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 (2013 film) Lone Ranger" assume its place for the Fourth of July holiday weekend. The first trailer debuted at San Diego Comic-Con before being released theatrically on October 3, 2012. Television promotions for the film aired during Super Bowl XLVII. Disney used the film's production connection to the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series as the main tagline in the film's marketing, as well as featuring the film's two main characters in promotional materials for "Disney Infinity". "The Lone Ranger" was selected as the closing film for the Taormina Film Festival. Its world premiere was held on June 22 at the Hyperion Theater