The Lone Ranger #61

In "Rio Grande Gun Runners," Young Hawk and Little Buck find themselves in the wilds of what’s now Yellowstone Park, where they intervene to save an old man and his teenage granddaughter from a charging moose. After the old man succumbs to a heart attack, the boys form a bond with the girl and venture into the park’s geysers and hot springs, drawn into the rugged beauty of the landscape. Written by Gaylord Du Bois and illustrated by Rex Maxon, with a striking cover by Ernest Nordli, this 1953 Dell adventure captures the spirit of frontier exploration with quiet moments of connection amid the natural wonders.