Colt .45
#4
(February-April 1960)
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- On-sale Date
- 1959-12-17
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
- Brand
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Dell Western Adventure
- Editing
- George Delacorte (Publisher); Helen Meyer (President); Paul R. Lilly (Executive Vice President); Harold Clark (Vice President-Advertising Director); Albert P. Delacorte (Treasurer)
Issue Notes
[no title indexed]
Colt .45 / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Chris Colt is forced to duel — but will not kill a man of honor!
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Chris Colt (photograph of Wayne Preston)
- Reprints
-
in Aventura (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #181 (27 de junio de 1961) -
in Gwandanaland Comics (Gwandanaland Comics, 2016 series) #134 - Colt .45 ([March] 2017)
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Indexer Notes
front cover
[no title indexed]
Colt .45 / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I had come to see Colonel Armstead for only one purpose...
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Chris Colt [as portrayed by Wayde Preston]
- Synopsis
- Synopsis for A Matter of Honor with black and white photo of Colt.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
A Matter of Honor
Colt .45 / comic story / 15 pages
- Job Number
- COLT .45 #4-602
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Chris Colt; Colonel George Armstead; David Armstead (Colonel's son); John Armstead (Colonel's son); Helen Armstead (Colonel's daughter); Two Thieves
- Synopsis
- Colonel Armstead's children plot to have his valuable gun collection stolen to pay the family debts.
Indexer Notes
The face of the old man is Ushler, and the bulging hair in the neck. Page 8 panel 5 has one of his high brimmed hats in sideview with bottom line going down almost to the eyebrows. Page 9 panel 2 has an armswing typical Ushler. Art ID by Steinar Ådland.
The Big Splash
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Fresno (Japanese-American ranch hand); Snubby (Fresno's teen pal); Montana (ranch hand bully); Charley (ranch hand); Rancher's Daughter
- Synopsis
- Fresno uses karate to put a bully in his place.
Indexer Notes
Panel 4 on the first page has a clearly close up Sparky-face with a little angry eye and brow. Also the eyes and marked eyebrows on page 3. Art ID by Steinar Ådland.
Gaylord Du Bois script credit as per Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott (1984) - Page 197. Gaylord Du Bois script identification by David Porta, July, 2014.
Battle for Bullets
text story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ? (header illustration)
- Inks
- ? (header illustration)
- Colors
- ? (header illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Matt Monroe (blacksmith); Earl Townsend (general store operator); Ross Lucas (troublemaker); Townspeople
- Synopsis
- A ruse is used to drive a troublemaker out of town.
The Letter
Colt .45 / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Chris Colt; Borden Hatch (thief); Benton Drew (general store operator); Tommy (Drew's grandson); Colonel; Fred (store customer); Hotel Clerk; Sheriff
- Synopsis
- Colt traps a thief holding an old man and his grandson hostage.
Indexer Notes
Faces points to Ushler, and page 11 panel 4 has a very typical armswing when Colt knocks down the other man. Also his highbrimmed hat in sideview with lower line almost down to his eyebrows, and bulging hair in the neck. All Ushler. Art ID by Steinar Ådland.
The Attention Getter
Colt .45 / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Chris Colt; Mr. Quimby (printer); Billy Bill; Boy
- Synopsis
- A father and son are reunited through a printed poster.
Indexer Notes
Page 11 panel 4 has a typical Ushler-movement when Colt knocks down the other man, and the lower line of brim of his hatbrim is almost down to his eyebrows. And the use of motion lines around the heads. Also faces points to Ushler. Art ID by Steinar Ådland.
The Emergency
Colt. 45 / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Chris Colt; Two Stage Drivers; Soap Salesman
- Synopsis
- When the wheels lock on a stage coach, a soap salesman offers his samples to lubricate the wheels.
Indexer Notes
inside back cover.
Faces are by Ushler. Art ID by Steinar Ådland
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["Chris Colt is forced to duel — but will not kill a man of honor!"]
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["I had come to see Colonel Armstead for only one purpose..."]
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A Matter of Honor
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The Big Splash
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Battle for Bullets
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The Letter
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The Attention Getter
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The Emergency
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Time-Honored Code
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Five Seconds to Play!
Kraft Fudgies
- Steinar Ådland
- Chris Boyko
- Steve Coates
- Clint Maxwell
- Dave Porta
- Kathryn Wright
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