Tales of Wells Fargo Comic Album #1

(1959)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

statement of ownership / 1 page (report information)

Letters

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

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The Ghost Stage (Table of Contents: 4)

Tales of Wells Fargo / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script

Gaylord Du Bois

Pencils

Gil Kane; Frank Giacoia ?

Inks

Joe Giella; Frank Giacoia

Letters

John Duffy

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Jim Hardie

Synopsis

When Jim Hardie and his stage are delayed by a boulder on the road, he and the driver find their intended gold shipment has been picked up by another Wells Fargo stage and signed for by a driver that Hardie knows to be dead. Hardie tracks down the "ghost stage" but eventually realizes that this robbery was just meant to distract him from an even larger gold robbery using another fake driver.

Reprints

• from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #1075 - Tales of Wells Fargo (February-April 1960)

Indexer Notes

Script submitted on July 22, 1959 under the title "Jim Hardie Trails the Ghost Stage". Script credit provided by David Porta from "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott" (1985).

Kane credit per original indexer and Nick Caputo, who notes Giacoia may have done some pencil work but the majority of the art is by Kane. Alberto Becattini credited Frank Giacioa on pencils and inks (May 14, 2007). Mickey Coalwell credited Frank Bolle on pencils (November 1, 2015).

Prairie Ghost (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Till Goodan

Inks

Till Goodan

Letters

typeset

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Nora Plew; Mr. Corbett; Jeb Williams; Larry Plew; Jane Corbett

Synopsis

A wagontrain is surrounded by Indians, and at night a flying ghost appears.

Reprints

• from Roy Rogers Comics (Dell, 1948 series) #68 (August 1953)

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).

Ghost of Shadow Canyon (Table of Contents: 6)

Tales of Wells Fargo / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dan Spiegle

Inks

Dan Spiegle

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Jim Hardie; Ben (stage driver); Ben (Wells Fargo station agent)

Synopsis

Jim sets a trap for a ghostly stage robber.

Reprints

• from Western Roundup (Dell, 1952 series) #22 (April-June 1958)

Ridin', Ropin', and Risks (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction; western-frontier

Reprints

• from Golden West Rodeo Treasury (Dell, 1957 series) #1 (October 1957)

Indexer Notes

Four illustrations with captions.

Buffalo Riding (Table of Contents: 8)

Crazy Rodeo Events / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction; western-frontier

Reprints

• from Golden West Rodeo Treasury (Dell, 1957 series) #1 (October 1957)

Hero Worship (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Reprints

• from Golden West Rodeo Treasury (Dell, 1957 series) #1 (October 1957)

Famous Horses and Riders (Table of Contents: 10)

text article / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction; western-frontier

Reprints

• from Golden West Rodeo Treasury (Dell, 1957 series) #1 (October 1957)

The Telegram from War Paint (Table of Contents: 11)

Tales of Wells Fargo / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script

Gaylord Du Bois

Pencils

Gil Kane; Mike Sekowsky ?; Frank Giacoia ?;

Inks

Frank Giacoia; Joe Giella ?

Letters

John Duffy

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Jim Hardie

Synopsis

Left for dead in a stage robbery, the guard manages to crawl inside the stage and send it to the next stop. As the guard recovers he sends for Jim Hardie. He tells Hardie who the gunmen are and Hardie rides off to question one of them. Meanwhile a hard-of-hearing old busybody is listening in and after getting a couple of drinks tells the story at a nearby saloon. One of the robbers is at the saloon and hears the gossip. He rides to the same ranch as Hardie, but he plans on leaving no witnesses.

Reprints

• from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #1075 - Tales of Wells Fargo (February-April 1960)

Indexer Notes

Script submitted on July 25, 1959, under the title "Jim Hardie Answers a Wire from War Paint". Script credit provided by David Porta from "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott" (1985).

Pencils appear to be mostly by Mike Sekowsky while some panels look like Gil Kane. (Merlin Haas, August 4, 2007). Nick Caputo suspect the art is a combination of Sekowsky and Kane. Alberto Becattini credits Frank Giacoia on pencils and inks (May 14, 2007). Mickey Coalwell credited Frank Bolle on pencils (November 1, 2015).

Stampede Quiz (Table of Contents: 12)

activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

western-frontier

Reprints

• from Golden West Rodeo Treasury (Dell, 1957 series) #1 (October 1957)

Third Time Out (Table of Contents: 13)

Days of Wells Fargo / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Vic Carrabotta ?

Inks

Vic Carrabotta ?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Marshal Andy Grant; John Stone; Matt Barker

Synopsis

Marshal Grant goes after a road agent known as The Dude because of the way he dresses.

Reprints

• from Western Roundup (Dell, 1952 series) #19 (July-September 1957)

Indexer Notes

Art is reminiscent of Alex Toth, but it isn't Toth. Looks like it might be Vic Carrabotta. Alberto Becattini agrees it might be Vic Carrabotta.

The Story of the Rodeo (Table of Contents: 14)

text article / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction; western-frontier

Reprints

• from Golden West Rodeo Treasury (Dell, 1957 series) #1 (October 1957)

Indexer Notes

Illustrations with captions.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover blank page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

? (painting)

Inks

? (painting)

Colors

? (painting)

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Jim Hardie

Indexer Notes

Back cover identical to front.