Jack Kirby’s Lone Ranger (1971)

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:

Jack Kirby Lone Ranger 1
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The hole is where the card carry case went. Here’s the back:

Jack Kirby Lone Ranger 2
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Aren’t those fantastic?

Here’s a few of the cards too:

Jack Kirby Lone Ranger 3
Jack Kirby Lone Ranger 4
Jack Kirby Lone Ranger 5
Jack Kirby Lone Ranger 6
Jack Kirby Lone Ranger 7
Jack Kirby Lone Ranger 8

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