Issue 98 March 2012 - Vol. 24 No. 1

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The Silver Bullet

The Official International Chronicle for Lone Ranger Fans

Peter Ford – actor, author and son of Glenn Ford

On a very hot and humid day on July 22, 2011 in Princeton, Indiana I had the pleasure of meeting Peter Ford.

The heat index was around 102 and one would never know he is a celebrity. He is a very gracious, pleasant and

interesting person to talk with. I was with him for about three hours and every moment was an intriguing

experience. He has written a book about the life of his father, Glenn Ford. Once you start reading it you will

find it difficult to put it down. The book is titled Glenn Ford: A Life.

I have his personal endorsement of my appearances looking like The Lone Ranger in promoting non-violence,

no drugs, no smoking, no drinking, no profanity and taking responsibility for ones actions to the kids of today.

Reported by:

LR Tribute Performer

The first of 2,956 episodes of The Lone Ranger aired on the radio for the first time on January 30, 1933 on the

Mutual Broadcasting Radio Network. The last radio episode of the Lone Ranger was aired on September 3, 1954.

221 Episodes for TV – Sept. 15, 1949 to June 6, 1957 (Randomly listed)

The Masked Rider - Never Say Die - Legion of Old Timers - Cannonball McKay - Outlaw Town -

Greed for Gold - Jim Tyler's Past - The Lone Ranger Fights On - The Lone Ranger's Triumph -

War Horse - The Renegades - Finders Keepers - The Man Who Came Back - Man of the House -

Two Against Two - The Law and Miss Aggie - Dan Reid's Sacrifice - The Tarnished Star -

The Midnight Rider - Stage to Estacado - Diamond in the Rough - Ex-Marshal -

Message to Fort Apache - Rendezvous at Whipsaw - Homer with a High Hat - Sheep Thieves -

The Woman from Omaha - The Perfect Crime - Pete and Pedro - The Tenderfeet - High Heels -

Six-Gun Legacy - Return of the Convict - Old Joe's Sister - The Red Mark - The Fugitive -

The Frightened Woman - Six-Gun Sanctuary - Outlaw's Trail - Colorado Gold - The Globe -

The Angel and the Outlaw - The New Neighbor - The Durango Kid - El Toro - The Condemned Man -

The Empty Strongbox - Trader Boggs - Bandits in Uniform - The Sheriff's Son - Tumblerock Law -

Trouble In Town - Triple Cross - The Wake of War - Best Laid Plans - Indian Charlie - Godless Men -

The Devil's Bog - Right to Vote - Sinner by Proxy - A Stage for Mademoiselle - Son by Adoption -

Black Gold - The Deserter - Embezzler's Harvest - The Brown Pony - Death in the Forest -

Sunstroke Mesa - The Too-Perfect Signature - The Woman in the White Mask - The Swami -

Trial by Fire - The Pledge - Treason at Dry Creek - Delayed Action - The Letter of the Law -

Two Gold Lockets - Friend in Need - Jeb's Gold Mine - Frame for Two - One Jump Ahead - Lady Killer -

The Outcast - The Hooded Men - Outlaw's Son - Outlaw Underground - Desperado at Large -

Through The Wall - Trouble at Black Rock - Special Edition - Behind The Law - Paid in Full -

Turning Point - The Decision of Chris McKeever - False Accusations - The Old Cowboy -

Gunpowder Joe - The Man with Two Faces - Buried Treasure - Adventure at Arbuckle -

The Return Trapped - The Sheriff's Wife - The Sheriff of Smoke Tree - Counterfeit Mask -

The Ghost of Coyote Canyon - Old Bailey - A Broken Match - Two for Juan Ringo - Texas Draw -

Dan Reid's Fight for Life - Tenderfoot - Slim's Boy - The Prince of Buffalo Gap – Canuck -

Mission for Tonto - Journey to San Carlos - The Map - The Silent Voice – Backtrail -

The Gentleman from Julesberg - Heritage of Treason - Bounty Hunter - Heart of a Cheater -

Sheriff's Sale - The School Story - The Quiet Highwayman - The Lost Chalice - The Law Lady -

Uncle Ed - Jornada Del Muerto - Breaking Point - Prisoner in Jeopardy - The Quarter-Horse War -

