Clayton moore was an american actor best known for playing the fictional western character the lone ranger from 19491951 and 19541957 on the television series of. The lunch boxes, ashtrays, dolls, guns, comic books, premiums, cereal boxes, and other items span multiple collecting areas. Get the best deals on lone ranger golden age comics 1938 1955. Tonto got his own spinoff title in 1951, which lasted 31 issues. The hermits revenge, script by fran striker, art by charles flanders.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Promo for subscriptions to the dell lone ranger comic. Find the value of the dell comic lone ranger volume 1. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. But for those who may not know, the lone ranger became the famous vigilante when his fellow texas rangers were ambushed, the lone ranger was the sole survivor. Get the best deals on lone ranger golden age comics 1938 1955 when you shop the largest online selection at. With an unknown writer, he cocreated the native american western character red warrior, who starred in a namesake comic book series for atlas comics, the 1950s iteration of marvel comics. Color illustrated ad for whitman 49 cent hardcover story books. Lone ranger dell silver age comics 19561969 for sale ebay. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Get the best deals on golden age westerns comics when you shop the largest online selection at.
Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. The first book was written by gaylord dubois, but the others were by fran striker. There have been numerous comic book adaptations of the lone ranger s adventures. Du bois wrote tarzan for dell comics and gold key comics from 1946 until 1971, and wrote over 3,000 comics stories over his career an avid outdoorsman, du bois had a true affinity. He drew the majority of the stories for the sixissue series jan. Issue shows moderate to heavy wear from age including yellowingdiscoloringstaining to the cover and pages, rustingstressing around the staples, pen ink on the front cover and around the edges of a few pages, scuffingcreasingtattering around the. Lone rangers companion tonto comic books also called tonto show covers only. The vast majority of comics from the 1980s and later have little, if any, value today. Gill also drew a 1948 comic strip, ricky stevens, and comic books for harvey comics and toby press.
Based on the famous lone ranger adventures created by george w. After three men are killed, including the sheriff of cyclone city, ranch foreman curly morton volunteers to become sheriff in order to find the killer. Also around this time the lone ranger radio show ended, and the film serials began, but ended fairly quickly. List of lone ranger comic book series lone ranger wiki.
Illustration of a birchbark canoe, art by ernest nordli. We have values for any marvel, dc, image, idw, darkhorse, or dell comic book that is in your collection. The lone ranger received the full massmerchandising treatment from the beginning a boxtop driven premiums on the radio show, toys thru the years, s series of novels published from 1936 to 1956, two daily comic strips 193871 and 198184, and even a recent video game. Lone ranger s companion tonto comic books also called tonto show covers only. When two young indians make fun of another who works with clay squaws work, tonto tells them the story of a young brave whose skill with clay saved chief stone bears life. The series also inspired numerous comic books, two movie serials, books, a live action television series 19491957 starring clayton moore as the lone ranger. A gangleaders fiancee is shot when she attempts to warn the sheriff of the gangs newest robbery. First i am not a comic book collector so i do not get into the grading. Dell had a comic book series which lasted 145 issues. Lone ranger s first name is revealed to be dan in an issue of gold key comics. The comic strip when the lone ranger was witnessed in newspaper print that first time, on sunday, september 11, 1938, he was unlike any cowboy who had been witnessed in this media, and he was an instant hit.
Contentsshow dell comics four color the lone ranger 145 issues, 19451962 vol. This is a list of the various publishers and series. The comic book price guide for great britain lone ranger. Tonto synopsis the wingfoot tribe is being escorted to a reservation by triggerhappy col.
The theme music was the cavalry charge finale of gioacchino rossinis william tell overture, now inseparably associated with the series. Its comics division, best known for its pinupstyle good girl art, got its birth working with partner iger studio, featuring the talents of will eisner and matt baker, among others. The title character was played on the radio show by george seaton, earle graser, and brace beemer. Comics price guide was the first online price guide for comic books back in 1995. The series went on to chronicle the adventures of the lone ranger and his faithful indian companion, tonto. This is a lot of western comic books printed in the mid to late 1950s to the 1960s. In addition dell published three big lone ranger annuals, and an adaptation of the 1956 film.
