| Additional Information |
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| Publication | February-April 1961 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: quarterly |
| Notes | front cover |
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| Credits | Pencils:? (color photo) | Inks:? (color photo) | Colors:? (color photo) |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Chris Colt [as portrayed by Wayde Preston] |
| Notes | front cover |
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| Synopsis | Synopses of the two Colt .45 stories in the issue. Photo portrait of Chris Colt and four black and white panels. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Chris Colt [as portrayed by Wayde Preston] |
| Notes | inside front cover
Notice horse in last panel, with long ears, pointed hoove and lifing of leg and you have Nat Edson. |
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| Comic Story | Showdown at Indian Rock Mesa (15 pages) |
| Synopsis | Colt and Wade are robbed of valuable Army information. |
| Credits | Job #: COLT .45 #8-612 |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Chris Colt; Steve Wade; Two Outlaws; Crandall; Colonel |
| Notes | Squinting faces and ears with few lines are Edson faces, and also the long pointed ears of horses, and large sharp hooves. Art ID by Steinar Ådland. |
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| Comic Story | The New Commander (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Colonel Bradley's pet crow steals his ring and watch. |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Colonel Bradley; Lieutenant; Orderly; Blackie (crow) |
| Notes | Dan Spiegle is credited to Colt .45 by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and this is one of his stories. Art ID by Steinar Ådland.
Just look at the relaxed way the two men sit on their horses on the last page. His horses have rather large bodies and small heads. |
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| Text Story | Night Race (1 page) |
| Synopsis | A weasel chases a rabbit through the snow. |
| Credits | Pencils:? (header illustration) | Inks:? (header illustration) | Colors:? (header illustration) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Animal; Western-frontier | Characters: Weasel; Snowshoe Rabbit; Snowy Owl |
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| Comic Story | Renegade Rebels (11 pages) |
| Synopsis | Chris and Jeff capture a renegade Confederate General planning a revolution. |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Chris Colt; Jeff Hoyt; Commanding Officer; Denton; Dwayne Porter Jackson; Townsmen; Cafe Counterman; Two Thugs |
| Notes | Faces on page 3, with narrow eyes and quite simple drawn ears are certain Edson work, as are the long pointed ears of horses. Also to notice is the leg movement of horses on page 10. Art ID by Steinar Ådland. |
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| Text Article | Retarded Gold Rush (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Illustrated article about the gold rush in the Dakotas. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Western-frontier |
| Notes | The horses gives Edson away in this one, sharp hooves and the lifting of leg. |
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| Text Article | Madstones (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Illustrated article about old-time methods for treating snake bites. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Western-frontier |
| Notes | inside back cover |
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| Advertisement | Daisy Rifle Ad (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Full-page illustrated ad for Daisy Air Rifles. |
| Credits | Pencils:? (spot illustrations) | Inks:? (spot illustrations) | Colors:? (spot illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Back cover; some copies with comic sequence on back cover (see sequence 9). |
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| Comic Story | Outpost Assignment (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Western-frontier |
| Notes | Some copies with ad on back cover (see sequence 8). |
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