the lone ranger

[sonnylarue]

http://www.jamescaccavophoto.com/editorial/Clayton-Moore-the-Lone-Rang.jpg

gotta say this icon had a huge impact on me as a very small kid.

the reruns were on every sunday morning , along with the cisco kid , adv of superman, and star trek .

i also met clayton moore at a toys r us store in the very early 70's (when he was still allowed to wear the mask) . it was like meeting a real super hero.

i was speechless when he smiled and said "hello there, friend" like he did in every episode.

i even like john hart, who played the masked man when moore was in a contract dispute .

when i later learned that the green hornet was a great grand nephew of the ranger, it made me love the hornet as well.

frankly the snail's pace of the current dynamite comic has kept me from having someone on from there to talk about it.

[paul brian deberry]

sigh. I couldn't agree more...

[NeverWanderer]

I've been curious about the new series, but I hadn't heard enough to make me take the plunge.

For me the Lone Ranger has always been one of those distant icons. I was always aware of him, and I liked the concept of him, but I'd never actually seen the show.

Even so, it killed me a little inside to see WB try to attempt the Smallville treatment on him, complete with pretty actors and pop soundtrack. :p

[Jeffery Longmont]

when i later learned that the green hornet was a great grand nephew of the ranger, it made me love the hornet as well.


Yeah, it's too bad that both characters are owned by different people. We'll probably have to wait until they're public domain before we get a good story that connects the two.

[sonnylarue]

Yeah, it's too bad that both characters are owned by different people. We'll probably have to wait until they're public domain before we get a good story that connects the two.

i think now comics did a good job of honoring the relationship, without infringing on copyrights.

britt reid had a painting in his home of a masked cowboy hero whom he said started the reid family's tradition of fighting crime.

there was a reid family timeline, which included john reid., his brother, and his nephew dan, where britt's family tree sprang from.

the painting looked like the film serial version of the ranger, not the clayton moore version

[Jeffery Longmont]

britt reid had a painting in his home of a masked cowboy hero whom he said started the reid family's tradition of fighting crime.

I've done some pictures of my own. Link 1 (http://fc77.deviantart.com/fs25/f/2008/119/0/5/05e674d9a6e4d04b8170a71ec7f7e88c.jpg) Link 2 (http://fc41.deviantart.com/fs29/f/2008/118/d/9/Green_Hornet_Inks_by_kyle_latino.jpg)

But what do you think the best GREEN HORNET comic is? I've seen some, but haven't read any.

[sonnylarue]

i liked the original mini series from now comics best, which featured three generations of hornets, but i prefered the stories they did that revolved around the 1940;s hornet, and the 1960's one.

check the bargin bins

[Jeffery Longmont]

check the bargin bins

Wow! Thanks, I will.

[Supreme Convoy]

Call me blasphemous but I liked the TV movie/backdoor pilot that The WB did in 2003. I think that's the first time I really watched a Lone Ranger story. Though I can understand why people didn't like it since it was a very A Knight's Tale approach. (Looking back on it now (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDPbyrGaVbA), it doesn't age well :lol: )

I like the first issues of Dynamite's comic. Pretty good stuff.

And I didn't know there was a family connection with Green Hornet and Lone Ranger series. Ya learn something new everyday!

[sonnylarue]

the lone ranger , the green hornet, and sgt preston of the yukon wre all creations of fran striker who worked for detroit radio station wxyz, now wxyt .

he created the family link between the ranger and the hornet.

[Jurassicalien]

What does everyone think of Johnny Depp as Tanton in the new film coming out (From the Pirates writers and Bruckhimer)? Is this terrible or could it work (I have very little knowledge of the Lone Ranger truth be told.)

[ashwin]

I don't see why they're getting Jonny Depp as Tonto in the movie instead of a real native american actor.

Depp will kick ass as Tonto but it's just weird. Not like there aren't good native american actors.

