THE LONE RANGER SUNDAY NEWSPAPER STRIP HISTORIC DEBUT POSTER.
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Winning Bid:
$556.60
(Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Thursday, December 4, 2008 12:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, December 4, 2008 12:00:00 PM)
Auction:
Auction #196 - Part II
Item numbers 976 though 2670 in auction 196
Item Description
This historic Lone Ranger item is from the Sunday, Sept. 11, 1938 issue of the Sunday Chicago Herald And Examiner. The 16.5x21.5" newspaper page features a full color poster-like image titled at top "The Lone Ranger - Masked Idol Of Millions." The block promotional text below makes the gala announcement that the Lone Ranger has come to America's Sunday comic pages and reads "A Fiery Horse With The Speed Of Light...A Cloud Of Dust And A Mysterious Lone Ranger Rides Again...Here He Is At Last...For The First Time In Any Newspaper...The Lone Ranger, Man Of Mystery, Masked Idol Of Millions, Modern Robin Hood, Hard Riding, Fast Shooting Hero Of Western Plains. Now Turn To The Comic Weekly Section Of This Edition And Follow The Adventures Of The Lone Ranger, Which Will Appear As A Regular Feature Of The Sunday Chicago Herald & Examiner In Color. It's The Scoop Of The Year - The Lone Ranger With Tonto, His Indian Chief Friend, And With Silver, His Snow White Horse. Hi-Yo Silver!/©1938 The Lone Ranger Inc." Has corner tear at top left with archival tape repair to reverse. Very light fold at center. Remains bright and clean with just slight aging to the paper. As matted, displays Exc. Rare and a piece of major importance in the development of "The Masked Idol Of Millions." Only the second we've seen in our 41 years.
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