Wanted - The Blind Witness - The Whimsical Bandit - The Star Witness - Outlaw's Revenge -

Double Jeopardy - Dead Man's Chest - The Squire - Banker's Choice - Mission Bells - Thieves' Money -

Masked Deputy - Danger Ahead – Quicksand - The Letter Bride - The Twisted Track - Christmas Story -

Trouble at Tylerville - Outlaw Masquerade - The Avenger - A Message from Abe - Six Gun Artist -

Framed for Murder - One Nation Indivisible - The Cross of Santo Domingo - Enfield Rifle -

Code of the Pioneers - White Hawk's Decision - Showdown at Sand Creek -

Million Dollar Wallpaper - Drink of Water - White Man's Magic - Trouble for Tonto -

The Wrong Man - Ghost Town Fury - Ghost Canyon - The Courage of Tonto - Code of Honor -

Dead Eye - Gold Fever - Death Trap - Devil's Pass - Damsels in Distress - Outlaw of the Plains -

Pay Dirt - Billie the Great - Matter of Courage - Rifles and Renegades - Man Without a Gun -

Clover in the Dust - A Harp for Hannah - *Outlaws in Greasepaint - Word of Honor - Mr. Trouble -

The Telltale Bullet - Hot Spell in Panamint - Mrs. Banker - Ranger in Danger -

The Return of Don Pedro O'Sullivan - Stage to Tishomingo - The Sheriff of Gunstock - Bait Gold -

Barnaby Boggs, Esq. - Lone Ranger - Desert Adventure - Hidden Fortune - The Rustlers' Hideout -

Gold Town - The Return - The Banker's Son - Pardon for Curly - Eye for an Eye - The Beeler Gang -

Bullets for Ballots - The Black Hat - Spanish Gold - Troubled Waters - Gold Train -

Sawtelle Saga's End - The Black Widow - Crime in Time - Bad Medicine - Death Goes to Press -

The Return of Dice Dawson - Counterfeit Redskins - The Wooden Rifle - No Handicap -

Trigger Finger - Gold Freight

* The last episode that aired June 6th

, 1957

(All messages printed as submitted)

Senior Citizens - IT REALLY is us....

Senior citizens are constantly being criticized for every conceivable

deficiency of the modern world, real or imaginary.. We know we take

responsibility for all we have done and do not blame others.

HOWEVER, upon reflection, we would like to point out that it was NOT

the senior citizens who took:

The melody out of music, The pride out of appearance,

The courtesy out of driving, The romance out of love,

The commitment out of marriage, The responsibility out of parenthood,

The togetherness out of the family, The learning out of education,

The service out of patriotism, The Golden Rule from rulers,

The nativity scene out of cities, The civility out of behavior,

The refinement out of language, The dedication out of employment,

The prudence! out of spending, The ambition out of achievement or

God out of government and school.

And we certainly are NOT the ones who eliminated patience and

tolerance from personal relationships and interactions with

others!!

And, we do understand the meaning of patriotism,

and remember those who have fought and died for our country.

Just look at the Seniors with tears in their eyes and pride in their

Hearts as they stand at attention with their hand over their hearts!

YES, I'M A SENIOR CITIZEN!

I'm the life of the party..... even if it lasts until 8 p.m.

I'm very good at opening childproof caps.... with a hammer.

I'm awake many hours before my body allows me to get up.

I'm smiling all the time because I can't hear a thing you're saying.

I'm sure everything I can't find is in a safe secure place, somewhere.

I'm wrinkled, saggy, lumpy, and that's just my left leg.

I'm beginning to realize that aging is not for wimps.

Yes, I'm a SENIOR CITIZEN and I think I am having the time of my life!

Now if I could only remember who sent this to me, I wouldn't send it

back to them, but I would send it to many more too!

Spread the laughter, Share the cheer

Let's be happy while we're here.

Go Green - Recycle CONGRESS!!

Dusty

Loveland, CO

TLFC #006 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I for one am not looking forward to this at all. In 1979 I protested the

Wrather mess-up by starting a petition to get Clayton’s mask back. In 2012

I’ll just stay home and keep my mouth shut. I will cherish my memories

of “The Champion of Justice” and Clay and Jay. I don’t want to see another

mess like the WB put on several years back.

