Indicia title is "TALES OF THE PONY EXPRESS, No. 829." Code number is P.EX. O.S. #829-578. Copyright 1957 by Western Printing & Lithographing Co. First of two Tales of the Pony Express Four Color issues.
Cover
A Letter from Lincoln / 1 page
Feature
Tales of the Pony Express
Letters
typeset
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Craig Garrett
Pencils
Sam Savitt (painting)
Inks
Sam Savitt (painting)
Colors
Sam Savitt (painting)
Foreword/Afterword
No Title (1 page)
Synopsis
Introduction to series.
Feature
Tales of the Pony Express
Genre
Western-frontier
Pencils
Dan Spiegle ?
Inks
Dan Spiegle ?
First Line
In the pages of American History...
Notes
Inside front cover; black and white.
Comic Story
A Letter from Lincoln (21 pages)
Synopsis
Lt. Clay Saunders, who is working undercover to try to negotiate a peace treaty with the Paiute chief Keohawk, is sentenced to death by his commanding office who thinks he has committed treason. Saunders sends a letter to Lincoln, who sends a reply via telegraph to Ft. Kearney, Nebraska. The letter is then to be delivered by the Pony Express to Fort Churchill. Craig Garrett must complete the usual nine-day trip in only seven days in order to prevent Saunders' execution.
Feature
Tales of the Pony Express
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Craig Garrett; Abraham Lincoln
Pencils
Dan Spiegle
Inks
Dan Spiegle
Comic Story
Storm Rider (11 pages)
Synopsis
When Craig Garrett is sidelined with a back injury, his 11-year-old brother Davy must take an emergency message through a blizzard to the snowbound town of Drewsville, telling that a supply train is on its way.
Feature
Tales of the Pony Express
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Craig Garrett; Davy Garrett
Pencils
Dan Spiegle
Inks
Dan Spiegle
Text Article
The Rider and his Rig (1 page)
Synopsis
Description of the clothing and equipment used by Pony Express riders.
Letters
typeset
Genre
Non-fiction; Western-frontier
Pencils
Dan Spiegle ?
Inks
Dan Spiegle ?
Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. One large illustration and typeset text.
Comic Story
Bill Cody, Express Rider (1 page)
Synopsis
A supposedly true story of how Buffalo Bill fooled robbers while riding for the Pony Express.
Letters
typeset
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Buffalo Bill Cody
Notes
Back cover. Monochrome colored panels with typeset text underneath. The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents." This sequence is replaced by an ad in some copies. See Sequence 6.
Advertisement
Juicy Fruit Gum Safety Quiz (1 page)
Synopsis
One large "find the mistakes" drawing.
Feature
Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Gum
Letters
typeset
Notes
Back cover. Illustrated ad for Wrigley's Juicy Fruit chewing gum. Part of "Summer Safety" series. This ad replaces Sequence 5 in some copies.
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