Lone Ranger January 2012. Written by Ande Parks and drawn by Esteve Polls, it ran for a total of 25 numbers, with the last issue being released in June 2014. Apart from the ongoing series, Dynamite released several miniseries starring the Lone Ranger, such as "The Lone Ranger and Tonto" (4 issues, written by Brett Matthews; John Abrams with art by Mario Guevara) in 2008; "Snake of Iron", a 5-part by Chuck Dixon and Steve Polls published in 2012, and "Vindicated", 4 issues by Justin Gray and Rey Villegas in 2014. In 2016, The Lone Ranger teamed-up with the Green Hornet in
Lone Ranger part of a deal for Republic to produce a serial based (loosely) on the Lone Ranger. This music was then modified by NBC radio arranger Ben Bonnell and recorded in Mexico to avoid American union rules. This music was used in both the radio and later television shows. The character was originally believed to be inspired by Texas Ranger Captain John R. Hughes, to whom the book "The Lone Star Ranger" by Zane Grey was dedicated in 1915. Another possible historical inspiration was Bass Reeves, the first black deputy U.S. marshal west of the Mississippi River, may have originated from