Lone Ranger the 2006 Reeves biography. Burton wrote, "Bass Reeves is the closest real person to resemble the Lone Ranger". Burton also documents that Reeve's career as a law man was widely known and celebrated in his time. Burton cites many similarities between Reeves and the Lone Ranger (wearing disguises, having a Native American partner, riding a white and grey horse, giving out silver keepsakes, possessing legendary marksmanship and horsemanship etc.) Other suggested inspirations were Zorro and Robin Hood. The radio series inspired a spinoff called "The Green Hornet," which depicts the son of the Lone Ranger's nephew Dan, Britt Reid, originally
The Lone Ranger Rides Again Witney did not believe the script was as good as the original "The Lone Ranger" but for the first time the directors insisted on being part of the casting process for this serial. "The Lone Ranger Rides Again"'s official release date is 25 February 1939, although this is actually the date the seventh chapter was made available to film exchanges. The Lone Ranger Rides Again The Lone Ranger Rides Again is a 1939 American Republic serial. It was a sequel to Republic's 1938 serial "The Lone Ranger", which had been highly successful, and the thirteenth of the sixty-six serials produced