Indicia title is "TALES OF THE PONY EXPRESS, No. 942." Code number is PONY EX.O.S. #942-5810. Copyright 1958 by Western Printing & Lithographing Co.
Cover
War Paint / 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)
Notes
Pencils, inks, and colors credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
Alert for War Paint (1 page)
Synopsis
Pony Express rider Craig Garrett judges Indians' intentions by their use of war paint.
Feature
Tales of the Pony Express
Letters
typeset
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Craig Garrett
Pencils
Nicholas Firfires
Inks
Nicholas Firfires
Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Panels with typeset text underneath. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
War Paint (19 pages)
Synopsis
Garrett is sent to buy horses for the Pony Express. $5,000 in gold has been sent to the Thirty Mile Station to pay for the horses, but bandits steal the money and set fire to the station, leaving evidence that makes it seem that Indians were responsible.
Feature
Tales of the Pony Express
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Craig Garrett
Script
Eric FreiwaldRobert Schaefer
Pencils
Nicholas Firfires
Inks
Nicholas Firfires
Letters
Nicholas Firfires
Notes
Script, pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
Desert Ambush (13 pages)
Synopsis
Garrett is ambushed on his Pony Express ride across the desert, but the robbers just want his horse, not the mail. Later Garrett goes to Carson City and finds the robbers have entered his horse in a big cross country race.
Feature
Tales of the Pony Express
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Craig Garrett
Script
Eric FreiwaldRobert Schaefer
Pencils
Nicholas Firfires
Inks
Nicholas Firfires
Letters
Nicholas Firfires
Notes
Script, pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
Trails That Cross (1 page)
Synopsis
Two Pony Express riders pass each other going in opposite directions, but neither sees the other because both are asleep in the saddle.
Feature
Tales of the Pony Express
Letters
typeset
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Craig Garrett
Pencils
Nicholas Firfires
Inks
Nicholas Firfires
Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. Panels with typeset text underneath. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
The Night Ride...Craig Garrett Tells His Story (1 page)
Feature
Tales of the Pony Express
Letters
typeset
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Craig Garrett
Pencils
Nicholas Firfires
Inks
Nicholas Firfires
Notes
Back cover. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). This sequence is replaced by an ad in some copies. See Sequence 6.
Advertisement
Have Fun Safely (1 page)
Synopsis
Rules on being a safe pedestrian.
Feature
Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Gum
Letters
typeset
Notes
Back cover. Ad for Wrigley's Juicy Fruit chewing gum. Part of a "Summer Safety" series. This ad replaces Sequence 5 in some copies.
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