Offered for sale is original artwork to the comic "The Lone Ranger" #72 (June 1954, Page #24, Dell Comics), featuring an impressive twice-up scale work by master draftsman Tom Gill, and is a wonderful title page featuring the Lone Ranger and Tonto in every panel (!!!)(see bio info below). The original artwork is black ink on illustration paper, measures 21" x 14", is in "Very-Fine" condition (see details above), and is SIGNED by the artist in pencil. The asking price for the artwork is $450.00 + Shipping / Handling costs ($19.95), which is an exceptional deal for an iconic Western Hero from the Golden Age of Comics! Overseas buyers please refer below for shipping instructions on ordering. Feel free to contact me with further questions - cheers!Note: comic book cover for reference only and is NOT included with the art sale.The Lone Ranger Comics (bio info):
Western Publishing, with its publishing partner Dell Comics, originally published some stand-alone "Lone Ranger" stories in 4 of Dell's "Large Feature Comics" (1939–1941) and in 7 issues of Dell's "Four Color Comics" series (1945–1947). ("Lone Ranger" stories also appeared in miscellaneous issues of Ace Comics, March of Comics, Future Comics, King Comics and Magic Comics, all anthology-type comic book titles.[49]
In 1948, Dell launched an actual "Lone Ranger" comic book title which began with No. 1 and lasted for 145 issues. This series 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). However, new stories by writer Paul S. Newman and artist Tom Gill began with issue No. 38 (August 1951). Some original content was presented as early as No. 7 (January 1949), but these were non-Lone Ranger fillers. Newman and Gill produced the series until its final issue, No. 145 (July 1962).[49][50]
Tonto got his own spin-off title in 1951, which lasted 31 issues. Such was the Ranger's popularity at the time that even his horse Silver had a comic book, The Lone Ranger's Famous Horse Hi-Yo Silver, starting in 1952 and running 34 issues; writer Gaylord DuBois wrote and developed Silver as a hero in his own right. In addition, Dell also published three big Lone Ranger annuals, as well as an adaptation of the 1956 theatrical film.
The Dell series came to an end in 1962. Later that same year, Western Publishing ended its publishing partnership with Dell Comics and started its own comic book imprint, Gold Key Comics. The new imprint launched its own Lone Ranger title in 1964.[49] Initially reprinting material from the Dell run, original content did not begin until issue No. 22 in 1975, and the magazine itself folded with No. 28 in 1977.[51] Additionally the same year, AB published a three-part Swedish Lone Ranger story in Hemmets Journal.[citation needed
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