When I read they were originally going to film around Deming, NM I thought

about going there to see what I could see and possibly get on the set. We have

friends in Deming and were going to take our trailer and check it out. I no longer

have that desire to see or have any part of a “Takeoff on The Lone Ranger”

Jim

Apple Valley, CA

Hi-Yo Silver Away

The Legend Lives On!

TLFC #338

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Johnny Depp has great talent No Denying But here in the land of the Six nations can

we not we cannot find a Seneca or Mohawk or Onondaga etc to step into that Great

Canadian's shoes, Jay Silverheels? Also a great Lacrosse player. Perhaps a Micmac or

Pequot and Mohegan?

Bill

Warwick, NY

TLRFC #202

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I think all Johnny Depp wants to do is make a mess out of the Lone Ranger , i hope

it never gets finished & i don’t think i will ever go see it , i think it is a waste,

the only people i think would be interested in it will be People who doesn’t really

know the Lone Ranger &don’t Respect TLR

Barbara

Greensboro, NC

TLRFC #519

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I shouldn't judge something before it's reality, but listening to Depp talk about

his portrayal of Tonto upsets me, since it sounds like a satirical account of the

Lone Ranger, and is going to belittle the overall message that Moore intended.....a

comedy does not sit well with me, and I probably won't see it if it's going to poke

fun at the characters I believe are true to life being serious and having a light

side with a laugh and smile as part of the persona of the two main characters......

Joe

Bainbridge Island, WA

TLRFC #174

Saw the interview on Larry King....

As a long time Lone Ranger Fan and collector, this movie appears to be a joke. From

what I have read about it, and now heard on Larry King, this very well could be worse

than The Legend Of The Lone Ranger released several years ago. I would only hope that

those that are in charge of the movie will watch episodes of The Lone Ranger with Clayton

Moore and Jay Silverheels to get a feeling of the characters before proceeding further.

Another bad movie about a great character will send the series and any future movies

into oblivion.

Jay

Lansing, Michigan

TLRFC #252

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Yes Sir, I would like love to continue to be a part of the Lone Ranger Fan

Club. Nine $$ is a very small amount, I don't know how you cover

everything for only $9.

I know that you have kept the Lone Ranger alive for thousands; more than

likely more so than anyone else. We are fortunate to have a dedicated fan

like yourself to take over the reigns of Joe Southern's LRFC.

Do you already have a newsletter or are you going to continue the one Joe

had kept going from his predecessor? Certainly not critical; but it would

be nice to have that connection once in a while, like how the new movie is

going. I heard it had been sidelined for budget reasons; but is now back

in production mode, due out in the Spring of 2013. Yes Sir, I know, You

probably know all about that.

Anyway, thanks so much for keeping the Lone Ranger going, I am extremely

happy to be a part of something dedicated to the code of the Lone Ranger

and to the basic whole idea of the good guy.

Thanks,

Steve

Savannah, GA

TLRFC #346

Dear LRFC

Thank you so much for the Membership Certificate it now hangs in pride of place on my

bedroom wall.

Being born and brought up in England, it can be hard to live the life of a real cowboy,

but as a boy living in the north west of England (Liverpool) this to me was the

wild-west, watching and reading anything and everything to do with cowboys and Indians.

T.V episodes of the lone ranger kept me on the right track in life always fighting for

good. Not being able to afford a horse I turned to the next best thing my trusty dog who

i called scout we had many adventures together in our land of make believe re-enacting

the episodes with friends. Now at the age of 53 i know the moral code has rubbed off on

my children who have grown up to be great women, having never done drugs, drink, or any

other immoral things they now have children and i hope will be new members in the coming

months.

So keep up the good work and on behalf of us all at the Bowen household.

David - TLRFC #697

Newark, United Kingdom

I enjoy your newsletters and also I really do like my Lone Ranger ornament I ordered

recently. I've also had a lot of good natured comments on my "Lone Ranger for President"

bumper sticker. Thanks for the fun!!

MP Magers TLRFC #518

Louisville, KY

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The Lone Ranger Vendetta is a new novel for Moonstone Books

The Masked Rider of the Plains rides

again in a gritty tale of the vengeance

from out of his past.

