulp magazine. Lone Ranger, Tonto, and Silver cover painted by Kidd. Features "The Phantom Rider," a complete Lone Ranger novel, plus non-Ranger back-up stories by Lawrence A. Keating, George C. Henderson, Wayne Brooks, and Charles A. Roberts. Also two comic strip sections, one illustrates the life of a real Texas Ranger and the other shows the humorous"Doodlebug Jones" by Schaff. Most of the interior illustrations are credited to H. Smilkstein. Approx. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Lone Ranger Outwits Crazy Cougar (Big Little Book1968) is a Big Little Book published by Western Publishing, Co. 250 pages, color pictures with text, 3.5-in. x 4.75-in., newsprint with hardcover, with $0.39 cover price. Cover price $0.39.

Lone Ranger Outwits Crazy Cougar (Big Little Book1968) is a Big Little Book published by Western Publishing, Co. 250 pages, b&w pictures with text, 3.5-in. x 4.75-in., newsprint with softcover, with $0.49 cover price. Cover price $0.49.

Cover by Dennis Calero (W) Chuck Dixon (A) Esteve Polls The Ranger and Tonto are in the crossfire as a bloody Kiowa uprising draws these western legends onto the warpath. The Spirit Horse has returned to the plains and calling the tribes to battle. Is this a ghostly apparition or something else? If the Lone Ranger cannot solve the mystery then the land north of the Brazos will run red with blood! Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 10 Variant Cover by Dennis Calero (W) Chuck Dixon (A) Esteve Polls The Ranger and Tonto are in the crossfire as a bloody Kiowa uprising draws these western legends onto the warpath. The Spirit Horse has returned to the plains and calling the tribes to battle. Is this a ghostly apparition or something else? If the Lone Ranger cannot solve the mystery then the land north of the Brazos will run red with blood! Cover price $3.99.

Cover by Dennis Calero (W) Chuck Dixon (A) Esteve Polls The Ranger and Tonto face long odds on the lawless badlands of the Texas panhandle. The Masked Rider of the plains outnumbered by dangerous Comancheros on his way to stop a Kiowa uprising. At the same time, Tonto finds himself in the middle of a hostage situation aboard a train stranded in a raging blizzard. Chuck Dixon and Esteve Polls re-unite to bring you more blistering frontier action hotter than a prairie fire! Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 10 Variant Cover by Dennis Calero (W) Chuck Dixon (A) Esteve Polls The Ranger and Tonto face long odds on the lawless badlands of the Texas panhandle. The Masked Rider of the plains outnumbered by dangerous Comancheros on his way to stop a Kiowa uprising. At the same time, Tonto finds himself in the middle of a hostage situation aboard a train stranded in a raging blizzard. Chuck Dixon and Esteve Polls re-unite to bring you more blistering frontier action hotter than a prairie fire! Cover price $3.99.

Cover by Dennis Calero (W) Chuck Dixon (A) Esteve Polls Tonto stands between a stranded trainload of innocents and a Kiowa war party bent on massacre. The Masked Man leads a cavalry unit through a blizzard to bring peace to the Nations with the help of the legendary Spirit Horse. Scout is alone in a hostile land! Blazing western suspense from action masters Chuck Dixon and Esteve Polls. Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 10 Variant Cover by Dennis Calero (W) Chuck Dixon (A) Esteve Polls Tonto stands between a stranded trainload of innocents and a Kiowa war party bent on massacre. The Masked Man leads a cavalry unit through a blizzard to bring peace to the Nations with the help of the legendary Spirit Horse. Scout is alone in a hostile land! Blazing western suspense from action masters Chuck Dixon and Esteve Polls. Cover price $3.99.

(W) Chuck Dixon (A) Esteve Polls (CA) Dennis Calero The Masked Man comes to Tonto's aide. But have the faithful companions found one another only to die together? Dozens of innocents may died in a bloody massacre unless the legend of the Spirit Horse can come to life to bring peace to the prairies. Basically, the Lone Ranger will fight his way through the blizzard along with a troop of cavalry to rescue Tonto and the trainload of folks. Cover price $3.99.

Cover by ALEX ROSS Written by ANDE PARKS Art by ESTEVE POLLS The legendary masked crimefighter called Zorro, now in his sixties, has hung up his cape and sword. Living on a peaceful ranch in the new state of California, Don Diego tends to his cattle, breaks horses, and enjoys the company of his wife. When a renegade band of Confederate bushwhackers attack a nearby Indian settlement, though, Don Diego cannot just stand by and let innocents be slaughtered. Zorro heads back into action again... for the last time. Guest starring another legendary masked lawman - The Lone Ranger! Cover price $3.99.

