Lone Ranger Comics

This is a list of Lone Ranger comics published by Dell/Gold Key (with GEMs highlighted).  For each comic listed, there are links to the following: (a) Wiki page (from the Grand Comics Database, or GCD), (b) e-book (available upon request), and (c) More info on each comic (via optional posts by various contributors).  [Note: In some cases where there is a set of consecutive issues listed as one entry, the Wiki link takes you to the first issue in the set, and the ‘Next Issue’ link will take you to the later issues.]

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The Lone Ranger made his comic-book debut in the Dell publication Four Color Comics in 1945 and appeared in multiple issues of that publication before getting his own Dell title in 1948.  These comics were inspired by the popular radio show featuring the character as well as the Lone Ranger newspaper strips written by Fran Striker and drawn by Charles Flanders.  These early comic books contained only reprints of the newspaper strips, until the first original stories appeared in Lone Ranger #38 in 1951.  These new stories featured action-packed adventures of the Lone Ranger alongside his loyal companion Tonto, capturing the Ranger’s strict moral code and his sense of justice. The Dell series ended in 1962 and after a two-year hiatus was picked up by Gold Key Comics in 1964.  The Gold Key comics mostly contained reprints of the Dell stories but also featured some original stories toward the end of its run.

Most of the original Lone Ranger comic-book stories featured the creative talents of writer Paul S. Newman and artist Tom Gill.  Newman’s writing featured thrilling tales of heroism, justice, and frontier action, while Gill’s dynamic illustrations brought the Wild West setting to life and established the Lone Ranger as an iconic masked figure that was easily recognizable across the world.  Newman and Gill, along with other talented writers and artists, created an enduring legacy for the Lone Ranger character and solidified his place in popular culture.

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