You’ve certainly heard about the new Lone Ranger movie coming out in just a few days. But did you know Jack Kirby drew the masked man for a Mattel card game back in 1971?
There’s not a lot of information out there on these, but according to Mark Evanier, Mattel hired Kirby who hired Mike Royer to do the inks. Enjoy:
The hole is where the card carry case went. Here’s the back:
Aren’t those fantastic?
Here’s a few of the cards too:
![Jack Kirby Lone Ranger 3](https://blog.andertoons.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/jack-kirby-lone-ranger-card-1.png)
![Jack Kirby Lone Ranger 4](https://blog.andertoons.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/jack-kirby-lone-ranger-card-2.png)
![Jack Kirby Lone Ranger 5](https://blog.andertoons.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/jack-kirby-lone-ranger-card-3.png)
![Jack Kirby Lone Ranger 6](https://blog.andertoons.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/jack-kirby-lone-ranger-card-4.png)
![Jack Kirby Lone Ranger 7](https://blog.andertoons.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/jack-kirby-lone-ranger-card-rules-1.png)
![Jack Kirby Lone Ranger 8](https://blog.andertoons.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/jack-kirby-lone-ranger-card-rules-2.png)
Looking for more, Kemosabe? Check out this Kirby Superman puzzle game.