Tales of Wells Fargo Annual [1961]

[1960] Annual. Original price 7/6.
96 pages. Full colour contents.
World Distributors (Manchester) Limited.

Based on the US television series starring Dale Robertson.

Cover painting by Walt Howarth (uncredited).

Contents:

 2 UNTITLED endpaper; illustrated by UNKNOWN (uncredited).

 4 Indicia

 5 Temple Houston Annual title page; illustrated by UNKNOWN (uncredited).

 6 Contents illustrated by UNKNOWN (uncredited).

 7 Gunfight at Powder Creek text story by Douglas Enefer; illustrated by UNKNOWN (uncredited).

19 The Trail of "Burro Sam" w: Gaylord Du Bois (uncredited); a: Alberto Giolitti (uncredited).

r: Four Color (Dell) #1113 [Tales of Wells Fargo] (Jul 1960 - Sep 1960).

35 The Lucky Streak text story by Douglas Enefer; illustrated by UNKNOWN (uncredited).

45 Wells Fargo Facts 1852 - 1918 feature by UNKNOWN (uncredited).

46 Overland Mail board game; illustrated by UNKNOWN (uncredited).

48 Storm Rider w: UNKNOWN (uncredited); a: Dan Spiegle (uncredited).

r: Four Color (Dell) #829 [Tales of the Pony Express] (Aug 1957).

58 The Pony Express feature by UNKNOWN (uncredited).

59 The Texas Terror text story by Douglas Enefer; illustrated by UNKNOWN (uncredited).

69 Avalanche Pass w: Gaylord Du Bois (uncredited); a: Alberto Giolitti (uncredited).

r: Four Color (Dell) #1113 [Tales of Wells Fargo] (Jul 1960 - Sep 1960).

85 Johnny Jump-Up text story by Douglas Enefer; illustrated by UNKNOWN (uncredited).

93 Rogues Round-Up feature by UNKNOWN (uncredited).

94 UNTITLED endpaper; illustrated by UNKNOWN (uncredited).

Continuing the thematic cover design, Tales of Wells Fargo Annual has adopted a far more fitting lettering, though loses some degree of style in the process, the letters being far too fussy. As always Howarth provides a wonderful cover, though with Hardie far more pensive and thoughtful, giving a sombre air to proceedings. Had the endpaper followed, with a suitably melancholy spread, there might have been continuity of tone throughout, but its yellow and pink colouring is uneasily at odd with its scene of a stagecoach in imminent danger of attack. Quite what we are to make of this disconnect is hard to tell.

Beautifully presented reprints of the US strip, along with Tales of the Pony Express thrown in for good measure, add up to real value for readers.

[1960]

Tales of Wells
Fargo Annual

[1962]