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Issue Details

Issue #942
Published October 1958
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?
Notes 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 Details - "War Paint"

Characters Craig Garrett
Genre western
Pencils Sam Savitt (painting)
Inks Sam Savitt (painting)
Colors Sam Savitt (painting)
Letters typeset
Notes Pencils, inks, and colors credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

1 page Tales of the Pony Express filler "Alert for War Paint"

Characters Craig Garrett
Synopsis Pony Express rider Craig Garrett judges Indians' intentions by their use of war paint.
Genre western
Pencils Nicholas Firfires
Inks Nicholas Firfires
Letters typeset
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).

19 page Tales of the Pony Express story "War Paint"

Characters Craig Garrett
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.
Genre western
Script Eric Freiwald; Robert 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).

13 page Tales of the Pony Express story "Desert Ambush"

Characters Craig Garrett
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.
Genre western
Script Eric Freiwald; Robert 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).

1 page Tales of the Pony Express filler "Trails That Cross"

Characters Craig Garrett
Synopsis Two Pony Express riders pass each other going in opposite directions, but neither sees the other because both are asleep in the saddle.
Genre western
Pencils Nicholas Firfires
Inks Nicholas Firfires
Letters typeset
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).

1 page Tales of the Pony Express filler "The Night Ride...Craig Garrett Tells His Story"

Characters Craig Garrett
Pencils Nicholas Firfires
Inks Nicholas Firfires
Letters typeset
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.

1 page Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Gum advertisement "Have Fun Safely"

Synopsis Rules on being a safe pedestrian.
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.