Anyway, my love for the Lone Ranger is because of my dad (usually all my love for things from before my time is because of him)

My dad used to get me vhs tapes of the Lone Ranger cartoon show from the 80s and watch them with me. And remember... India... didn't have access to much media at all so he'd make up stories featuring the Lone Ranger and Tonto and tell them to me. And for me that was really the best. He'd always do the 'Hi Ho Silverrrrrrrrrrrr Away!!' and I'd always get a huge kick. Like I'd be waiting through the story just to hear that line.

So I haven't really heard much of the Lone Ranger apart from the Cartoon Show but I've heard a ton of stories my dad made up for me. Love the character because of that.

[The Funketeer]

i liked the original mini series from now comics best, which featured three generations of hornets, but i prefered the stories they did that revolved around the 1940;s hornet, and the 1960's one.

check the bargin bins

I'll second that. Now Comics was putting out some good stuff at that time and Green Hornet was probably my favorite book they were publishing. I think Chuck Dixon was writing it for a while as well.

[sonnylarue]

I'll second that. Now Comics was putting out some good stuff at that time and Green Hornet was probably my favorite book they were publishing. I think Chuck Dixon was writing it for a while as well.

he was

[Jeffery Longmont]

he created the family link between the ranger and the hornet.

Does that make the Lone Ranger the first 'Legacy Hero'?

[ashwin]

Does that make the Lone Ranger the first 'Legacy Hero'?

That's probably the Phantom.

[sonnylarue]

That's probably the Phantom.

actually the hornet debuted one month before the phantom.

[ashwin]

actually the hornet debuted one month before the phantom.

Really?

Didn't know that. I've always read that The Phantom was the first legacy hero and the first masked vigilante hero.

Interesting.

[Jeffery Longmont]

Really?

Didn't know that. I've always read that The Phantom was the first legacy hero and the first masked vigilante hero.

Interesting.


In comics, sure. Clearly the Lone Ranger was a masked vigilante hero predating the Phantom, but nobody really considers him a superhero, even though all the pieces are there (mask, gimmicky weapons, sidekick, revenge motivation, murdered family, etc).

[sonnylarue]

Really?

Didn't know that. I've always read that The Phantom was the first legacy hero and the first masked vigilante hero.

Interesting.

well zorro is older than both, as is the ranger.

now the hornet zorro and the ranger didn't start in comics, so maybe that's the difference

[Jammer]

frankly the snail's pace of the current dynamite comic has kept me from having someone on from there to talk about it.

I know I am in the minority here but I love the current Dynamite comic. Yes the pace is slow but the telling of the story is great. The art is some of the best out there right now. This is constantly one of the books I just can't wait for when it comes out. Of course that may be partly because of its irregular schedule.

[tooms]

The Dynamite series is the one where the Lone Ranger kills the bad guys and all the old hardcore fans complain about that?

[sonnylarue]

The Dynamite series is the one where the Lone Ranger kills the bad guys and all the old hardcore fans complain about that?

i'm sorry, who said that here? i see nothing about that aspect in this thread, until you brought it up


personally i have no problem with him killing bad guys. i just think the stories are drawn out too long,and the irregular schedule doesn't help.

[Jeffery Longmont]

personally i have no problem with him killing bad guys.

Me neither. Actually, even though he never did in any of the shows on radio or TV, I guess I figured he must have anyway. Even when I was a kid. I mean, silver bullets that never miss, what else are you going to use those for?

Really, this is the problem with heroes like Lone Ranger and Green Arrow and such whose weapon of choice is certainly lethal. I mean, how many times can you shot guns out of people's hands or pin them to the wall, which doesn't really make sense.

[sonnylarue]

he did kill butch cavendish on radio , the guy who arranged the massacure of his brother and threst of the rangers at bryant's gap, but it was in self defense of course.

[tooms]

i'm sorry, who said that here? i see nothing about that aspect in this thread, until you brought it up


personally i have no problem with him killing bad guys. i just think the stories are drawn out too long,and the irregular schedule doesn't help.

Nobody said that here John, I read that somewhere else. Sorry.:surrend:

[sonnylarue]

Nobody said that here John, I read that somewhere else. Sorry.:surrend:


ok, my fault. thought you were including me in that claim. :)