Tales of Wells Fargo Comic Album #1

Jan 1959 · World Distributors · 2/6 [0-2-6 GBP]

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In "The Ghost Stage," a wounded stagecoach guard survives a brutal robbery by crawling inside the moving vehicle and sending it on to the next stop. As he recovers, he sends for Jim Hardie, revealing the identities of the outlaws. Meanwhile, a hard-of-hearing townsfolk overhears the tale at a saloon and, after a few drinks, spreads the word—overhearing one of the robbers, who then rides to Hardie’s ranch with deadly intent. Written by Gaylord Du Bois and illustrated by Gil Kane, Mike Sekowsky, and Frank Giacoia, with inks by Frank Giacoia and Joe Giella and letters by John Duffy, this 1959 tale from Tales of Wells Fargo Comic Album #1 delivers tense, frontier suspense with a classic Western twist. Cover by Gil Kane.

Contains 5 stories

The Ghost Stage

16 pp · Western-Frontier

Jim Hardie

Jim Hardie finds himself chasing a ghost when his Wells Fargo stage is delayed by a boulder—only to discover the gold shipment he’s guarding has already been claimed by a driver he knows is dead. As he follows the trail of the phantom stage, he uncovers a clever ruse meant to lure him away from a far bigger heist in progress.

Ghost of Shadow Canyon

10 pp · Western-Frontier

Jim HardieBen (stage driver)Ben (Wells Fargo station agent)

Hero Worship

18 pp · Western-Frontier

The Telegram from War Paint

16 pp · Western-Frontier

Jim Hardie

In the dusty frontier of 1959, a wounded stagecoach guard, barely alive after a brutal robbery, sends a desperate telegram to Jim Hardie. As Hardie rides in to investigate, a hard-of-hearing townsfolk overhears the tale at a saloon—just as one of the robbers is listening. Now, with the trail heating up, the outlaw heads to the same ranch, determined to silence anyone who knows too much.

Third Time Out

10 pp · Western-Frontier

Marshal Andy GrantJohn StoneMatt Barker