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Silver

Silver

26 appearances Β· Golden Age Β· 1939–2009
Who is Silver?

Silver is the Lone Ranger's iconic white stallion, the faithful mount of masked hero John Reid. Renowned for his speed, strength, and loyalty, Silver is summoned by the Lone Ranger's famous cry "Hi-yo, Silver!" and serves as an indispensable partner in their fight for frontier justice.

Few characters from the Golden Age carry the thunder of Silver, the legendary horse who first galloped onto the page in Dell's Large Feature Comic #3 back in 1939. Inseparable from the world of the Lone Ranger, Tonto, and John Reid, Silver has graced titles ranging from The Lone Ranger to John Wayne Adventure Comics across an extraordinary seven-decade span β€” a testament to the enduring romance of the American West in comics. There's something genuinely special about a character whose presence alone signals adventure, loyalty, and the wide-open frontier, and Silver delivers that magic every time.

Large Feature Comic
#3
β˜… First appearance
Large Feature Comic #3
Jan 1939

Top series

Covers through the years β€” 1945–1995

Four Color #82 1945
Four Color #82
The Lone Ranger #42 1951
The Lone Ranger #42
Mad #216 1980
Mad #216
The Lone Ranger and Tonto #[nn] 1995
The Lone Ranger and Tonto #[nn]

Appearances

Large Feature Comic (1939)
Four Color (1942)
#82
The Lone Ranger (1948)
The Ghost Rider (1950)
John Wayne Adventure Comics (1949)
#6
The Lone Ranger [Cheerios giveaway] (1954)
The Lone Ranger's Famous Horse Hi-Yo Silver (1952)
#36
Cowboy (1951)
Avontuur Classics (1966)
Mad (1952)
The Lone Ranger and Tonto (1995)
Tom Poes Weekblad (2009)
#2
The Lone Ranger & Tonto (2008)
#3
DC x Sonic the Hedgehog (2025)
Television Favourites Annual (1956)