The Lone Ranger #77

Dell's November 1954 issue finds the masked man crouched behind a barrel on a boardwalk, twin six-shooters drawn and smoke curling from one barrel — every line of his stance radiating cool, focused resolve against a dusty frontier town backdrop complete with a waiting stagecoach. Hank Hartman's cover work gives the Lone Ranger a striking, almost cinematic presence, his white hat and red neckerchief popping against the moody sky. With Gaylord Du Bois scripting and Rex Maxon handling interior art, "The Valley of Danger" promises the kind of sharp Western adventure that made this Dell series a dime well spent in 1954.