Lone rangerrelated group of 25 dell, 1951 60 condition. A hermit plans revenge on the townspeople by blowing up his deaths head gold mine. Loaded with over 500 items featured in fabulous full color, this collectors identification and value guide is a veritable scrapbook of the lone ranger s fame. Find great deals on ebay for lone ranger comics and dell comics lone ranger. In 1948 dell comics launched a comic book series which lasted 145 issues. The lone ranger dell dell, 19481962 and 1955 the lone ranger, inc. Plot of 3 the lone ranger record, comic book, and mini book. Scroll down to add issues to your want list and well email you when they arrive. The dell series ended in 1962, but gold key comics launched its own lone ranger title, initially reprinting material from the dell comics, in 1964. Clayton moore portrayed the lone ranger on television. The lone ranger, dell western comic oct nov 1959 comic art, comic books. Lot of 5 1950s 1960s silver age lone ranger western comic books lone ranger comics. Fantastic four 111 marvel comics for sale comic books for sale, comics for. The radio series proved to be a hit and spawned a series of books largely written by striker, an equally popular television show that ran from 1949 to 1957, comic books, and several movies.
This is just one of the many comic books based on the long ranger. Reprints from the lone ranger king features syndicate 1942 newspaper strips. Color promo for subscriptions to dells lone ranger comic. The premier online comics price guide free comic book values. The death of a prospector leads to the lone ranger inheriting half the value of a gold mine. The series retold the now universally known origin of the title character.
A mysterious killer called the ghost is terrorizing a town. The lone ranger 1948 popular comics 1936 red ryder comics red ryder ranch magazine 1942. King features syndicate distributed a newspaper strip of the lone ranger from september 1938 to december 1971. The lone ranger is the first novel in the lone ranger series, which was released in the year 1936. The lone ranger and tonto fistfight in heaven, 1993, perennial, isbn 9780060976248. The lone ranger and the mystery of the missing body, art by charles flanders. See more ideas about lone ranger, ranger and western comics. Lone rangerrelated group of 25 dell, 195160 condition. Newman, gaylord dubois pencils ernest nordli, tom gill, jon small, american museum of natural history, n.
Lone ranger s famous horse hiyo silver comic books all regular issues are out of stock. Gaylord mcilvaine du bois sometimes written dubois august 24, 1899 october 20, 1993 was an american writer of comic book stories and comic strips, as well as big little books and juvenile adventure novels. Get the best deals on dell lone ranger golden age comics when you shop the largest online selection at. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. List of lone ranger novels lone ranger wiki fandom. Lee felbinger owns one of the largest collections of lone. Lone rangers companion tonto 1951 comic books 19561969. The lone ranger was a nameless as well as mysterious friend to anyone in trouble.
The lone ranger and the black shirt highway man better little book. The lone ranger chronicles, anthology edited by matthew baugh starr, 2012, moonstone books, isbn 9781936814237. Overall conservative grade average on lot of finevf. The series also inspired numerous comic books, two movie serials, books, a live action television series 19491957 starring clayton moore as the lone ranger which is probably the best known treatment of the franchise. I can tell you that these were stored for many many years in the attic of a garage.
Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. This originally consisted of reprints from the newspaper strips as had all previous comic book appearances of the character, in various titles from david mckay publications and from dell. From our humble beginnings, we have grown to the largest, most complete comic book price guide with well over 1,000,000 comics in our database. The first book was written by gaylord dubois, but the others by fran francis hamilton striker. In that same interview, he explained his philosophy of drawing the lone ranger s famed white steed. We buy everything from large collections and estates to individual high value golden age and silver age books and everything in between. For each sale discovered, we match it to the specific comic in our massive database which also includes variant covers and printings. On silver, his magnificent horse, he rode around the plains during the days of the early west. Make offer plot of 3 the lone ranger record, comic book, and mini book. Lone ranger golden age comics 19381955 for sale ebay. The lone ranger comic book lone ranger, dell comic, vintage.
Grading guide recent value changes report missing issues. Trendle for a detroit radio station and debuted on jan. Fiction house was an american publisher of pulp magazines and comic books that existed from the 1920s to the 1950s. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. Download the 201920 overstreet comic book price guide, 49th edition. Premium is free group picture of dell comics characters. Someone has knifed rancher red loftus and his daughter and stepson try to catch the killer. Probably the most popular promotion was the lone ranger frontier town in 1948. The lone ranger and cheerios a taste of general mills. When a emmissary from the government comes to resolve the dispute, he is kidnapped by rebel angry wolf. Lone ranger comic 96 lone ranger comics kindle edition by dell comics, sarah moore.
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The lone ranger and the attack on the wagon train, art by charles flanders. Comic book value guide how to value your comics in 3 easy steps. The first lone ranger novel appeared in 1936, and eventually 18 volumes were published, as listed below. First published between 1936 and 1956 in hardback by grosset and dunlap, many of these stories were reprinted in paperback in.
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