(June-August 1959)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
- Brand:
- Dell
- Editing:
- George T. Delacorte (Publisher); Helen Meyer (President); Paul R. Lilly (Executive Vice President); Harold Clark (Vice President-Advertising Director); Albert P. Delacorte (Treasurer)
- Color:
- Color
- Dimensions:
- Standard Golden Age U.S.; Standard Silver Age U.S.
- Paper Stock:
- Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior
- Binding:
- Saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format:
- Was Ongoing Series
Issue Notes
Indicia title is "COLT .45, No. 1004." Code number is COLT.45 O.S. #1004-596. Copyright 1959 by Warner Bros Pictures., Inc. Second of three "Colt .45" Four Colors. Based on the "Colt .45" TV series.
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
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in TV Western (AC, 2001 series) #1 (2001)
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Captain Chris Colt
Colt .45 / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ? (photos)
- Inks:
- ? (photos)
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- western-frontier
- Characters:
- Chris Colt (as portrayed by Wayde Preston)
- Synopsis:
- Brief preview of "The Crooked Trail" with three black and white photos and typeset text.
Indexer Notes
inside front cover; black and white.
The Crooked Trail
Colt .45 / comic story / 20 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer
- Pencils:
- Dan Spiegle
- Inks:
- Dan Spiegle
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- western-frontier
- Characters:
- Chris Colt
- Synopsis:
- Chris Colt goes undercover at a prison in order to help three prisoners escape. The three had robbed a government shipment of half a million dollars in gold. The robbers were caught but won't reveal where they hid the gold. The plan is for them to lead Colt to the gold after he helps them escape.
Indexer Notes
Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
The Witness
Colt .45 / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer
- Pencils:
- Dan Spiegle
- Inks:
- Dan Spiegle
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- western-frontier
- Characters:
- Chris Colt
- Synopsis:
- A trio of confidence men are running a racket where they get gullible men to invest in a phony silver mine, then fake an argument and murder so that the frightened investor will flee without his money. Chris goes to Silver City in his role as a Colt firearms salesman to see if the outfit will pick him as their next victim.
Indexer Notes
Last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents". Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
Stage to Yuma
Colt .45 / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer
- Pencils:
- Dan Spiegle
- Inks:
- Dan Spiegle
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- western-frontier
- Characters:
- Chris Colt; Don Diablo
- Synopsis:
- While riding in a stage, Chris Colt recognizes a fellow passenger is the bandit Don Diablo and tricks the bandit into letting him look at his gun.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
Wayde Preston
Colt .45 / illustration / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- ? (photo)
- Inks:
- ? (photo)
Content Information
- Genre:
- western-frontier
- Characters:
- Chris Colt (as portrayed by Wayde Preston, photo)
- Synopsis:
- Black and white portrait photo of Wayde Preston as Chris Colt, with facsimile autograph.
Indexer Notes
Back cover. Black and white photo with blue border and light green background.
Editing
Table of Contents
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0.
The Crooked Trail
Colt .45 -
1.
Captain Chris Colt
Colt .45 -
2.
The Crooked Trail
Colt .45 -
3.
The Witness
Colt .45 -
4.
Stage to Yuma
Colt .45 -
5.
Wayde Preston
Colt .45
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