The Lone Ranger (Dynamite)

The Lone Ranger is a masked vigilante in the American Old West, he was once a Texas Ranger named John Reid, who was the lone survivor of an outlaw ambush. Shortly after the ambush, Reid was found by a Native American named Tonto, who nursed Reid back to heath. John made a vow to bring the outlaws responsible for the deaths of his fellow Rangers to justice with the aid of his new ally. Even after capturing those responsible for his "death", The Lone Ranger's mission to bring justice to the Wild West continued.
The Dynamite rendition of the character was created by Brett Matthews and Sergio Cariello, the original was created by George W. Trendle and developed by writer Fran Striker.
==Biography==
===Origin===
John Reid was born in 1850, the second son of Texas Ranger James Reid and Clara Reid, and the younger brother of Daniel Reid (Senior). As a small child, John's mother would read to him a small selection from the Holy Bible and a chapter of Ivanhoe every night before bed. During his childhood, Reid's mother at some point fell ill and passed away shortly after, leaving James to raise his two sons alone. The passing of his mother would mark the first family member close to John who's death would have a profound impact on his later life.
===Becoming The Lone Ranger===
John's life would be forever changed in 1869, when he and his fellow Texas Rangers (including his father and older brother) were ambushed by a gang of bandits after being led into a dead end canyon called Brian's Gap. The severely injured John was found by a Native American named Tonto, who nursed Reid back to health. Donning a mask made from his brother's black vest, John and Tonto set out to discover the identity of whoever had orchestrated the attack on the rangers, with John promising that he would kill them for what they did. Over the course of his mission to find information on the mastermind behind the attack, John's attitude changed from wanting to murder the individual to bringing them in alive to face a fair trial in the court of law, believing that his father and brother would not want him to murder in the name of vengeance. John eventually found out that an up and coming politician named Butch Cavendish was behind the attack on the rangers.
On his quest to find Cavendish, the disguised Reid was given the name of The Lone Ranger by the general public. During his final confrontation with Cavendish, The Lone Ranger decides not to kill him and even saves the villain from certain death, after this Reid continued his mission to bring justice to the lawless west as The Lone Ranger until 1896.
===Retirement and Legacy===
In 1896, John decided to retire the Lone Ranger persona following an encounter with an elderly Butch Cavendish, who had escaped prison. Deciding to focus on helping his nephew Daniel Reid Junior with his career as a lawyer and the eventual creation of the Daily Sentinel newspaper in Chicago, Reid and his long time sidekick Tonto parted ways. At some point between 1896 and 1938, Reid's identity became public knowledge.
After the death of John and Tonto, Britt Reid (The Green Hornet) continued to follow the rules and moral code for dealing with criminals John created for himself during his time as The Lone Ranger. In 1939, Britt would open The Silver Bullet Club, a restaurant named after his great-uncle's unique choice of ammunition. Britt's son in 2010 would later take on the Green Hornet title, and would also adhere to the same moral code created by John as well.
==Equipment and Abilities==
The Lone Ranger used silver bullets as his main weapon, only disarming and never killing his opponents due to his code. The Lone Ranger used Colt .45 pistols as his main weapon, but many times he proved he could use other items like ropes and whips to get the upper hand. Also he was an expert in boxing.
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