Lone Ranger (1948-1962 Dell) comic books

Auction Item: CGC 6.5 View scans Auction opens April 4 Paper: Off white to white Label #4697724010

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $33.00 or Best Offer View scans Cover-to-cover hole punches. Interior tearing. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

The Lone Ranger and the Legion of the Black Arrow, art by Charles Flanders; A secret organization called the Legion of the Black Arrow is robbing cattlemen to fund its operations to overthrow the federal government. The Lone Ranger and the Attack on the Wagon Train, art by Charles Flanders; Tonto is captured by a gang planning to attack a wagon train. Based on the popular Western TV series. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $60.00 View scans Cover oxidation.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $23.00 or Best Offer View scan Cover-to-cover hole punches. Centerfold loose at both staples. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

The Lone Ranger and a Girl's Peril, script by Fran Striker, art by Charles Flanders; Crowley and his gang want to force Jim Jackson to give them a share of his gold mine. In a second plot line, Lacey and Black have turned a town's jail into a refuge for outlaws. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $13.00

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $8.80

Facts about the ordeals faced by candidates for chief of the Osage tribe. The Lone Ranger and the Star Sapphire, art by Charles Flanders; Col. Yardley trades his wife's family jewels to a blackmailer in order to keep the real circumstances of their son's death a secret. The Lone Ranger and the Wheat Fire in Green Valley, art by Charles Flanders; People from a settlement drain a lake to put out a wheat field fire set by Mr. Newton in order to cause a family to lose their farm. Running Fox's Change of Heart text story by Gaylord Du Bois. The Deserted Pueblo, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Tom Hickey; Young Hawk, Little Buck, and White Fawn lose their canoe after an earthquake, then find a deserted pueblo village. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $11.00

Cover art by Morris Gollub. The Hermit's Revenge, script by Fran Striker, art by Charles Flanders; A hermit plans revenge on the townspeople by blowing up his Death's Head gold mine. Starvation Ledge, script by Fran Striker, art by Charles Flanders; The Drago gang ambushes a band of soldiers and maroons them on Starvation Ledge. A Young Fugitive, script by Fran Striker, art by Charles Flanders; Mr. Hiram, the most important man in town, frames young Don Mead for a post office robbery. The Great Spirit Answers text story. Rescue Winnebago Women, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; Reaching the great water to the east, Young Hawk and Little Buck rescue three Winnebago women from Hurons; Later Young Hawk kills a bear that interrupts the group's raspberry picking. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $13.75

Facts about the cowboys saddle. Shanghaied, art by Charles Flanders; The Lone Ranger disguises himself to be taken aboard a ship, where Shark Dawson holds a banker's daughter captive. Thunder Martin, art by Charles Flanders; The Lone Ranger must find a way to capture 6-foot,4-inch, 307 lb. killer Thunder Martin. The Rescue of Little Crow text story by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small. The Turkey Hunter, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; After losing their canoe to an angry bear, Young Hawk and Little Buck float down the Mississippi River on a log; They find a dugout canoe and paddle downstream where they save a Chickasaw turkey hunter from a rattlesnake. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $14.00

Painted cover art by Ernest Nordli. Facts about cowboy chaps. A Change of Heart, art by Charles Flanders; Young boys Kip and Bill are part of "The Hook's" gang; After Bill is killed in a botched bank robbery, Kip vows to kill Sam Blaine, the sheriff; He changes his mind after he meets the sheriff's crippled daughter. The Range War, art by Charles Flanders; The owner of the Circle Dot ranch is burning "nester" (farmers) cabins on the open range; but his son is in love with one of the nesters' daughters. Little Crow and the Red Sticks text story by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small. The Shaman's Treachery, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; After rescuing a Chickasaw hunter from a rattlesnake, Young Hawk and Little Buck return with him to his village; They make enemies of the shaman and his son Black Dog and are forced to flee with Black Dog as a hostage. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $7.70

Painted cover art. Gold-Plated Free Key Chain Holder comic subscription ad with Lone Ranger and Tonto. The Army Scout's Gold, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; A dying Army scout gives soldier Jack Hawthorne a map to gold hidden in a tunnel. Washakie The Peace-Seeker; True story of Shoshone chief Washakie, who cultivated peaceful relations with the white man. A Friend Indeed text story by Gaylord Du Bois. Apache Attack on the River, script by Gaylord Du Bois; Leaving their friends at the Pueblo, Young Hawk, Little Buck, and High Cloud paddle up river where they are attacked by Apaches. Directions on how to make an Indian shield. Based on the popular Western TV series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $9.20

Painted cover art. Promo for subscriptions to the Dell Lone Ranger Comic; Premium is five Lone Ranger pinup pictures. Rustler's Hide-out, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Jake Johnson's cow hands are rustling cattle. Stand-ins for Murder, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; A pair of outlaws impersonate the Lone Ranger and Tonto and pull off a string of crimes. Facts about the Sequoia and Redwood trees of California. Garland's Grudge, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Railroad construction foreman Bill Yates is shot by Garland, a worker he fired. Seed of the Sun text story by Gaylord Du Bois. Rafting down the Grand Canyon, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; Young Hawk, Little Buck, and the young Pueblo girl, Desert Lark, build a raft and descend down the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. Leaving the river they go west across the desert. Facts about the Colt Lightning handgun, which was used by Billy the Kid. Color ad in comic form for Wheaties breakfast cereal featuring Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Preacher Roe. Based on the popular Western TV series. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $4.60

