Colt .45 #6 [British]
(August/October 1960)

Dell, 1960 Series
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Price
0.10 USD; 9d [0-0-9 GBP]
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1960
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell Exciting Adventure
Editing
George 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)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Colt .45 (Dell, 1960 series) #6.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Colt .45 / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (color photo)
Inks
? (color photo)
Colors
? (color photo)

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Chris Colt [as portrayed by Wayde Preston]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

front cover

[Table of Contents] (Table of Contents: 1)

Colt .45 / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (black and white photo, black and white panel)
Inks
? (black and white photo, black and white panel)
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier
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.

Indexer Notes

inside front cover

The Fugitive (Table of Contents: 2)

Colt .45 / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Nat Edson
Inks
Nat Edson
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
COLT .45 #6-608
Genre
western-frontier
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.

Indexer Notes

Sleepy faces, and horses with large and sharp hooves are Edson. Also the man with black mustache, and rather small hats. Art ID by Steinar Ådland.

The Gunslinger (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alex Toth
Inks
Alex Toth
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
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.

Indexer Notes

Alex Toth is credited to Colt .45 in Jerry Bails' Who's Who only for 1963, but faces and eyes must be him, and the emotion lines on page 4. Also notice the face of the sheriff in the i barber chair and in the last panel. Art ID by Steinar Ådland.

Cave of Fear (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sparky Moore
Inks
Sparky Moore
Colors
? (header illustration)
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Mama Alegria; Andres; Fernando; Bear; Papa Alegria
Synopsis
Two boys exploring a cave are frightened by a bear.

Indexer Notes

Faces and ears of the boys must be Sparky. Art ID by Steinar Ådland.

The Sentinel (Table of Contents: 5)

Colt .45 / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Nat Edson
Inks
Nat Edson
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
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.

Indexer Notes

Horses with sharp pointed ears, hooves and manes are all Edson, and squinting faces. Also notice his simple ears compared with Sparky's more detailed on the two kids in the text story. Art ID by Steinar Ådland.

Why the Name? (Table of Contents: 6)

Colt .45 / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Nat Edson
Inks
Nat Edson
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Synopsis
Illustrated article about the origins of western words such as stagecoach and prairie schooner.

Indexer Notes

Sharp, large hooves, and pointed ears of the horses are Edson. Art ID by Steinar Ådland.

Incognito (Table of Contents: 7)

Colt .45 / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Nat Edson
Inks
Nat Edson
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Synopsis
Illustrated article about disguises such as hair dyes and beards.

Indexer Notes

inside back cover
Small eyes and few lines in ears points to Edson. Art ID by Steinar Ådland.

[Candy Ad] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Colt .45
  2. 1. [Table of Contents]
    Colt .45
  3. 2. The Fugitive
    Colt .45
  4. 3. The Gunslinger
  5. 4. Cave of Fear
  6. 5. The Sentinel
    Colt .45
  7. 6. Why the Name?
    Colt .45
  8. 7. Incognito
    Colt .45
  9. 8. [Candy Ad]
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