Tonto: Tales of the Lone Ranger

Originally Aired: June 27, 1938 The Lone Ranger #845, "Deal For Soldiers A," The Lone Ranger and Tonto are tracking the notorious Bull Kremer and his gang through the Blackfoot Hills when a massive explosion rocks the narrow mountain trail. They soon discover that Kremer has used blasting powder to trigger an avalanche, trapping a military detachment led by Lieutenant Jack Harris. The soldiers are...

Originally Aired: June 24, 1938 The Lone Ranger #844, "Lone Ranger Thief," a mysterious masked man riding a white horse is robbing prospectors and miners around Medicine Bowl of their gold and savings. When Tonto visits Lige Potter's general store, he learns that blacksmith Jim Blackwell has offered a $500 reward for any Indian, dead or alive, believing Tonto travels with the thief. The evidence s...

Originally Aired: June 20, 1938 The Lone Ranger #842, "Food For Valley Center," finds the masked rider and Tonto investigating corruption at an Army post distributing flood relief supplies. When melting snow and floodwaters devastate several communities near the Northfield Army post, the government sends food and supplies for those in need. However, Lieutenant Spade Calhoun, temporarily in charge...

Originally Aired: June 17, 1938 The Lone Ranger #841, "Gunning For The Sheriff," brings the masked rider and Tonto to the town of Winford, where they encounter a dangerous situation involving escaped prisoners and a targeted lawman. Dan Cooley and Wolf Brandt break out of Sheriff Greg Morgan's jail with help from an accomplice named Red. During the escape, Wolf shoots Deputy Judd in the back despi...

Originally Aired: June 15, 1938 The Lone Ranger #840, "The Banker Reforms," ruthless banker Martin Gates holds mortgages on nearly every home in Three Corners, and when a poor cattle year makes it impossible for ranchers to meet their payments, he forecloses without mercy. The Lone Ranger and Tonto arrive hoping to help the poverty-stricken townspeople, knowing that if given time to drive their ca...

Originally Aired: June 13, 1938 The Lone Ranger #839, "Snake Oil," follows the masked rider and Tonto as they investigate a traveling medicine show run by the cunning Doc Stubbs. Stubbs operates a clever scheme, selling worthless snake oil tonic while warning crowds about pickpockets. His real plan is more sinister: when concerned customers check their pockets to make sure their money is safe, Stu...

Originally Aired: June 10, 1938 In The Lone Ranger #838, "The Clue Of The Lazy Y," the masked rider and Tonto discover the body of a murdered man on the trail near Cranston. Shot from long range by rifle fire, the victim managed to write a dying message identifying his killers as Ed Scott and Lefty Cullen, along with the mysterious words "the lazy Y" before death claimed him. The only other identi...

Originally Aired: June 8, 1938 The Lone Ranger #837, "The Ranger Impersonates," the masked man finds himself mistaken for a criminal conspirator when outlaw Butch Larson intercepts him on the trail. Believing the Ranger to be their contact, Larson reveals a plot to kidnap Captain Carter at North Pass and steal military secrets from his dispatch case. When the Ranger's true identity is discovered,...

Originally Aired: June 6, 1938 The Lone Ranger #836, "The Silver Spur," centers on Sandy Tyndale, a young man who has served two years in prison for shooting a crooked gambler in self-defense. The Lone Ranger, who originally brought Sandy in to face justice, promised to meet him when he was released and believes the young man has learned his lesson. However, when the stagecoach arrives in Pendleto...

Originally Aired: June 3, 1938 The Lone Ranger #835, "Woman In Hacksaw A," finds two irresponsible Civil War veterans, Hacksaw Hastings and Bolivar Bates, in trouble once again. Hacksaw boasts about the fortune he and Bolivar earned collecting taxes in Las Palmas County while sitting in Pete Greer's Acme Restaurant in Bensonville. His bragging catches the attention of waitress Aggie McGuire and Ba...

Originally Aired: June 1, 1938 The Lone Ranger #834, "Oil Lease Swindle," takes listeners to the booming Texas oil fields, where tensions run high between old-world ranchers and opportunistic speculators. Stonewall Gregory, a stubborn horse breeder, fiercely refuses to lease any portion of his Box G Ranch, particularly the north hundred acres, despite offers reaching $10,000. When two eastern oil...

Originally Aired: May 30, 1938 The Lone Ranger #833, "The Rosalinda Mine," the Masked Rider and Tonto encounter Abe Chetwick on the plains after he's been forced to shoot his injured horse. Abe is traveling to Medicine Flats to hire gunmen who can force Ned Flavin to confess to murdering Dave Carter and stealing his gold claim, the Rosalinda Mine. Dave's widow, Molly, is Abe's daughter, and both b...

Originally Aired: May 27, 1938 The Lone Ranger #832, "Border Rustlers," the masked rider and Tonto find themselves investigating a ruthless rustling operation that has plagued Black Hawk Valley for three years. Rancher Clay Remsen is losing hundreds of cattle to thieves who drive stolen herds through the rocky canyons of the hills, where the hardened lava floors leave no trail to follow. After rus...

