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Issue: The Lone Ranger #55
Publication Date: January 1953
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Issues: #55 of 145 Issues (151 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDell
Brand: Dell ComicView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 10 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U. S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Title Page
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Cover, Front
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Character(s): Lone Ranger; Tonto
Synopsis: Tonto grabs an outlaw as he starts to throw a knife at the Lone Ranger’s back.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagEl Llanero Solitario #1 published April 1953
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Eleven Fun-Packed Ways to Enjoy Walt Disney's Peter Pan

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Whitman
Character(s): Peter Pan
First Line: All those wonderful characters from Walt Disney's Peter Pan movie are yours to play with, to read about, to color and paint.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Lone Ranger #56 published February 1953
as Eleven Fun-Packed Ways to Enjoy Walt Disney's Peter Pan [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Color illustrated ad for Whitman coloring books, activity books, and story books featuring Walt Disney's Peter Pan. Prices range from 29 cents to 98 cents.
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Death in the Forest

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Character(s): Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)
First Line: Rein in, Jim! Rein in!
Synopsis: A bandit gang hides in the forest where they kill an old man and take Tonto hostage.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 20
Job Number: L.R.#55-531
Disclose Notes: Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records.
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A Word of Advice

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Character(s): Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse; Scout (horse)
First Line: Pull your cayuses out of the way pronto!
Synopsis: Two brothers gun down a pair of notorious outlaws in self-defense. One becomes a sheriff and rancher while the other seems to have become a gunfighter.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 15
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The Castle of Sticks

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Character(s): Little Owl; Yellow Blossom; Strong Bow
First Line: Little Owl set down his two big water gourds, to rest and catch his breath.
Synopsis: A young Indian boy invents a type of mobile protection from attack by Apache arrows.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Text story with three illustrations. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Gaylord Du Bois’ personal records.
Artwork first credited to Mike Sekowsky with a question mark.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Character(s): Young Hawk; Little Buck; The Raven; Chief Blackfish
First Line: Ark! Yarrr---oooo!
Synopsis: Young Hawk and Little Buck and their guide Raven visit a village of the Coast People. They watch the building of a sea-going canoe and later go on a whale hunt.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9.8
Disclose Notes: Part of a continuing storyline. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Gaylord Du Bois' personal records. Prior unofficial title "The Whale Hunt."
Artwork first credited to Jon Small.
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[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.2
Disclose Notes: Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1952. No circulation figures given.
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Give a Christmas Gift That Will Bring Good Cheer Every Month In the Year!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Lone Ranger (cameo); Santa Claus (cameo)
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From Content Item: FlagThe Lone Ranger #54 published December 1952
was Give a Christmas Gift That Will Bring Good Cheer Every Month In the Year! [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for subscriptions to Dell Lone Ranger comics.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Red Ryder (cameo); Little Beaver (cameo)
First Line: Rope this famous Daisy 1000-shot Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine for Christmas, Pardner!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Illustrated color ad for Daisy Air Rifles featuring two small drawings by Fred Harman and art by other artist(s). Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine No. 111, Daisy Defender No. 141, Daisy Pump Gun No. 25, and Daisy Gravity Repeater No. 155 models depicted.
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Touchdown! Doak Walker Sparks for Lions!

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Feature(s): Wheaties; What Sparks a Champion Sparks You!
Character(s): Doak Walker
First Line: The day before a big game.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Color ad in comic form for Wheaties breakfast cereal featuring Detroit Lions quarterback Doak Walker. Part of "What Sparks a Champion Sparks You!" series.

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