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.
- 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.
Source: Wikidata
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 November 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 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.
Lone Ranger in order
27 books- 1. The Lone Ranger
- 2. The Phantom Rider!
- 3. The Lone Ranger and the Mystery Ranch
- 4. The Lone Ranger and the Texas Renegades
- 5. The Lone Ranger and the secret of Thunder Mountain,
- 6. The Lone Ranger & the Gold Robbery
- 7. The Lone Ranger and the Outlaw Stronghold
- 8. The Lone Ranger and the black shirt highwayman
- 9. The Lone Ranger and Tonto
- 10. The Lone Ranger at the Haunted Gulch
- 11. The Lone Ranger Rides
- 12. The Lone Ranger Follows Through
- and 15 more in the table above
Tom Quest Adventure in order
8 booksStandalone 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 Lone Ranger (1936), the earliest published title.
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.
When Fran Striker books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Fran Striker titles appeared. 1940s was the most productive decade with 14 titles.
37 books total across 5 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
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.