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Issue Details

Issue #7
Published November 1960-January 1961
Frequency quarterly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing George T. Delacorte (Publisher); Helen Meyer (President); William F. Callahan, Jr. (Executive Vice President); Paul R. Lilly (Executive Vice President); Harold Clark (Vice President-Advertising Director); Bryce L. Holland (Vice President); Albert P. Delacorte (Treasurer)

Cover Details

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

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

Characters Chris Colt [as portrayed by Wayde Preston]
Synopsis Table of the issue's two Colt .45 stories with synopses, four black and white panels, and one black and white photo of Christ Colt.
Letters typeset
Notes inside front cover

17 page Colt .45 story "Cheyenne Pursuit"

Characters Chris Colt; Lt. David Chandler; Colonel; Hotel Clerk; General Store Clerk; Cheyenne Warriors; US Cavalry; Captain Parker
Synopsis Colt is assigned to find a lieutenant charged with desertion, but, to do so, he must trespass on Cheyene land.
Genre western

4 page story "Big Day for Worthless"

Characters Worthless; Mr. Carter; Bank Clerks; General Store Clerk; Customer; Two Bank Robbers; Sheriff
Synopsis Mr. Carter wants to rid the town of Worthless, a homeless dog everyone loves, but changes his mind when the dog captures two bank robbers.
Genre animal; western

1 page text story "Once a Barber"

Characters Ramsey Cole (sheriff); Stage Driver; John (barber)
Synopsis A barber holds up a stage coach.
Genre western
Pencils ? (header illustration)
Inks ? (header illustration)
Colors ? (header illustration)
Letters typeset

9 page Colt. 45 story "The Prisoner"

Characters Chris Colt; Lieutenant; Blacker; Four Miners; Captain at Fort Sill
Synopsis Colt is assigned to escort a murderer to Fort Sill but is ambushed by four vengeful miners.
Genre western

1 page Colt .45 story "Mission Accomplished"

Characters Chris Colt; Raftsman; Colonel
Synopsis A raftsman tries to rob Colt of the money he's carrying to pay for Army horses.
Genre western

1 page Colt .45 text article "Post Pastimes"

Synopsis Article with five black and white panels about pastimes among soldiers at lonely outposts.
Genre fact
Letters typeset
Notes inside back cover

1 page Colt .45 text article "Measures of Justice"

Synopsis Article with five color illustraions about disciplinary measures at frontier outposts.
Genre fact
Letters typeset
Notes back cover