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Started: 10/7/71 - No.27
Replacing: Added Strip
Ended: 25/5/74 - No.20
Replaced by:
The Adventures Of Black Beauty
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(Chronology by Shaqui Le Vesconte)
"Lucky
Escape"
10/07/71 - No.27 to 21/08/71 - No.33
Steve finds a white mare tied to the gate of Follyfoot, but Lewis Hammond
and his father use it to frame Steve for theft. The mare, named 'Tango' by
Dora, dances when it hears music, and she believes it may have come from a
local circus...
(MN)
"Odds Against A Win!"
28/08/71 - No.34 to 02/10/71 - No.39
The
Colonel's racehorse 'Satan' baulk at jumps, and he has hired jockey Jackie
Smike to win the point-to-point race, which Hammond also has a horse in.
But Lewis pays a mate to run Smike down, and with the jockey injured, an
undeterred Dora trains 'Satan' how to jump and takes his place...
(MN)
(Note: These two stories were reprinted in B&W,
in the 'Look-in Follyfoot Special)
"The Unlikely Stars"
09/10/71 - No.40 to 20/11/71 - No.46
Warrington Foster - actor, playwright and producer - making a documentary
on the Battle of Tanby by the ruined Stebbing Castle. Foster needs horse
rider extras and offers Dora, Steve and Stryker - along with Lewis - parts
in the film. Unknown to any of them, film construction worker Morton is a
crook, and is working with his accomplice Cashman to retrieve their loot
hidden in the castle...
(MN)
"The Wild Horse"
27/11/71 - No.47 to 11/12/71 - No.49
Shopping in town, Dora rescues a young boy called Tommy riding a
bolted horse 'Brownie'. Tommy, was bought the horse for his birthday
by his father Logan, and it is being kept in the garage. Dora is furious
and storms off, and the next day Logan drives up blaming her for stealing
the horse. But Dora is innocent and has been thrown by her horse Cobby and
lies unconscious...
(Unknown)
"The
Cowhands"
18/12/71 - No.50 to 01/01/72 - No.1
Major Hollis has set up the Bar-y Ranch, a rodeo holiday centre for
people to play at cowboys. Curious, Steve and Dora ride by and meet
Hollis, and his star ex-cowboy Greg Calhoun. But Calhoun is in league with
his crooked cowhands to rob the rich guests Hollis has attracted...
(MN)
"The
Gypsies"
08/01/72 - No.2 to 22/01/72 - No.4
Dora takes in another unwanted horse, called 'Firefly' by his owner
Haworth who bought it for his kids from gypsy Daniel Smith and his dog
Scrap, but cannot afford to keep it. But at night Smith steals the horse
back and goes on the run...
(MN)
"The Ragman"
29/01/72 - No.5 to 19/02/72 - No.8
Dora and Stryker see Lewis scare cart pony 'Daisy' of rag and bone man
Joe Bassett into bolting. Bassett is hurt and 'Daisy' is taken to
Follyfoot while he recovers. To prevent Bassett suing, Lewis' father
Hammond offers to pay Bassett's hospital fees but when Dora reports the
incident to the police, Lewis gets some mates to fix her in an accident...
(MN)
"Best Of Enemies"
26/02/72 - No.9 to 25/03/72 - No.13
While Dora is away teaching the daughter of Major Graham how to ride,
Steve, Stryker and Slugger are charged with looking after 'Tiny' - the
major's massive wilful shire horse. 'Tiny' immediately takes over - eating
all the other horses' food, proclaiming himself 'king of the castle', and
taking a dislike to Slugger! Driven off by the horse, and looking for
other work until 'Tiny' is gone, Slugger is lost in mist and falls
unconscious into a deep quarry...
(MN)
"The Caves"
01/04/72 - No.14 to 29/04/72 - No.18
Dora overhears Major Graham discuss 'Snowy', a pit pony born and
raised in the underground mines. 'Snowy' is virtually blind, and Dora is
astonished to find the other horses, including her own 'Cobby', are
picking on him. Meanwhile Steve is helping his mate Dave pony-trekking
with a school from the city but two boys, Mark and Johnny, have sneaked of
into pothole caves and got lost...
(MN)
"The Pageant"
06/05/72 - No.19 to 03/06/72 - No.23
For their parts in a
local pageant, Dora, Steve and Stryker have cooked up a historical
display: Steve playing a Saxon bowman rider, and Ron and Lewis putting on
a comedy motorbike joust. Steve is suspicious of Lewis' co-operation, and
spies him plotting with Mike in the local cafe to use the joust armour to
steal a factory payroll without being recognised. But with no proof to
offer the police, Steve tells the others and takes action in his own
hands...
(MN)
"The Reward"
10/06/72 - No.24 to 01/07/72 - No.27
Having seen the Farnum
circus show, Steve and Dora witness a sports car force one of the wagons
off the road while overtaking. Three animal star acts who flee in terror -
'Winnie' the wonder horse, 'Chappie' the chimpanzee and 'Bernie' the
bloodhound. 'Bernie' is spotted by Dora and Steve, but the chimp and horse
are found by Lewis. Seeing the reward in the paper, Lewis decides to hide
them in the hope it continues to go up...
(MN)
"The Escapee"
08/07/72 - No.28 to 05/08/72 - No.32
A convict called
Mulvaney breaks jail and steals Steve's horse to make his getaway. His
left arm broken, Mulvaney finds a homestead owned by vet Sullivan, and
kidnaps him to fix the injury. But one of the horses at Follyfoot,
'Sultan', is very sick and Dora rides to the vet to fetch help...
(MN)
"The
Frame-Up"
12/08/72 - No.33 to 05/08/72 - No.41
Slugger accidentally
drops a drum of horse disinfectant into the passing horsebox of Brigadier
Blyth. Steve rescues the racehorse 'Bright Sabre' from the dangerous
leaking fumes, but the furious Brigadier blames Slugger for the whole
incident. When a fire at Blyth's place means 'Bright Sabre' has to be
stabled at Follyfoot, the Brigadier picks a fight with Slugger, who storms
off. After the racehorse is nearly poisoned by baneweed, and Blyth's
jockey is beaten up, clues left each time implicate Slugger as
responsible, but he is being held by rival Sefton and his jockey Nipper,
and framed for the crimes...
(MN)
(This chronology is in two parts,
click HERE for part 2)
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