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The Lone Ranger, #78

Published: December 1954

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Issue Contents:
Storyline

The Lone Ranger and an outlaw wrestle on a high mountain ledge.

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Art identification by Alberto Becattini (January 2011).

Attention All Children and Moms and Dads Too!
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Inside front cover; black and white. Promo for subscriptions for various Dell comics.

Adventure at Rockpoint
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A bank employee is head of a gang that plans to rob a stagecoach of $10,000 in bank money.

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Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's records; Newman was uncertain if he had written this story.

Moose Miller's Fall
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An old man's tall tale of helping the Lone Ranger comes true when killer "Moose" Miller breaks out of jail.

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Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's records; Newman was uncertain if he had written this story.

Raw Courage
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Trapper Hap Harper tracks down two men who robbed him of his furs.

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Text story with two illustrations. Page 1496 of Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1954: July-December BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, SERIALS, CONTRIBUTIONS TO PERIODICALS states, "WESTERN PRINTING AND LITHOGRAPHING COMPANY. Raw courage. (In the Lone Ranger, Dec. 1954, p. [22-23]) Appl. Author: Western Print. & Litho. Co., employer for hire of Leo Dorfman. © Western Print. & Litho. Co.; 26Oct54; B5-29228." ~Dave Porta

Bearskin Sail
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After tanning the skin of a bear Young Hawk killed, the two boys use it for a sail for their canoe. They sail down the river and at night their sail is taken for a Spirit Bear by enemy Sioux.

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Part of a continuing storyline. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Gaylord Du Bois' personal records. Artwork first credited to Jon Small.

The Indi'an C'anoeist [The Indian Canoeist]
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Facts about Indian paddling techniques in a canoe.

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Half text-half art; unusual diacritical marks in the title.

Indi'an Foods [Indian Foods]
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Facts about Indian foods.

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Inside back cover; black and white; half text-half art; unusual diacritical marks in the title. 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 foods. (In the Lone Ranger, Dec. 1954, p. [3] of cover) Appl. Author: Western Print. & Litho. Co., employer for hire of August Lenox. © Western Print. & Litho. Co.; 26Oct54; B5-29226." ~Dave Porta

Alan Ladd Says: "No Wonder Building With Block City Is Such Fun!"
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Back cover; color. Ad in comic form for Block City and Brick Town building block sets by Tri-State Toys.