The Pony Express (Young Riders zine)

Zine
Title:	The Pony Express
Publisher:	Palomino Press Jamison Press
Editor(s):	Donna Pleasants
Date(s):	1993-1998
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Medium:	print zine
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Genre:
Fandom:	Young Riders, Pony Express
Language:	English
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The Pony Express is a gen Young Riders anthology.

Issue 1

cover of issue #1

The Pony Express 1 was published in July 1993 and contains 200 pages (198 numbered pages).

It includes an episode guide for the first season, a trivia contest, and some factual information about the historical pony express.

This zine was the winner of a 1994 FanQ.

The art is by Jill Collins, Patti Holozknecht, Annette Holton, and Glenda Young.

• From the Station Manager (editorial) (1 pg)
• Treasure by Elaine Overby (1 pg)
• Hard Time by Valerie DeVries (18 pg)
• Search-a-Word (1 pg)
• A Trust Not Earned by Jill Collins (33 pg)
• With a Friend By His Side by Heidi J. Bloebaum (2 pg)
• Heart of an Eagle by Elaine Overby (2 pg)
• Young Riders Trivia Contest (1 pg)
• Blood Brothers (poetry) by Heidi J. Bloebaum (1 pg)
• Independence Day by Paula Smus (22 pg)
• Teaspoon's Lament (poetry) by Heidi J. Bloebaum (1 pg)
• The Young Riders crossword puzzle (with one answer misspelled, so good luck!) (1 pg)
• Turnabout by Glenda Young (27 pg)
• Rider Up! (poetry) by Elaine Overby (1 pg)
• If Time Could Fly Where Would It Go? (or "How in the Hell Did I Get Here?") by Cheyenne (64 pg)
• Quotable Quotes (game) (1 pg)
• Episode Guide - Season One by Paula J. Smus & Donna L. Pleasants (5 pg)
• The Pony Express (article) (2 pg)
• Down the Pony Express Trail (article) by Paula J. Smus & Donna L. Pleasants (9 pg)
• Old Tucson Studios locations (article) (2 pg)
• Tompkins Store (ads) (1 pg)
• crossword answer page (1 pg)

Issue 2

The Pony Express 2 was published in December 1994 and contains 121 pages (119 numbered pages). It was nominated for a Fan Q Award.

cover of issue #2

The art is by Annette Holton, Sandi Herrin, and Maddie Mumford.

• From the Station Manager (editorial) (2 pg)
• In the Mail Pouch (LoC's) (4 pg)
• One For the History Books by Paula Smus (7 pg)
• Home by Glenda Young (2 pg)
• Young Riders: the Musical (game) by Paula Smus (1 pg)
• Seeking Justice Done (prose) by Elaine Overby (1 pg)
• Friendship's Price by Elaine Overby (2 pg)
• We've Got Stars in Our Eyes (game) (1 pg)
• Danny the Best by Valerie DeVries (17 pg)
• Quotable Quotes (game) (1 pg)
• In the Blink of an Eye by Donna L. Pleasants (11 pg)
• Beginnings by Heidi Bloebaum (5 pg)
• Young Riders Trivia Contest II (1 pg)
• In a World of Nightmares by Jill Collins (21 pg)
• Pity Dies (poetry) by Elaine Overby (1 pg)
• The Young Riders crossword puzzle (1 pg)
• Passages by Andrea Alworth (32 pg)
• Episode Guide - Season Two (5 pg)
• The Pony Express Rides Again... and Again... and Again... (article) (1 pg)
• Tompkins Store (ads) (1 pg)
• answer page (1 pg)

Issue 3

The Pony Express 3 was published in 1994 and contains 126 pages. Stories by Paula Smus, Valerie DeVries, J. Collins, G. Young, Alworth and others. Poetry by Overby, Bloebaum. Art by Elbek.

from issue #3

from issue #3

• From the Station Manager, editorial (2)
• From the Mail Pouch, letters of comment (3)
• The House of God by Jill Collins (6)
• The Ponies of the Express, poem by Elaine Overby (9)
• A Different Kind of Family by Heidi Bloebaum (10)
• The Path by Kristine Elbek (12)
• Quotable Quotes, game (14)
• Star Light, Star Bright, game (15)
• Wall of Flame by Lynn Kearney (16)
• Gesture by Glenda Young (38)
• The Ely Epidemic by The Pony Girls (won a 1995 FanQ) (40)
• If I Could But Tell, poem by Elaine Overby (54)
• Boys in a Man's World, poem by Heidi Bloebaum (55)
• Louder Than Words by Valerie DeVries (56)
• The Kid, art by Kristine Elbeck (72)
• James B. Hickok, art by Kristine Elbeck (64)
• If Not for Fate by Glenda Young (77)
• Crossing the Line by Andrea Alworth (80)
• Teaspoon Hunter, art by Kristine Elbeck (91)
• Ike McSwain, art by Kristine Elbeck (102)
• Episode Guide (third season) (118)
• Riders' Roll Call (author bios) (122)
• Tompkins' Store (ads) (124)

Issue 4

The Pony Express 4 was published in December 1994 and contains 96 pages (94 numbered pages). It was the Alternate Universe issue.

cover of issue #4

The art by Annette Holton (who won a 1995 FanQ), Jill Collins, Roseanne Rice, Glenda Young, and Tobin.

