The Lone Ranger in Books

The first Lone Ranger book was published by Whitman Publishing in 1935 as part of their "Big Little Books" series.  In 1936, he had his first novel published.  The Lone Ranger has appeared as the hero in many books over the years.  The below list breaks the books out by publisher and book series or book type.

Whitman Publishing

Big Little Books

  • The Lone Ranger and his Horse Silver (1935)
  • The Lone Ranger and the Vanishing Herd (1936)
  • The Lone Ranger and the Secret Killer (1937)
  • The Lone Ranger and the Menace of Murder Valley (1938)
  • The Lone Ranger and the Lost Valley (1938)
  • The Lone Ranger and Dead Men's Mine (1939)
  • The Lone Ranger and the Black Shirt Highwayman (1939)
  • The Lone Ranger and the Red Renegades (1939)
  • The Lone Ranger Follows Through (1941)
  • The Lone Ranger and the Secret Weapon (1943)
  • The Lone Ranger on the Barbary Coast (1944)
  • The Lone Ranger and the Silver Bullets (1946)
  • The Lone Ranger and the Secret of Somber Cavern (1950)

Grosset and Dunlap

Novels

  • The Lone Ranger (1936) - Gaylord Du Bois (reprints credited Fran Striker)
  • The Lone Ranger and the Mystery Ranch (1938) - Fran Striker
  • The Lone Ranger and the Gold Robbery (1939) - Fran Striker
  • The Lone Ranger and the Outlaw Stronghold (1939) - Fran Striker
  • The Lone Ranger and Tonto (1940) - Fran Striker
  • The Lone Ranger at the Haunted Gulch (1941) - Fran Striker
  • The Lone Ranger Traps the Smugglers (1941) - Fran Striker
  • The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1943) - Fran Striker
  • The Lone Ranger Rides North (1943) - Fran Striker
  • The Lone Ranger and the Silver Bullet (1948) - Fran Striker
  • The Lone Ranger on Powderhorn Trail (1949) - Fran Striker
  • The Lone Ranger in Wild Horse Canyon (1950) - Fran Striker
  • The Lone Ranger West of Maverick Pass (1951) - Fran Striker
  • The Lone Ranger on Gunsight Mesa (1952) - Fran Striker
  • The Lone Ranger and the Bitter Spring Feud (1953) - Fran Striker
  • The Lone Ranger and the Code of the West (1954) - Fran Striker
  • The Lone Ranger and Trouble on the Santa Fe (1955) - Fran Striker
  • The Lone Ranger on Red Butte Trail (1956) - Fran Striker
Note: Pinnacle Books reprinted the Frost and Dunlap series in 1978.

Putnam Books

Novels

  • The Lone Ranger Rides (1941) - Fran Striker

Simon & Schuster

Little Golden Books

  • The Lone Ranger (1956) - Steffi Fletcher; Illustrated by E. Joseph Dreany
  • The Lone Ranger and Tonto (1957) - Charles Spain Verral; Pictures by Edwin Schmidt
  • The Lone Ranger and the Talking Pony (1958) - Emily Broun; Illustrated by Frank Bolle

Moonstone Books

Novels

  • The Lone Ranger: Vendetta (2012) - Howard Hopkins

Anthologies

  • The Lone Ranger Chronicles - Edited by Matthew Baugh, Tim Lasiuta
  • The Lone Ranger and Tonto: Frontier Justice
  • Moonstone Triple Threat: Nov '21
    • The Lone Ranger - James Reasoner
    • Johnny Fade - Nancy Holder & Alan Phillipson
    • Gladiator & Golden Amazon - Mike Bullock
  • Moonstone Triple Threat: June ‘22B
    • The Lone Ranger in “Bad Company” - Thom Brannan
    • The Black Bat in “The World is Sick” - David Boop
    • Domino Lady and Judgement in “Served Cold” - Bobby Nash