Lone Ranger (1964 Gold Key) comic books 1969
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Issue #13
Published Mar 1969 by Gold Key/Whitman.$7.20
$3.00
Cover art by Hank Hartman. Learn to Draw in 15 easy lessons; ad for Connecticut Home Study Institute (Home drawing course); photo of Ake Skiold, European commercial artist. The Lone Ranger Unmasked, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; The Lone Ranger infiltrates the gang of "Rembrandt" Smith, a bad man with a knack for drawing. On the Run, art by Joe Certa; Doc Hunter is on the run from railroad baron Kimsley Bolt; He inadvertently saves one of his pursuers from a snake bite, then has to kill the man's partner. Gold Key Comics Club News with George of the Jungle. Biography of Capt. John Hughes of the Texas Rangers. Silver's Race, art by Tom Gill; The Lone Ranger enters a "Land Rush" race to claim a river's source for a band of homesteaders. Stories are reprinted from 1948 Dell series. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.
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Issue #14
Published Jun 1969 by Gold Key/Whitman.$7.90
$6.60
Painted cover art by Don Spaulding. The Doomed Chief, pencils by Tom Gill; Renegade Crow braves try to kill their chief, Buffalo Horn, and go on the warpath. Biography of Burton Mossman of the Arizona Rangers. Emergency Call, art by Joe Certa; Doc Hunter is lured out of the town of Nugget into a trap set by railroad baron Kimsley Bolt's men. The Ghost Town Sheriff, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; The Lone Ranger and Tonto trail stage robbers to a ghost town named Mile High, which is still guarded by its last sheriff. Statement of Ownership for Sept. 27, 1968; Avg. paid circulation for preceding 12 months: 226,924. Ad for 204 Revolutionary War Soldiers. One-page text story, Fighting Rangers Burton Mossman. Stories are reprinted from 1948 Dell series. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.
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Issue #15
Published Oct 1969 by Gold Key/Whitman.$8.90
$6.60
$6.60
$4.20
Painted cover art. Terror on the Tracks, art by Tom Gill; Old railroad engineer Jenkins comes out of retirement to help the Lone Ranger, Tonto, and townspeople stop an Indian attack on a train. Biography of Harry C. Wheeler of the Arizona Rangers. Bad Luck Charm; Zachariah Yankee Peddler has to overcome hostile indians, a flood-swollen creek, and a runaway horse when he tries to get a wampum belt from the Mohawks. Promo for Gold Key Comics Club activities featuring panel reprints from Magnus, Robot Fighter and the Flintstones. The Unexpected, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Scarface Bleeker is the "King of Crime" because each of the members of his gang is a specialist at a line of crime. Stories are reprinted from 1948 Dell series. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.
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Issue #16
Published Dec 1969 by Gold Key/Whitman.$6.60
Cover art by Hank Hartman. Dan Reid's Secret Hide-Out, art by Tom Gill; A band of outlaws have taken residence in the abandoned cabin in which Grandma Frisby raised Dan Reid, the Lone Ranger's nephew. Biography of John Salmon Rip Ford of the Texas Rangers. Out of the Frying Pan; Trapped in a fort by hostile Indians, Zachariah uses empty barrels to catch the braves by surprise and drive them off. Promo for Gold Key Comics contest with grand prize being personal appearance on Family Affair TV series on CBS. The Ghost Riders, art by Tom Gill; Outlaws discover a "luminous phosphorus-like salt" in a cave and use it on their clothes to become "Ghost Riders." Stories are reprinted from 1948 Dell series. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.
