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Illustration on Cover, Front from base issue

Credits

Penciller(s): Ernest Nordli? (painting)

Inker(s): Ernest Nordli? (painting)

Colorist(s): Ernest Nordli? (painting)

Subject Matter

Genres: western

Feature(s): The Lone Ranger

Character(s): Lone Ranger; Tonto

Synopsis: The Lone Ranger and Tonto make their way through a cave.

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Pages: 1

Notes: First cover with all-blue outfit. The change took place because the immensely popular T.V. show, featuring Clayton Moore, portrayed The Lone Ranger wearing a blue shirt. The SCOOP website reports "Noted collector Harry Thomas of Sweetwater, TN, however, has pointed out that there are still a precious few issues of The Lone Ranger #37 that may've gotten printed in the transition still feature him in a red shirt. As you can imagine, these are incredibly rare and valuable collector's items!"

The Cowboy's Boots

Text Article on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Till Goodan (signed)

Inker(s): Till Goodan (signed)

Letterer(s): Till Goodan?

Subject Matter

Genres: informational, western

Synopsis: Facts about cowboy boots.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Inside front cover; black and white. Half-art, half-text.

The Crooked Gambler

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Fran Striker?

Penciller(s): Charles Flanders

Inker(s): Charles Flanders

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: western

Feature(s): The Lone Ranger

Character(s): Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver (horse); Scout (horse)

Synopsis: Bolo Sherman's father cheats at poker and is killed by one of the men he cheated. He moves to a different town and needs the Lone Ranger's help to keep a thug from forcing his sweetheart's father to buy crooked gambling equipment.

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Reprint Notes: from The Lone Ranger (King Features Syndicate) 1946 newspaper strips

Miscellaneous

Pages: 20

Notes: First interior story where the Lone Ranger's outfit is colored all-blue. In earlier issues he had a red shirt and blue pants.

The Gold Mine Stock

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Fran Striker?

Penciller(s): Charles Flanders

Inker(s): Charles Flanders

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: western

Feature(s): The Lone Ranger

Character(s): Lone Ranger; Tonto; Dan Reid; Silver (horse); Scout (horse); Victor (horse)

Synopsis: Duped settlers take out 60-day mortgages to buy stock in a fake gold mine, and lose their property when they can't pay the mortgage.

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Reprint Notes: from The Lone Ranger (King Features Syndicate) 1943 newspaper strips

Miscellaneous

Pages: 16

Notes: Lone Ranger's outfit is colored all-blue.

Wolf Brother’s Hunting

Text Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Gaylord Du Bois

Penciller(s): Jon Small

Inker(s): Jon Small

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: western

Feature(s): Wolf Brother

Character(s): Wolf Brother (intro)

Synopsis: Pawnee Wolf Brother finds an Arikara maiden in the ruins of a camp raided by the Hidatsas.

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Pages: 2

Notes: Text story with three illustrations; first in a continuing storyline. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Gaylord Du Bois’ personal records.

The City of the Sun

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Gaylord Du Bois

Penciller(s): Jon Small

Inker(s): Jon Small

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: western

Feature(s): Young Hawk

Character(s): Young Hawk; Little Buck; High Cloud

Synopsis: Young Hawk and Little Buck return from a hunting trip to find their captive Black Dog has been killed when he stole a canoe from an old Natchez Indian named High Cloud. They travel to the Natchez "City of the Sun" where they gain supplies and leave with High Cloud to go to the sea.

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Pages: 9.5

Notes: Part of a continuing storyline.

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Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Subscription form for Lone Ranger comics. No art.

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Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Character(s): Lone Ranger; Tonto (cameo)

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Pages: 1

Notes: Inside back cover; black and white. Promo for subscriptions to the Dell Lone Ranger Comic. Premium is five free Lone Ranger pictures.

White Mountain Sheep

Illustration on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Penciller(s): American Museum of Natural History, N. Y. (photograph)

Inker(s): American Museum of Natural History, N. Y. (photograph)

Colorist(s): American Museum of Natural History, N. Y. (photograph)

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: informational, nature

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Pages: 1

Notes: Back cover. Horizontal color photograph of a white mountain sheep diorama “courtesy of the American Museum of Natural History, N.Y.” with a few lines of text below.