Great Gil Kane pencil job, but who inked it? In places it looks like Giacoia, in others like Sy Barry, and in spots even like Murphy Anderson.
Additional Information
Name
0876 - Tales of Wells Fargo | Published
Publication
Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 36
Notes
First of seven Tales of Wells Fargo Four Color issues. Based on the 1957-62 NBC TV series. On-sale date from 1958 Books and Pamphlets, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Cover
1 page
Feature
Tales of Wells Fargo
Letters
typeset
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Jim Hardie (photo of Dale Robertson)
First Line
I've got a six-gun cure for strong box fever.
Photo Story
No Title (1 page)
Synopsis
Jim Hardie tracks down a robber that robs a train of a strong box.
Feature
Tales of Wells Fargo
Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
Letters
typeset
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Jim Hardie (photos of Dale Robertson)
First Line
Some men get strongbox fever.
Notes
Printed in black-and-white on inside front cover. Six stills from the TV series that tell a story. This is not a preview of an interior story, as is usually the case with these sequences.
Comic Story
Alder Gulch (16 pages)
Synopsis
Hardie investigates a series of stagecoach robberies in a remote area called "Alder Gulch." The sheriff in Virginia City doesn't seem very interested in solving the thefts, which makes Hardie suspicious.
Feature
Tales of Wells Fargo
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Jim Hardie; Boone Helm
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Frank GiacoiaJoe Giella (see notes)
Letters
John Duffy
Notes
Pencils credit by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr., Alan Hutchinson, and several others (2013-03-04). Giacoia Inks per Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. and Alberto Becattini (2013-03-05). Giella inks per Nick Caputo. Nick believes that Giella assisted Giacoia on this story.
Comic Story
Manuel (16 pages)
Synopsis
A Basque immigrant sheepherder is accused of kidnapping a little girl and stealing a valuable diamond brooch and Hardie has to prevent a lynching.
Feature
Tales of Wells Fargo
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Jim Hardie; Pablo Diaz; Manuel Diaz
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Frank Giacoia (pp 1-7) Joe Giella (pp 8-16, see notes)
Letters
John Duffy
Notes
Pencils credit by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr., Alan Hutchinson, and several others (2013-03-04). Inks credit by Alberto Becattini (2013-03-05), who says "Pages 1-7 were inked by Giacoia. I believe there's a different inker on pages 8-16 (although Giacoia might have inked some of the faces), but I can't identify him." Giella inks per Nick Caputo, who believes he assisted Giacoia throughout most of the story.
Comic Story
Famous Road Agents (1 page)
Synopsis
Brief summaries of three famous stage-coach robbers.
Letters
typeset
Genre
Non-fiction; Western-frontier
Characters
Henry Plummer; Bill Miner; Black Bart
Pencils
Gil Kane
Notes
Printed in black-and-white on inside back cover. Panels with text underneath. Pencils credit by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr., Alan Hutchinson, and several others (2013-03-04).
Comic Story
Wells Fargo (1 page)
Synopsis
A rival of Wells Fargo builds an office in San Francisco in the 1850s, using Chinese labor. However the Chinese believe the location is "evil" and after the building is finished, Chinese merchants refuse to enter the building and give Wells Fargo, located across the street, their business.
Letters
typeset
Genre
Non-fiction; Western-frontier
Pencils
Gil Kane
Notes
On back cover. Panels with text underneath. Last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents." Pencils credit by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr., Alan Hutchinson, and several others (2013-03-04).
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