Cover by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA Written by ANDE PARKS Art by ESTEVE POLLS The legendary masked crimefighter called Zorro, now in his sixties, has hung up his cape and sword. Living on a peaceful ranch in the new state of California, Don Diego tends to his cattle, breaks horses, and enjoys the company of his wife. When a renegade band of Confederate bushwhackers attack a nearby Indian settlement, though, Don Diego cannot just stand by and let innocents be slaughtered. Zorro heads back into action again... for the last time. Guest starring another legendary masked lawman - The Lone Ranger! Cover price $3.99.

Cover by JERRY LAWLER Written by ANDE PARKS Art by ESTEVE POLLS The legendary masked crimefighter called Zorro, now in his sixties, has hung up his cape and sword. Living on a peaceful ranch in the new state of California, Don Diego tends to his cattle, breaks horses, and enjoys the company of his wife. When a renegade band of Confederate bushwhackers attack a nearby Indian settlement, though, Don Diego cannot just stand by and let innocents be slaughtered. Zorro heads back into action again... for the last time. Guest starring another legendary masked lawman - The Lone Ranger! Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 10 Varaint Cover by ALEX ROSS Written by ANDE PARKS Art by ESTEVE POLLS The legendary masked crimefighter called Zorro, now in his sixties, has hung up his cape and sword. Living on a peaceful ranch in the new state of California, Don Diego tends to his cattle, breaks horses, and enjoys the company of his wife. When a renegade band of Confederate bushwhackers attack a nearby Indian settlement, though, Don Diego cannot just stand by and let innocents be slaughtered. Zorro heads back into action again... for the last time. Guest starring another legendary masked lawman - The Lone Ranger! Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 15 Negative Variant Cover by ALEX ROSS Written by ANDE PARKS Art by ESTEVE POLLS The legendary masked crimefighter called Zorro, now in his sixties, has hung up his cape and sword. Living on a peaceful ranch in the new state of California, Don Diego tends to his cattle, breaks horses, and enjoys the company of his wife. When a renegade band of Confederate bushwhackers attack a nearby Indian settlement, though, Don Diego cannot just stand by and let innocents be slaughtered. Zorro heads back into action again... for the last time. Guest starring another legendary masked lawman - The Lone Ranger! Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 25 Sketch Variant Cover by ALEX ROSS Written by ANDE PARKS Art by ESTEVE POLLS The legendary masked crimefighter called Zorro, now in his sixties, has hung up his cape and sword. Living on a peaceful ranch in the new state of California, Don Diego tends to his cattle, breaks horses, and enjoys the company of his wife. When a renegade band of Confederate bushwhackers attack a nearby Indian settlement, though, Don Diego cannot just stand by and let innocents be slaughtered. Zorro heads back into action again... for the last time. Guest starring another legendary masked lawman - The Lone Ranger! Cover price $3.99.

Lone Ranger: The Story of the Lone Ranger (1973), Cheerios cereal premium mini-comic. Full color, 7-in. x 2-3/4-in.

Written by Justin Gray. Art by Rey Villegas. Cover by Marc Laming. In the second chapter of Vindicated, the Lone Ranger and Tonto cross paths with criminals and cutthroats as they rescue damsel in distress, Fiona Doyle who instantly capture's the Ranger's heart. Meanwhile Tonto encounters some men who will stop at nothing to get their revenge. 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Justin Gray. Art by Rey Villegas. Cover by Marc Laming. In the second chapter of Vindicated, the Lone Ranger and Tonto cross paths with criminals and cutthroats as they rescue damsel in distress, Fiona Doyle who instantly capture's the Ranger's heart. Meanwhile Tonto encounters some men who will stop at nothing to get their revenge. 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Written by Justin Gray. Art by Rey Villegas. Cover by Marc Laming. The Lone Ranger sets out to bring justice and fireworks to the men that beat Tonto and left him for dead in the streets of Red River, but a surprising twist reveals the true greed and ambition of the men they're chasing. Meanwhile the Lone Ranger's feelings for Fiona Doyle might be putting him and Tonto at greater risk! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Black & White Variant Cover. Written by Justin Gray. Art by Rey Villegas. Cover by Marc Laming. The Lone Ranger sets out to bring justice and fireworks to the men that beat Tonto and left him for dead in the streets of Red River, but a surprising twist reveals the true greed and ambition of the men they're chasing. Meanwhile the Lone Ranger's feelings for Fiona Doyle might be putting him and Tonto at greater risk! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Sitting Bull's Drawing Lessons; The making of a drawing by Sitting Bull. The Phantom Wagon Train, art by Alberto Giolitti; Tonto and the Indian Agent discovers a wagon train burned and looted by white "Indians. The Cattle Drives, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Alberto Giolitti; Woodling owns the land between Joe Carson and the cattle market, and wants a toll paid for each head that crosses his land. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.