The Lone Ranger #71

Dell's long-running western series delivers a quietly tense moment in this 1954 issue, with the masked Lone Ranger crouched low, pistol in hand, his white hat resting nearby as he surveys the scene with focused intensity. Behind him, a figure in Native American dress looks on, suggesting the kind of cross-cultural partnership that gives the story title — "The Lone Ranger and The Peace Powwow" — its resonance. Hank Hartman's cover art has a painterly, almost cinematic quality that makes this 52-page Dell offering feel every bit as dramatic as the frontier adventures waiting inside.