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The Lone Ranger #11
The Lone Ranger on Powder Horn Trail
One more adventure of the Lone Ranger and Tonto. Tracking the Arizonia Kid on the Powder Horn trail.
207 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1949
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Fran Striker
146 books12 followersFran Striker (born Francis Hamilton Striker) (August 19, 1903 – September 4, 1962) was an American writer for radio and comics, best known for creating The Lone Ranger, The Green Hornet, and Sgt. Preston of the Yukon
Series:
* The Lone Ranger Magazine & Romantic Western
* The Lone Ranger
* Tom Quest
Series:
* The Lone Ranger Magazine & Romantic Western
* The Lone Ranger
* Tom Quest
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September 18, 2015
Rated two stars for corny. Rated four stars for the fact that I have to believe this is deliberately corny, and as such it is a dopey but fun read. Final average: three stars.
If you liked the old TV show, you'll like this. Heroes don't come much more squeaky-clean (or unbelievable, but hey - you knew what you were getting when you saw the cover art). The other protagonist doesn't get much more pitifully mistreated by an unfair world than this; falsely accused, and the only person who can prove his innocence is dead. At long last comes the struggle of that moment when the young (and presumably handsome, in keeping with the cheese from the rest of the book) man's tireless pursuer - none other than our Masked Hero - is suddenly delivered helpless into his hands.
I warned you it was corny. Let me rephrase - this is really corny.
Still, this is fun. It's something a ten-year-old will see through, but a six-year-old might not.
Favorite line (Ever. Ever. Ever.) from the book is from Tonto, who is outwitted (sort of) by our un-hero young man unfairly pursued by the law. Tonto stays back to recover while the Ranger bravely rides out to take a look-see of the territory. When he comes back, Tonto asks, "You findum tracks?"
I rolled my eyes through the whole thing, but I read it cover to cover. Yes, it's mostly awful. But some things - including cheese - are more fun that way.
If you liked the old TV show, you'll like this. Heroes don't come much more squeaky-clean (or unbelievable, but hey - you knew what you were getting when you saw the cover art). The other protagonist doesn't get much more pitifully mistreated by an unfair world than this; falsely accused, and the only person who can prove his innocence is dead. At long last comes the struggle of that moment when the young (and presumably handsome, in keeping with the cheese from the rest of the book) man's tireless pursuer - none other than our Masked Hero - is suddenly delivered helpless into his hands.
I warned you it was corny. Let me rephrase - this is really corny.
Still, this is fun. It's something a ten-year-old will see through, but a six-year-old might not.
Favorite line (Ever. Ever. Ever.) from the book is from Tonto, who is outwitted (sort of) by our un-hero young man unfairly pursued by the law. Tonto stays back to recover while the Ranger bravely rides out to take a look-see of the territory. When he comes back, Tonto asks, "You findum tracks?"
I rolled my eyes through the whole thing, but I read it cover to cover. Yes, it's mostly awful. But some things - including cheese - are more fun that way.
May 6, 2015
This is also a better example of Fran Strikers writing, its more tight for his style. There's action, mystery, and a bit of a twist in this story. Again we see one of The Rangers most cherished belief, never to shoot to kill, is tested to the limit in this story. If you must read one of thses books from this series I would recommend this one.
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