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"With the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty height of silver. The Lone Ranger. Hmm. What do you think? Some historians have suggested that Bass Reeves was the inspiration for the Lone Ranger, a masked human hero who fought injustice on the frontier. Of course, the version that we know is a white guy with a mask. The show became a sensation first on radio in the 30s and later on TV in the 50s. And there was comic books and merchandise."