From The Monthly:

It's finally here; the one you've been waiting for. Ride with the boys (and girl!) of the Pony Express as they experience the bood, the bad, the ugly, and the totally WEIRD! Stories by DeVries, Elbek, Smus, Bloebaum, Overby, Young, Collins, and yours truly! 90 plus pages, laser-type, spiral-bound, with a "unique" cover. Art by Holton, Rice, and Tobin.

• From the Station Manager (editorial (1 pg)
• In the Mail Pouch (LoC's) (1 pg)
• An Ending and a Beginning by Jill Collins (9 pg)
• Possibilities by Elaine Overby (2 pg)
• A Different Reality by Heidi (Bloebaum) Manzone (1 pg)
• Years and Tears by Valerie DeVries (won a 1995 FanQ) (20 pg)
• Insanity by I. N. Sane (2 pg)
• Fairy Tale Station by Paula Smus (8 pg)
• The Company of Wolves by Kirstine Elbek (28p)
• Truth or Consequences by Glenda Young (1 pg)
• But For Words by Donna L. Pleasants (13 pg)
• Please Move South by Lynn Kearney (5 pg)
• Tompkins Store (ads) (1 pg)

Issue 5

The Pony Express 5 was published in May 1996 and is 105 pages (103 numbered pages). Stories by Paula Smus, Jill C, Andrea A and more. Cover art by FanQ award winning artist Annette Holton. The other art is by Jill Collins.

cover of issue #5

• From the Marshal (editorial) (1 pg)
• In the Mail Pouch (LoC's) (2 pg)
• The Young Riders (poetry) by Heike Straub (1 pg)
• Unfinished Business by Paula Smus (3 pg)
• Love Will Forgive by Elaine Overby (1 pg)
• Showdown by Andrea Alworth (6 pg)
• Dreams and Reality (poetry) by Heidi Manzone (won a 1997 FanQ) (2 pg)
• To Get the Mail There (poetry) by Heidi Manzone (1 pg)
• Two Hearts by Valerie DeVries and Joyce Strohm (20 pg)
• Payback Time by Jill Collins (4 pg)
• Orphans (poetry) by Heidi Manzone (1 pg)
• Cheap the Bullet by Lesley Abbott (11 pg)
• All That Glitters by Lesley Abbott (sequel to Cheap the Bullet) (16 pg)
• Disguises by K. D. McDougall (9 pg)
• Day By Day (poetry) by Elaine Overby (won a 1997 FanQ) (1 pg)
• The False Escape (poetry) by Elaine Overby (1 pg)
• Tight Rein by Paula Smus (10 pg)
• Vox by Kirstine Elbek (2 pg)
• Wishful Thinking (poetry) by Heidi Manzone (2 pg)
• Justice Served by Donna L. Pleasants (won a 1997 FanQ) (7 pg)
• Tompkins Store (ads) (1 pg)

Issue 6

The Pony Express 6 was published in May 1997 and contains 91 pages (89 numbered pages). The art is by Ursula Sandmann. It is spiral-bound with a plastic cover.

cover of issue #6

Summary from the publisher:

Come ride with the boys--and girl!--of the Pony Express as Teaspoon resolves to settle a feud between the guys as to who is fastest rider. Will it be Buck or Ike, perhaps the Kid...or maybe even Cody has a chance!? Join then in "Top Dog" and find out. Sam vows "Never Again," but is Emma gonna let him get away with that? "Why Sam Got Bored" is a humorous look at what happened between Sam and Emma just before the riders arrived at the station. "Hazard" finds Lou in a predicament that only time can solve. Complimenting the stories are beautiful art work by Ursula Sandmann.

• From the Station Manager (editorial) (1 pg)
• Why Sam Got Bored by Jill Collins (7 pg)
• Hazard by Leslie Abbott (13 pg)
• A Thousand Deaths by Valerie DeVries (winner of a 1998 FanQ) (22 pg)
• Never Again by Paula Smus (Pony Girl/Jackjunkie) (Sam decides to end his relationship with Emma in order to protect her.) (7 pg)
• Top Dog by The Express Riders (Jill Collins, Valerie DeVries, Donna L. Pleasants, Paula Smus, Glenda Young) (37 pg)
• Tompkins Store (ads) (1 pg)

Issue 7

The Pony Express 7 was published in May 1998 and contains 114 pages (112 numbered pages). The art is by Ursula Sandmann.

cover of issue #7

• From the Station Manager (editorial) (1 pg)
• Kiowa Future by Mary Bolton, with help from Robbie Wooten (17 pg)
• The Lonely Jester (poetry) by Heidi Manzone (2 pg)
• Justice For All by Valerie DeVries (17 pg)
• A Bounty Hunter's Dream by Mary Bolton, with help from Robbie Wooten (28 pg)
• Hair Today by Joyce Strohm and Valerie DeVries (winner of a 1999 FanQ) (8 pg)
• Guardian Angel by Valerie DeVries (7 pg)
• Tall Tale Cody by Glenda Young-Christian (5 pg)
• Hickok's Tiger Tail by Paula Smus (4 pg)
• The Coming of Spring by Jill Collins (11 pg)
• Broken Friendship by Donna L. Pleasants (9 pg)
• Tompkins Store (ads) (1 pg)