The Lone Ranger, #85

Published: July 1955

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Issue Contents:
Storyline

A gunman hides behind a door as Tonto holds a lantern and the Lone Ranger enters with his gun drawn.

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Art identification by Alberto Becattini (January 2011).

Exciting Free Gift from Lone Ranger Comics!
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Inside front cover; black and white. Promo for subscriptions to Dell Lone Ranger comics. Premium is vinyl plastic wallet. Also includes Dell’s "A Pledge to Parents.”

The Infernal Machine
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Ticktock Thomas plans to use a time bomb to blow up a stagecoach so his gang can loot it.

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

Ambush on the Plains
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After her father is killed by Sid Rector during a holdup, sharpshooter Sally Harris helps the Lone Ranger and Tonto capture the gang.

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

Apache Gold
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A trader tries to trick an Apache into revealing the site of his gold mine; but the Apache is too smart for him.

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Text story with three illustrations.

The Toppled Tree
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After their canoe is damaged in a severe thunderstorm, Young Hawk and Little Buck save a Chippewa warrior who is pinned beneath a large tree that was toppled in the storm.

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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.

Horseshoes Indian Fashion
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Facts about Indian rawhide horse shoes.

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Half text-half art. Red Thunder Cloud (1920-1996) is actual person, not a pseudonym.

Hi-Yo Silver Comics
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Color promo for Dell’s Hi-Yo Silver comic. Line drawing of the painted cover of Hi-Yo Silver #15 depicted.

The Catawba Pipe of Joy
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Facts about Catawba Indians’ Pipe of Joy.

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Inside back cover; black and white; Half text-half art. Red Thunder Cloud (1920-1996) is actual person, not a pseudonym.

For Super Summer Fun!
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Back cover; color. Illustrated ad for Daisy Air Rifles. Daisy Pump Gun No. 25 and Daisy "Red Ryder" Carbine No. 94 among models depicted.