Lone Ranger separate owners and the familial link has been ignored in the Western character's various incarnations. The Lone Ranger – Green Hornet connection is part of Philip José Farmer's Wold Newton Universe, which connects disparate fictional characters. Republic Pictures released two serials starring the Lone Ranger. The first, released in 1938, utilized several actors playing different men portraying the masked hero, with the true Lone Ranger unknown to the audience until the conclusion; the character played by Lee Powell is ultimately revealed to be the Lone Ranger. The second serial, "The Lone Ranger Rides Again", was released in 1939 and starred
The Lone Ranger (TV series) other westerns, including "Annie Oakley", "The Adventures of Kit Carson", "The Cisco Kid", "Cowboy G-Men", "Judge Roy Bean", "The Gabby Hayes Show", and "The Roy Rogers Show". On November 11, 2009, Classic Media released "The Lone Ranger: 75th Anniversary Edition" to commemorate the show. On June 4, 2013, Classic Media released "The Lone Ranger: Collector's Edition", a 30-disc set featuring all 221 episodes of the series on DVD for the very first time, though many of the episodes are the syndicated edits missing 2–3 minutes. The Lone Ranger (TV series) The Lone Ranger is an American western drama television series