

A posse of six members of the Texas Ranger Division, led by Captain Dan Reid, pursued a band of outlaws led by Bartholomew "Butch" Cavendish, but are betrayed by a civilian guide named Collins, who was secretly working with Cavendish, and led the unsuspecting rangers into an ambush at a canyon known as Bryant's Gap. The Lone Ranger is the sole survivor of a group of six ambushed Texas Rangers. While details differ, the basic story of the Lone Ranger's origin is consistent in most versions of the franchise.

#The lone ranger book series
The radio series proved to be a hit, and spawned a series of books (largely written by Striker), an equally popular television show that ran from 1949 to 1957, comic books, and several films. Trendle or by Fran Striker, the show's writer. He first appeared in 1933 in a radio show on WXYZ (Detroit), conceived either by station owner George W. The character has been called an enduring icon of American culture. The Lone Ranger is a fictional masked former Texas Ranger who fought outlaws in the American Old West with his Native American friend, Tonto. Above-average athlete, horseman, hand-to-hand combat, and master of disguise
