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Lone Ranger
Buffalo Bill Cody
Butch Cavendish
General George Custer
The Lone Ranger
Tonto
Scout
Silver
Smoke
Western Town
Packaging
Multi-packs
U.S. card front 1 (no Western Town offer) U.S. card back 1 (no Western Town offer)
  • Lone Ranger figures were all released on two different cards - one with the Western Town offer and one without.
  • I believe the ones without (shown above) were released first
  • The card fronts from these cards feature the same card art and the character's name in white above the bubble. The card back shows all five figures and three horses, and also features the following text:

It took more than courage to bring law and order to the early West. Only THE LONE RANGER, riding his great stallion SILVER with TONTO and SCOUT at his side, could bring a desperate outlaw like BUTCH CAVENDISH to justice.

There was only one Texas Ranger left alive after the terrible ambush by BUTCH CAVENDISH and his gang. Wearing a black mask to protect his identity as the only survivor, THE LONE RANGER prepared to capture the infamous desperado.

As a young brave, the indian TONTO had named THE LONE RANGER "Kemo Sabe" - trusted friend. Now he would ride courageously beside THE LONE RANGER on his pinto SCOUT, seeking truth and justice in the untamed West.

THE LONE RANGER and TONTO knew no one was safe from CAVENDISH - not even the President of the United States. When the outlaw kidnapped Ulysses S. Grant, TONTO and THE LONE RANGER rushed to save the president's life. After a thundering cavalry charge led by BUFFALO BILL and GENERAL CUSTER, THE LONE RANGER and TONTO captured the evil CAVENDISH and delivered him safely into the arms of the law.

U.S. card front 2 with Western Town offer U.S. card back with Western Town offer
  • The second U.S. package (shown directly above) was similar, with two main differences: the card front adds a "Free Western Town" teaser in the lower left corner; the card back deletes the story and adds the info on ordering the Western Town
Canadian card front(no Western Town offer) Canadian card front (with Western Town offer)
  • Lone Ranger figures were distributed in Canada by Irwin
  • In Canada, as in the U.S., Lone Ranger figures were released on two different cards (boths shown directly above) - one with a Western Town offer, and one without
  • All of the Canadian figures have an Irwin logo in the upper left corner where the Gabriel logo is on a U.S. card
  • The Western Town offer is in the red circle above the name (below right), and features both English and French text
Image credits:
  • Tonto without the Western Town offer is provided by StarwarsDan
  • Canadian carded Custer (with Western Town offer) provided by Greg Kiernozek
  • Canadian carded Custer (without Western Town offer) provided by [email protected]

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