The Masked Man in a brand-new adventure! From out of

the past comes a mysterious killer systematically

murdering anyone with a connection to the Masked Rider

of the Pains former identity. When all signs point to Butch

Cavendish, a man long dead, The Lone Ranger finds

himself trapped in a deadly game of cat and mouse with the life of his faithful Indian

companion hanging in the balance!

For more information and about ordering click on the picture of the book.

Above information sent to us by:

John Martin, #367

Centralia, WA

Here is a quick tip – You can view many different pictures of the history of The

Lone Ranger at a website, topictures.com

You can spend hours browsing over 10 pages of

information by clicking on the pictures. “Enjoy” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

John Hart and Clayton Moore Western Clippings is a great website

that features western treasures from

the Golden Age. For more browsing

fun click Here.

A trivia comment made by Clayton

Moore:

“’Lone Ranger’ fans may not be

aware there were actually two Silvers.

The first one was the horse we called

Liver Lip because of his protruding

lower lip. He had a dark spot on his

hindquarters that had to be dyed white before filming.

The second came along while John Hart was starring. Though it was rarely visible on

the show, the horse had a black spot on her left ear. Otherwise they were nearly

identical.”

**LRFC note – did you pick up on the second horse the word her? The new movie will

feature a white mare for Silver also.

Few people realize that there were actually two horses that have portrayed Silver on

film and on television. Silver #1 was a 12 year old, Morab Tennessee Walking Horse

cross stallion over 17 hands tall who was chosen personally by Clayton Moore (The

Lone Ranger) himself in 1949 for use on the television series just prior to its launch.

His real name was “White Cloud” or from some sources, “Traveler”. He did not know

many tricks, but was very gentle and had an impressively high rear which became the

hallmark of this dynamic duo. Silver #1 came from the Hugh Hooker Ranch in the San

Fernando Valley of California.

In 1949, the owner of the Lone Ranger Television show, George W. Trendle purchased

a four year old Morab Saddlebred cross by the name of “Tarzen’s White Banner” from

a farm in Peoria, Illinois. He immediately renamed and registered the horse, “Hi-Yo

Silver”. In 1952 “Hi-Yo Silver” was shipped from Illinois to California and became

Silver #2 taking the place of Silver #1 in the television series while John Hart briefly

stepped into the role of The Lone Ranger. Silver #2 was trained by the famous trainer

and handler, Glenn Randall who also trained Roy Roger’s Trigger. Silver #2 had an

opposite temperament from the first Silver being a high strung stallion who was quite

skittish of camera sounds.

FLINT, Michigan -- Retired high

school science teacher Everette

Humphrey of Flint has given an Illinois

museum a piece of its own Lone

Ranger history.

Humphrey, who taught in the Westwood Heights School District, has donated the only

known existing

saddle belonging to Brace Beemer to the Wabash County Museum, according to the

story in the Daily

Republican Register in Mt. Carmel, Ill.

Everette Humphrey, former teacher in the Westwood Heights School District, is shown in this Flint Journal file photo.

Beemer was born in Mt. Carmel in 1902 and was the longest-running and best-known radio voice of the Lone Ranger.

The story says the Beemer saddle came up for auction in 1989, and Humphrey purchased it as part of his own collection

of memorabilia. Humphrey describes himself in the story as one of Beemer's biggest fans with hundreds of objects

relating to the radio and television programs and to Brace Beemer's life.

By Joe Southern

Reporter for the Silver Bullet

Ready or not, like it or not, filming has finally started on Walt Disney’s new Lone Ranger motion picture.

The 10-year journey to bring the Lone Ranger and Tonto back to the movies for the first time in 31 years is finally at its end as filming

begins in New Mexico. What began in 2002 with Columbia Pictures announcing its intention to make a Lone Ranger movie has

reached its fruition in 2012 with Disney under the direction of Gore Verbinski and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer.

The movie stars Johnny Depp as Tonto and Armie Hammer as The Lone Ranger. An all-star cast has been filling in behind them,

including Helena Bonham Carter, James Badge Dale, Dwight Yoakum, Tom Wilkinson, and Barry Pepper. The Internet site

www.imdb.com also lists James Frain, Damon Herriman, Mason Cook, Timothy V. Murphy, Saginaw Grant, James P. Bennett and

Bryant Prince.

