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The Lone Ranger, #76

Published: October 1954

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Issue Contents:
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The Lone Ranger fights beside a group of Army soldiers. US Flag in background,

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Art identification by Alberto Becattini (January 2011).

Indian Wampum
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Facts about Indian wampum (money made from shells).

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Inside front cover; black and white; half text-half art. Page 1496 of Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1954: July-December BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, SERIALS, CONTRIBUTIONS TO PERIODICALS states, "WESTERN PRINTING AND LITHOGRAPHING COMPANY. Indian wampum. (In the Lone Ranger, Oct. 1954, p. [2] of cover) Appl. Author: Western Print. & Litho. Co., employer for hire of August Lenox. © Western Print. & Litho. Co.; 26Aug54; B5-28610." ~Dave Porta

The Fight Over Death Gorge
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Bandits rob a town, then hijack a railroad train to make their getaway.

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Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records.

Silver Gets Through
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Apaches attack Fort Mills. Silver (without the Lone Ranger) must carry a message to get help at Fort Hammer.

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Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records.

The "Tommy Knockers"
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Townspeople play a practical joke on blowhard Wesley Kansas.

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Text story with three illustrations. Script credit from Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1954: July-December - Page 1497. Copyrighted as work for hire on August 26, 1954 by Western Printing & Lithographing.

"Rain! And it looks like a soaker, Young Hawk!"

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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.

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Part of a continuing storyline. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Gaylord Du Bois' personal records. Listed as a 10-page story in Du Bois' records. Artwork first credited to Jon Small.

Play "KE"
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Inside back cover; black and white. Promo for subscriptions to Dell Lone Ranger comics. Premium is “KE” puzzle game.

Delicious for Folks of Action!
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Back cover; color. Ad in panel cartoon form for Curtiss Candy Company's Baby Ruth candy bar.

Lone Ranger Fans!
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Promo for Dell giant comic "The Lone Ranger's Western Treasury" #2. Line-drawing of painted cover is depicted.