Painted cover art. The Smiling Caballero, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Juan Lopez, the Smiling Caballero, gains others' trust before robbing them and rustling their cattle. Shadow of Death, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; The Lone Ranger and Tonto take a doctor to stop a diphtheria epidemic in an Apache village. Horses for Orani text story by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small. Trees for Sails, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; After leading the Sea People to the lode of copper they had discovered, Young Hawk and Little Buck take a dozen men to recover the canoes the Waikish had stolen. Promo for subscriptions to Dell Lone Ranger Comics; Premium is Dell Comics Club ballpoint pen. Illustrated ad for Whitman Fuzzy Wuzzy Tell-A-Tale children's books. Color ad in comic form for Wheaties breakfast cereal featuring Olympic slalom skier Gretchen Fraser. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $3.30

Painted cover art by Don Spaulding. Promo for subscriptions to Dell Lone Ranger Comics; Premium is American flag ring. Home-Coming, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; A dozen young Confederate soldiers return to Morgan's Gap at the end of the Civil War, only to receive a cool reception from the townspeople; Meanwhile the Lone Ranger and Tonto try to convince a young Indian chief not to break the peace. The Sheriff's Son, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; A sheriff's son, falsely imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit, returns to his home town to find his former girlfriend's brother trying to make trouble for him. A Life for a Life text story by Gaylord Du Bois. Little Brother, the Hawk, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; Caught in a snowstorm while wintering in what is now Yellowstone Park, Young Hawk finds a half-frozen hawk with a broken wing and nurses it to health. Facts about Indian calumets (smoking pipes). Illustrated ad for Whitman Toys and Games. Ad in comic form for Wheaties breakfast cereal featuring St. Louis Cardinals baseball player Stan Musial. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $13.00

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $9.20

Painted cover art by Don Spaulding. The Long Bridge, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Cheyenne raiders besiege Fort Adams and ambush a wagon train near the "Long Bridge." Rocky Ridge Mystery, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; A rancher's son returns from attending college in the east, to find his artistic talents are not appreciated by his father. Charro Credit text story by Gaylord Du Bois. The Grizzly's Revenge, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; After escaping from the Blackfeet, Young Hawk and Little Buck find a secluded valley full of fish and deer. Little Buck makes the mistake of wounding a grizzly, which seeks revenge. Descriptions of Indian smoking pipes. Ad in comic form for Wheaties breakfast cereal featuring Los Angeles Rams end Tom Fears. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $3.30

Painted cover art by Hank Hartman. The Wide Missouri, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; By threatening his daughter, bandits force a Missouri Riverboat captain to land at Pine Cove so they can steal a load of gold. Stolen Taxes, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Tax Collector John Thompson frames convict Jed Leach by pocketing the money Leach collects for taxes. The Carrier Pigeon, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Black Owl's braves are raiding villages along the Pecos for money to buy information about the Army forts in the area. Escape on the River, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; Young Hawk and Little Buck leave the Shoshone village but are pursued by Black Heel and Canuga, who were disgraced for plotting against the boys. Promo for subscriptions to Dell Lone Ranger comics; Premium is a lucky rabbit's foot. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover art by Hank Hartman. Facts about Indian wampum (money made from shells). The Fight Over Death Gorge, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Bandits rob a town, then hijack a railroad train to make their getaway. Silver Gets Through, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Apaches attack Fort Mills. Silver (without the Lone Ranger) must carry a message to get help at Fort Hammer. The Flood, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; A flood on the Little Missouri River forces Young Hawk and Little Buck to take refuge on an island; After that island is submerged they float downstream to another island where they find a baby who has been lost in the storm. Promo for Dell giant comic "The Lone Ranger's Western Treasury" #2. Based on the popular Western TV series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $7.30

Painted cover art by Hank Hartman. Rifles on the Border, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Outlaws steal Army rifles to sell to a Mexican planning an insurrection in Northern Mexico. Dangerous Knowledge, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; A naturalist from the East helps the Lone Ranger and Tonto find the cave hideout of the gang that stole a ranch payroll. Saved by the Sail, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; Young Hawk, Little Buck, and Strong Eagle portage their canoe around rapids; As they leave they are attacked by Hurons in canoes but are able to sail away; Later they find a Chippewa boy clinging to some driftwood. Color promo for subscriptions to Dell Lone Ranger comics; Premium is lucky rabbits foot; Also Dells Pledge to Parents. Based on the popular Western TV series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fair $2.65

Painted cover art by Hank Hartman. Article on various types of Indian boats. Dan Reid's Secret Hide-out, script by Paul S. Newman, 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. Silver's Race, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; The Lone Ranger enters a 'Land Rush' race to claim a river's source for a band of homesteaders. Hurricane, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; Young Hawk and Little Buck are on a small island off the tip of Florida, but later a hurricane floods the island; They rescue a small boy from the island before rising waters set them adrift; Days later they land on the Yucatan Peninsula. Based on the popular Western TV series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $14.00

Photo cover of Clayton Moore as the Lone Ranger. The Stolen Buffalo, pencils by Tom Gill; The Lone Ranger and Tonto try to prevent a war between buffalo hunters and Sioux Indians. Tonto, the Enemy, pencils by Tom Gill; The Lone Ranger and Dan Reid must stay out of Tonto's village in order for a sacred dance to be effective. The Coyote's Howl, art by Tom Gill; The Lone Ranger must discover which Indians in a village are stealing horses. Command of the White Bear, art by Jon Small; Moon Flower has a dream in which the white spirit bear commands Young Hawk and Little Buck to go "north and west [up the Mississippi] to the frozen sea." Based on the popular Western TV series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.