Four Color #829

(August 1957)

["In the pages of American History..."] (Table of Contents)

Tales of the Pony Express / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Dan Spiegle ?

Inks:

Dan Spiegle ?

Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

western

Synopsis:

Introduction to series.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; black and white.

A Letter from Lincoln (Table of Contents)

Tales of the Pony Express / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Dan Spiegle

Inks:

Dan Spiegle

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

western

Characters:

Craig Garrett; Abraham Lincoln

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.

Storm Rider (Table of Contents)

Tales of the Pony Express / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Dan Spiegle

Inks:

Dan Spiegle

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

western

Characters:

Craig Garrett; Davy Garrett

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.

The Rider and his Rig (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Dan Spiegle ?

Inks:

Dan Spiegle ?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

fact; western

Synopsis:

Description of the clothing and equipment used by Pony Express riders.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; black and white. One large illustration and typeset text.

Bill Cody, Express Rider (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

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typeset

Content Information

Genre:

western

Characters:

Buffalo Bill Cody

Synopsis:

A supposedly true story of how Buffalo Bill fooled robbers while riding for the Pony Express.

Indexer 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.

Juicy Fruit Gum Safety Quiz (Table of Contents)

Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Gum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

One large "find the mistakes" drawing.

Indexer 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.