Yoakum is to play the villain Butch Cavendish, but the primary bad guy will be Wilkinson’s Latham Cole character. Wilson is the

female lead and plays Rebecca Reid (not Linda?), the wife of Dale’s Dan Reid. Prince has the part of Danny Reid. Carter is slated to

play a brassy, brothel-owning madam.

Getting to this point has been a long and harrowing ride for the masked

man and his faithful Indian companion.

About 10 years ago it was announced that a major motion picture was

going to be made by Sony for Columbia Pictures. The WB had also

green-lighted a pilot for a new Lone Ranger television show. In 2003

the pilot, then turned into a made for TV movie, aired and established

itself as the “Ishtar” of TV Westerns. The series was thankfully never

made.

The movie, however, kept plodding along through development at

Sony, finally succumbing in 2007. A few months later in 2008, super

producer Jerry Bruckheimer announced he wanted a shot at it. A major

announcement was made by Disney Studios that Bruckheimer would

again pair up with his “Pirates of the Caribbean” star Johnny Depp in a remake of the masked man. Only this time Depp would star as

Tonto and the movie would focus on that character.

For the next two years the project lingered on. A script was written by the powerhouse duo of Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, who gave

us such wonderful stories as the first three Pirates of the Caribbean movies, “Shrek”, the two recent Zorro movies, the National

Treasure films, “Aladdin”, “The Road to El Dorado” and many more. That script was rejected by Disney and handed over to Justin

Haythe for a rewrite.

While Haythe sank his teeth into it, rumors went wild as to who would star as the Lone Ranger and who would sit in the director’s

chair. Depp stayed busy doing Alice in Wonderland, Public Enemy and another Pirates movie with Bruckheimer. The producer

extraordinaire, however, plowed into his popular television shows and gave us lukewarm films such as “Prince of Persia: The Sands of

Time” and “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.”

Finally, a couple months ago the movie moved into production. Former Pirates director Gore Verbinski hired on to direct.

Armie Hammer won the right to wear the mask and an all-star cast began to populate the growing list of characters. Set construction

began in southwest New Mexico and casting for extras was announced. It was given a Dec. 21, 2012, release date.

Just as soon as the light of day finally shone on this project, Disney

CEO Robert Iger thrust it back into darkness over budgetary concerns.

With a reported $250 million budget and a lackluster performance

record of modern-day Westerns and Bruckheimer’s own silver screen

letdowns, Disney was not ready to play high-stakes poker with an

uncertain economy and fickle moviegoers.

Following a week-long dollar détente and the willingness of Depp and

Bruckheimer to cut their own fees, the director and producer were

unwilling to trim their vision for the film. The game of brinkmanship

ended with the purse strings pulled and the project thrust back into the

pits of development dilemma

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A short time later, Bruckheimer, Depp and Verbinski emerged from their budget-chopping pow-wow and struck a deal with Disney to

make it for a reported $215 million. Given a second green light, production began in areas of New Mexico and the original cast came

back on board.

Casting calls have been going on in Albuquerque, N.M., and more recently in Moab, Utah, and Creede, Colo., Shooting started in

February and is slated to run through August. The movie is scheduled for release on May 31, 2013.

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Note – Movie Follow Up –

The lone Ranger Fan Club has just been informed, from a reliable source, about a video of the new movie set that will be used in the

movie. It is located just west of Rio Rancho, NM.

To go to the webpage for the video click HERE. Also we at the Fan Club have a member that will be in the movie – Read more

about his acting scene in the June Silver Bullet.

Silver #1

Original Name: White Cloud

Birth: 1937

Death: 1959 Age:22

Equine Actor. He starred as Silver in "The Lone Ranger" Television Series from 1949 to 1954,

and was thought to be one of the most popular horses of all the western heroes. The first horse

to portray Silver, his true name was White Cloud. An impressive 17+ hands tall, he was known

to be very gentle and well trained. He was retired after a brief stand-in appearance in the 1956

movie, "The Lone Ranger", and was only used for close ups and head shots thereafter.

