Comics UK

STORY 1:
ISSUES 27-33 (1971)
WRITER:ANGUS P ALLAN
ARTIST:MIKE NOBLE
"Dancer"

Framed by the Hammonds of Pinecrest,Steve is due to be tried for stealing "Tango",a horse he actually found tethered to the gates of Follyfoot Farm.His only chance is to find the real owner,circus groom Ted Wilson.
Dora will prove Steves' innocence.

The first thing I noticed about this strip was that the art was spread over the two pages and was so Mike Noble of TV Century 21.
It's a cleverly scripted tale but the art is incredible and I now forgive Noble for leaving Timeslip.

STORY 2 "Satan"
ISSUES 34-39 (1971)
WRITER:ANGUS P ALLAN
ARTIST:MIKE NOBLE

The Colonel,owner of Follyfoot farm,home for old and unwanted horses,desperately needs money to keep the place going.
Hoping to win,he enters his stallion "Satan" in a forthcoming point to point.
He hires a crack jockey who is mysteriously injured,so his niece,Dora,takes over Satans' training.
All goes well until a fire in the stables.
Although there is no evidence,everyone suspects ruthless Lewis Hammond of trying to wreck the Colonels' chances.

STORY 3: "The Ghosts of Follyfoot"
SCRIPT:ANGUS P ALLAN
ART:MIKE NOBLE
Issues 40-46 (1971)
Follyfoot farm is temporarily taken over by Warrington Fosters' film unit,making a documentary about the English Civil War.
The stables are transformed to look like the yard of a 17th century inn.
Lewis Hammond attempts sabotage to ruin Follyfoots' chances and have the location transferred to Pinecrest.
Meanwhile,Cashman and Morton,two crooks recently out of jail,return to the ruins of Stebling Castle,where their money is buried.
They attempt to scare off the film crew by depicting a haunting.

STORY 4
"Garage Horse"
ISSUES 47-49 (1971)
WRITER:Angus P Allan
ARTIST:Unknown

When Dora finds a Chestnut horse is being kept in a garage by a young boy,she threatens the boys' Father.
Then Logans' horse goes missing and so does Dora.

An excellent 3 parter,Mike didn't draw this one and I don't know who did.
Great artist though,whoever he was/is.
Another excellent strip in the Follyfoot saga.
Rebellion should release these as complete strip collections.

STORY 5 "The Wild West"
ISSUES 50 (1971) - 1 (1972)
WRITER: Angus Allan
ARTIST: Mike Noble

Concern for the treatment of horses prompts Dora to keep a watchful eye on the Wild West - style holiday ranch run by Major Hollis.
The horses are OK but Glen Calhoun and his two sidekicks, Americans hired by the Major, are not !
Dora overhears them planning to rob wealthy guests invited to a special rodeo.
She is captured and under gun point tied up in a barn.

STORY 6 "FIREFLY"
ISSUES 2 - 4 (1972)
WRITER: ANGUS ALLAN
ARTIST: MIKE NOBLE

Dora takes in another unwanted horse, "Firefly". Gypsy Daniel Smith steals the horse from the farm at night.
Dora finds out from the horses' owner, Haworth, that he bought the horse from Smith but when she and the police track the caravan down, he has gone.

STORY 7: "THE BRIDGE"
ISSUES 5-8 (1972)
WRITER:ANGUS ALLAN
ARTIST:MIKE NOBLE

Dora is getting a lift on Rons' motorbike when they see Lewis deliberately scare the cart horse of rag and bone man Joe Basset. Basset is hurt and hospitalized and his horse taken to Follyfoot while he recovers. Hammond is furious when Dora reports him to the police and hires a couple of thugs to "fix" Dora.He later learns that they have planned a fatal accident for Dora and races to try to prevent her from crossing a bridge that is rigged to collapse.

STORY 8: "TINY"
ISSUES 9 - 13 (1972)
WRITER: ANGUS ALLAN
ARTIST: MIKE NOBLE

While Dora is away, a massive Shire horse named "Tiny" comes to board at Follyfoot.
Tiny pulls Sluggers' legs so unmercifully that Slugger leaves.
Slugger has an accident and is trapped.
Tiny starts pining for Slugger and makes Steve go looking for him to bring him back.

STORY 9: "SNOWY"
ISSUES 14 - 18 (1972)
WRITER: ANGUS ALLAN
ARTIST: MIKE NOBLE

Dora takes a blind pit pony to Follyfoot who was born and raised in underground mines.
Dora wrongly believes that the other horses are picking on the pony when in reality they are nudging him to guide him.
Two boys become trapped in some caves and Snowy becomes the hero.
A beautifully scripted, beautifully drawn absolute classic comic strip showing Mr Noble and Mr Allan at the peak of their powers.
GENIUS.

STORY 10: "Dorga of the Dykes"
WRITER: Angus Allan
ARTIST: Mike Noble
ISSUES: 19 - 23 (1972)

For their parts in a local pageant, Dora, Steve and Ron have come up with an historical display.
Steve plays bowman rider "Dorga of the Dykes" and Ron and Lewis put on a comical motorbike joust.
Steve is suspicious of Lewis' co-operation and spies him plotting with Mike to steal a factory payroll.