Cover: Morris Gollub

Four Color #151

Jun 1947 · Dell · 0.10 USD

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In this 1947 Four Color adventure, The Lone Ranger and Tonto stumble upon a silent, lifeless town where even the animals are asleep—until they discover a girl tied to a chair in an empty house. Written by Fran Striker and illustrated by Charles Flanders, the story unfolds as the trio is forced into a mine by a madman named Sully, who holds the entire town hostage after drugging their water. The cover by Morris Gollub captures the eerie stillness of the scene, a 10-cent mystery from the golden age of comics.

Contains 2 stories

Old Man's Gold Claim; The Big Star Mine; The Green Ridge Stagecoach

39 pp · Western-Frontier

Lone RangerTontoSilver (horse)Scout (horse)Sawtell (villain)

In this classic Western tale from Four Color #151, the Lone Ranger and Tonto stand up to corruption when they protect an old man’s gold claim from the deceitful assay clerk Sawtell. Months later, returning to the same rugged territory, they uncover Sawtell now in charge of the Big Star Mine—where he sets a deadly trap to frame the Ranger. With danger mounting, the Lone Ranger must then race to deliver vital cash and safeguard the Green Ridge stagecoach line from bandits, all while staying one step ahead of a man determined to see him destroyed.

The Lone Ranger and the Poisoned Water

12 pp · Western-Frontier

Lone RangerTontoSilver (horse)Scout (horse)

In "The Lone Ranger and the Poisoned Water," the Lone Ranger and Tonto arrive in a silent, lifeless town where even the animals lie still. When they rescue a girl tied in a house, they're quickly trapped in a mine with the entire town, held hostage by a madman named Sully who demands the mine's ownership from its owner, Dixon, or else they’ll all be buried alive.