Fran Striker Books in Order
37 books are credited to Fran Striker, published between 1936 and 2020; 3 of them appeared after Fran Striker's death in 1962. The first book is The Lone Ranger (1936) and the newest is Mystery of the Timber Giant (2020). Publication order is the reading order below. 27 of the 37 books listed here are in the Lone Ranger series, which has its own page: Lone Ranger books in order.
- Books
- 37
- Published
- 1936–2020
- Pages on record
- 513 in 3 of 37 books
Fran Striker (1903-1962) was an American radio and comics writer who created the Lone Ranger, the Green Hornet and Sgt. Preston of the Yukon. The Lone Ranger dominates this catalogue of 37 titles, from The Lone Ranger (1936) through the Mystery Ranch, Thunder Mountain, Texas Renegades and Haunted Gulch adventures of the late 1930s and early 1940s. Tom Quest Adventure is the second series. Editions in the catalogue carry dates as late as 2020.
How many Fran Striker books are there?
Fran Striker has 37 books, released between 1936 and 2020. 3 of them were published after Fran Striker's death in 1962. They include 2 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.
Fran Striker Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 37 Fran Striker books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 11936–1/4
- 21937–1/4
- 31938–1/4
- 41938–1/4
- 51938–1/4
- 61939–1/4
- 71939–1/4
- 81939–1/4
- 91940–1/4
- 1019411791/4
- 1119411221/4
- 121941–1/4
- 131941–1/4
- 141942–1/4
- 151943–1/4
- 161943–1/4
- 171947–1/4
- 181947–1/4
- 191948–1/4
- 201948–1/4
- 211949–1/4
- 221949–1/4
- 2419502121/4
- 251951–1/4
- 261951–1/4
- 271951–1/4
- 281952–1/4
- 291952–1/4
- 301953–1/4
- 311954–1/4
- 321955–1/4
- 331955–1/4
- 341956–1/4
- 35One More River1994 · confirmed 1/41994–1/4
- 36Sergeant Preston and Rex2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 372020–1/4
Fran Striker series in order
Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Lone Ranger books in order 27 books
- Tom Quest Adventure books in order 8 books
Fran Striker books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Standalone books
2 books2 Fran Striker titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Fran Striker books in order?
You only need to read Fran Striker books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Fran Striker
Start with the first book of the Fran Striker series you want to read: Lone Ranger starts with The Lone Ranger (1936) and Tom Quest Adventure starts with Sign of the Spiral (1947). The earliest catalogued title overall is The Lone Ranger (1936).
What is the newest Fran Striker book?
Mystery of the Timber Giant (2020) is the newest Fran Striker book released so far.
Is there a new Fran Striker book coming?
No next Fran Striker book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Fran Striker at a glance
- Died
- Fran Striker died in 1962, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Fran Striker are still being published after Fran Striker's death in 1962; the newest appeared in 2020.
- Release pace
- Fran Striker books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 513 pages across the 3 of 37 books with a recorded length, a median of 179 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Fran Striker books, 14 of 37, were published in the 1940s.
What the Fran Striker books are about
1 of the 37 Fran Striker books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.