In 1957, Silver won the Award for Excellence (Patsy). He lived out his days at the Ace

Hudkin's stables in southern California

Silver #2

Original Name: Tarzens White Banner Silver

Birth: 1945

Danville, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA

Death: 1974 Age: 29

Equine Actor. He starred as Silver in the television series "The Lone Ranger" from 1952 to

1954, when he took over the role of the original Silver. He was also used for all the Lone

Ranger public appearance tours and promotions (he was the only "Silver" that Clayton Moore toured with), and starred in the 1956

movie of "The Lone Ranger." Not as large as the original Silver, he was also known to be the opposite in temperment.

In 1957, Silver won the Award for Excellence (Patsy). After his retirement in 1962, he lived out his life on the Wayne Burson Ranch

in southern California.

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Remember the Flamingo?

It's 1946. Gangster Bugsy Siegel is set to unveil the first "glam" hotel on Vegas' strip. A post-

Christmas storm keeps the rich and famous away from the grand opening, and within months the

Flamingo flounders---and Bugsy is gunned down by the mob.

By Joe Southern

Reporter for the Silver Bullet

The Lone Ranger is riding again in the comic books for Dynamite Entertainment under the reigns of a

new creative team.

Beginning several months after the first 25-issue run of the book, the new series takes the Lone Ranger

beyond the origin story and moves him into a more familiar role, roaming the plains with Tonto and

righting wrongs.

The story is written by Ande Parks with art by Esteve Polls, colors by Marcelo Pinto and lettering by

Simon Bowland. The covers are done primarily by Francesco Francavilla, with half of the first issue

covered by Alex Ross.

The first issue takes place in the Oklahoma territory when bandits robbing a man end up killing his

wife by accident. The man laments her loss as he and his two children bury her and try to go on with

their lives. The man is filled with grief and doubt. Meanwhile, the Lone Ranger and Tonto break camp

a day’s ride away in Kansas and head south.

Back in Oklahoma, the man, Nathan Jurgens, puts his kids to bed and lies down to sleep when he is startled by the sound of horses

approaching. He wakes the children and the three of them sneak out the back door and hide in the boulders behind their cabin. Out

front, the masked bandits return, torching the house and calling Jurgens out. Within moments, the lead bandit’s gun is shot out of his

hand and more than one battle is joined.

Parks said he wrote the story from the point of view of Jurgens in order to give readers a different view of the Lone Ranger. “I did that

on purpose,” he said. “I did not want it all to be seen from the Ranger’s point of view. … Part of the issue is to see how the people

perceive the Ranger himself.”

In the end, the rescue is twofold. “I felt like he (Lone Ranger) wanted to send a strong message to

the father,” Parks said. Parks and his creative team are the ones who did the Lone Ranger: Death of

Zorro mini-series for Dynamite. “When they asked me to do the Death of Zorro, I was excited about

Zorro. I didn’t know much about the Lone Ranger,” he said.

When he was told to have Zorro die in the first issue of the five-part series, he knew he would be

doing a Lone Ranger story instead of a Zorro story. That didn’t bother Parks. “The more I got to

know the Lone Ranger, I liked the upright nature of the man,” he said. One thing readers will notice

is a more authentic feel of the West in Parks’ work.

“What I’m good at is research and having a historical component to the work,” he said. Parks, who

is from Kansas, has a six-issue storyline already complete called Hard Country. Unlike the previous

series where the Ranger and Tonto were grounded to a home base, Parks has the two on the move

across the plains in the manner which fans expect of him. As they make their way across the rugged

frontier, the heroes will eventually find themselves up against a crooked lawman.

Parks said he began writing comic books only about two or three years ago. “Before that I had a long career as an inker,” he said.

When Dynamite Entertainment began publishing a bundle of Green Hornet books, Parks got the call to do one about Kato. “Kato

number one is the first monthly comic I had written,” he said. When it comes to the Lone Ranger, Parks said he wants fans to know

“that I have a great respect for the character. … I love his values, his set of morals and I want to convey that.”

In a short time, Parks has come to appreciate what the Lone Ranger means to millions of fans. “He is a good man and will do the right

thing and he shows that you can inspire hope in others,” he said.

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“The pessimist may be right in the long run,

but the optimist has a better time during the trip.”

We encourage member participation – got some historical information or something

you feel might be of interest to other members?

Contact us – we might be able to use it in future issues of the Silver Bullet – We like to

feature pictures and articles about today’s younger

generation of kids that are taking an interest in The Lone Ranger. It is they that will

carry on the spirit of our treasured hero.

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