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Issue Details

Issue	#5
Published	May-July 1960
Frequency	quarterly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	George T. Delacorte (Publisher); Helen Meyer (President); Paul R. Lilly (Executive Vice President); Harold Clark (Vice President-Advertising Director); Albert P. Delacorte (Treasurer)

Cover Details

Characters	Chris Colt [portrayed by Wayde Preston]
Genre	western
Pencils	? (color photo)
Inks	? (color photo)
Colors	? (color photo)
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 contents with synposes for the issue's two Colt .45 stories. Two black and white photos depicting Chris Colt.
Genre	western
Pencils	? (black and white photos)
Inks	? (black and white photos)
Letters	typeset
Notes	inside front cover

14 page Colt. 45 story "Cannon Town"

Characters	Chris Colt; Colonel Butler; Soldiers; Miners; Sheriff; Rolf Johnson; Maude (Townswoman); Storekeeper; Telegraph Clerk; Friendly Miner
Synopsis	A dishonorably discharged soldier stirs up trouble between miners and the Army.
Genre	western

1 page text story "Lighthouse in the Desert"

Characters	Hank Sims (stage line manager); Jonathon Hoyt (station manager)
Synopsis	A lantern raised on a pole guides lost travelers to a remote stagecoach station.
Genre	western
Pencils	? (header illustration)
Inks	? (header illustration)
Colors	? (header illustration)
Letters	typeset

4 page story "Iron Horse Cowpuncher"

Characters	Jack (engineer); Earle (Jack's brother, trail boss); Fireman; Bobo (cowboy)
Synopsis	Jack uses his locomotive to stop a stampeding herd of cattle.
Genre	western

12 page Colt .45 story "Stallion Trail"

Characters	Chris Colt; Two Cavalry Officers; Three Outlaws; Army Captain; Old-Timer; Two Boys; Danny Simms (storekeeper); Ed (storekeeper); Townsman
Synopsis	Colt searches for a runaway Army stallion carrying important information in a specially designed horseshoe.
Genre	western

1 page text article The "Peacemaker" of the Old West

Synopsis	Illustrated article about .45 Colt.
Genre	fact
Letters	typeset

1 page text article "Bad Luck Below Ground"

Synopsis	Illustrated article about the dangers of mining in the Old West.
Genre	fact
Letters	typeset
Notes	inside back cover

1 page Kraft Caramels advertisement "Candy Ad"

Synopsis	Illustrated ad for Kraft Caramels.
Script	? (ad copy)
Pencils	? (painting)
Inks	? (painting)
Colors	? (painting)
Letters	typeset