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Issue Details

Issue #6
Published August-October 1960
Frequency quarterly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing George T. Delacorte (Publisher); Helen Meyer (President); Paul R. Lilly (Executive Vice President); William F. Callahan, Jr. (Executive Vice President); Harold Clark (Vice President-Advertising Director); Albert P. Delacorte (Treasurer)

Cover Details

Characters Chris Colt [as portrayed by Wayde Preston]
Genre western
Pencils ? (color photo)
Inks ? (color photo)
Colors ? (color photo)
Notes front cover

1 page Colt .45 foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Table of Contents"

Characters Chris Colt [as portrayed by Wayde Preston]
Synopsis Table listing the two "Colt .45" stories. One black and white photo of Chris Colt and one black and white panel.
Pencils ? (black and white photo; black and white panel)
Inks ? (black and white photo; black and white panel)
Letters typeset
Notes inside front cover

19 page Colt .45 story "The Fugitive"

Characters Chris Colt; Captain Stokes; Cavalrymen; Corporal; Kinman (fugitive); Private Edwards; Corporal Blane; Colonel Whitney; Hotel Clerk; Belle (Prostitute); Parks
Synopsis Colt uses a ruse to bring a fugitive hiding in Mexico back to the States.
Genre western

4 page story "The Gunslinger"

Characters Harry (storekeeper); Clerk; Lou Choate (gunslinger); Vern Goff (freight hauler); Sheriff; Two Highwaymen
Synopsis A gunslinger reforms and takes a job as a guard with a stage line.
Genre western

1 page text story "Cave of Fear"

Characters Mama Alegria; Andres; Fernando; Bear; Papa Alegria
Synopsis Two boys exploring a cave are frightened by a bear.
Genre western
Pencils ? (header illustration)
Inks ? (header illustration)
Colors ? (header illustration)

7 page Colt .45 story "The Sentinel"

Characters Chris Colt; Ab (elderly fisherman); Carp (stagecoach robber); Carp's Partner; Storekeeper; Sheriff; Deputy; Scarecrow
Synopsis Chris Colt traps two stagecoach robbers by using a scarecrow.
Genre western

1 page Colt .45 text article "Why the Name?"

Synopsis Illustrated article about the origins of western words such as stagecoach and prairie schooner.
Genre fact
Letters typeset

1 page Colt .45 text article "Incognito"

Synopsis Illustrated article about disguises such as hair dyes and beards.
Genre fact
Letters typeset
Notes inside back cover

1 page advertisement "Candy Ad"

Synopsis Full-page ad for Kraft Caramels.
Script ? (ad copy)
Pencils ? (painting)
Inks ? (painting)
Colors ? (painting)
Letters typeset
Notes back cover