Originally Aired: May 25, 1938 The Lone Ranger #831, "The Word Of A Soldier," retired Colonel Marberry welcomes Lieutenant Bart Benson to his ranch as the son of an old army friend. The smooth-talking Benson quickly ingratiates himself with the aging, wounded Colonel, taking over ranch operations and systematically removing anyone who might stand in his way. When foreman Lem questions Benson's aut...

Originally Aired: May 23, 1938 The Lone Ranger #830, "Cottonwood Dam," A wagon train led by old Peter Ridley faces internal strife as it approaches the fork where the Oregon Trail and Santa Fe Trail divide. Ridley's former friend Amos Carver has grown increasingly antagonistic, encouraged by scout Sam Dougal's subtle manipulation. When Ridley forbids the senseless killing of buffalo for sport, Car...

Originally Aired: May 20, 1938 The Lone Ranger #829, "Confederate Money," finds two ragged Confederate veterans, Bolivar Bates and Hacksaw Hawkins, down on their luck after the Civil War with nothing but worthless Confederate paper money and empty stomachs. When the Lone Ranger and Tonto encounter the hungry soldiers on the trail, they share a meal and suggest the men apply for a dangerous job: co...

Originally Aired: May 18, 1938 The Lone Ranger #828, "The Man Least Suspected," the masked rider arrives in Green Tree to investigate a series of mysterious thefts plaguing the town. Young Cole Williams, a twenty-year-old bank employee, finds himself under suspicion despite his protests of innocence to his worried mother. His employer, banker Jason Rudd, claims suspicion falls on Cole because the...

Originally Aired: May 16, 1938 The Lone Ranger #827, "No Worse Enemy," a wagon train on the western frontier faces a crisis as internal conflict threatens to tear the party apart. Peter Ridley, the wagon master, and his longtime friend Amos Carver have become bitter enemies, quarreling over leadership and decisions. Scout Sam Dougal secretly fans the flames of discord between the two men, pushing...

Originally Aired: May 13, 1938 The Lone Ranger #826, "New Fangled Justice," opens with a heated confrontation between Sheriff Steve Tucker and U.S. Marshal Dan Callaway over the changing nature of frontier justice. Tucker is furious that smooth-talking Slim Carter has escaped prosecution for the murder of Bart Jones and the robbery of Pete Frisbee's savings, claiming the new requirement for solid...

Originally Aired: May 11, 1938 The Lone Ranger #825, "Framed For Murder," the Masked Man and Tonto arrive in the town of Potsdam to find the streets deserted. Everyone has gathered at the courthouse for the trial of young Bob McAllister, accused of murdering Joe Findlay and robbing him of valuable bonds. Only old Lem Purvis remains outside, and he's convinced that Bob has been framed by someone in...

Originally Aired: May 9, 1938 The Lone Ranger #824, "Ammunition For The Indians," the Lone Ranger and Tonto discover an abandoned stagecoach that was carrying ammunition to Fort Pearson. When they encounter stage driver Mort Leeds fleeing from Indians, he spins a dramatic tale of being attacked by Chief White Bear's braves, claiming they killed his guard and stole the weapons. However, the Lone Ra...

Originally Aired: May 6, 1938 The Lone Ranger #823, "Kidnapped Boy," opens with Black Jack Martin and his gang of outlaws desperately needing money after being driven from their last hideout. Martin hatches a scheme to kidnap seven-year-old Billy Garrett, son of wealthy rancher Steve Garrett, and hold him for ransom. When Sheriff Wilson warns Steve about Black Jack's presence in the area and advis...

Originally Aired: May 4, 1938 The Lone Ranger #822, "Bart Colt Gang," The masked rider of the plains and his faithful companion Tonto pursue the notorious Bart Colt gang after the outlaws raid the ranch of old Zach Andrews, making off with a thousand dollars in cash and two thousand dollars worth of cattle. But Colt has an even more ambitious scheme in mind. The cunning outlaw deliberately lets Da...

Originally Aired: May 2, 1938 The Lone Ranger #821, "Mine Claim Scheme," a suspicious land deal in the mining town of Bixby threatens to defraud honest prospectors of their fortunes. When miner Lem Purvis celebrates selling his supposedly worthless claim to eastern businessman Carter Dodson for two hundred dollars, the disguised Lone Ranger recognizes something is amiss. Assay clerk Tom Gordon sud...

Originally Aired: April 29, 1938 The Lone Ranger #820, "Train Wreck Plot," danger comes to the quiet railroad town of Broken Bow when the sinister outlaw Snake Laughlin puts a deadly scheme into motion. Mike Murphy, the engineer of a westbound train stopped overnight in town, finds himself confronted at gunpoint by Snake and his gang. The outlaws demand that Mike pull his train west on the single...