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Issue: Colt .45 #8
Publication Date: February 1961
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Issues: #8 of 6 Issues (10 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDell
Brand: Dell Western AdventureView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/22/1960
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 9 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): George T. Delacorte (Publisher); Helen Meyer (President); William F. Callahan, Jr. (Executive Vice President); Paul R. Lilly (Executive Vice President); Harold Clark (Vice President-Advertising Director); Bryce L. Holland (Vice President); Albert P. Delacorte (Treasurer)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1961 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Silver Age U. S.
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Format Notes:  
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Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (color photo)
Inker(s): ? (color photo)
Colorist(s): ? (color photo)
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Colt .45
Character(s): Chris Colt [as portrayed by Wayde Preston]
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In Content Item: FlagAventura #237 published ?
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: front cover
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Table of Contents

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Nat Edson
Inker(s): Nat Edson
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Colt. 45
Character(s): Chris Colt [as portrayed by Wayde Preston]
Synopsis: Synopses of the two Colt .45 stories in the issue. Photo portrait of Chris Colt and four black and white panels.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose 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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Showdown at Indian Rock Mesa

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Nat Edson
Inker(s): Nat Edson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Colt. 45
Character(s): Chris Colt; Steve Wade; Two Outlaws; Crandall; Colonel
Synopsis: Colt and Wade are robbed of valuable Army information.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 15
Job Number: COLT .45 #8-612
Disclose Notes: Squinting faces and ears with few lines are Edson faces, and also the long pointed ears of horses, and large sharp hooves.
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The New Commander

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan Spiegle
Inker(s): Dan Spiegle
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Character(s): Colonel Bradley; Lieutenant; Orderly; Blackie (crow)
Synopsis: Colonel Bradley's pet crow steals his ring and watch.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Dan Spiegle is credited to Colt .45 by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and this is one of his stories. 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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Night Race

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (header illustration)
Inker(s): ? (header illustration)
Colorist(s): ? (header illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: nature, western
Character(s): Weasel; Snowshoe Rabbit; Snowy Owl
Synopsis: A weasel chases a rabbit through the snow.
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In Content Item: FlagGolden Comics Digest #14 published October 1970
as Night Race [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Renegade Rebels

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Nat Edson
Inker(s): Nat Edson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Colt .45
Character(s): Chris Colt; Jeff Hoyt; Commanding Officer; Denton; Dwayne Porter Jackson; Townsmen; Cafe Counterman; Two Thugs
Synopsis: Chris and Jeff capture a renegade Confederate General planning a revolution.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
Disclose 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.
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Retarded Gold Rush

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Nat Edson
Inker(s): Nat Edson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Colt .45
Synopsis: Illustrated article about the gold rush in the Dakotas.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The horses gives Edson away in this one, sharp hooves and the lifting of leg.
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Madstones

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Nat Edson
Inker(s): Nat Edson
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Colt .45
Synopsis: Illustrated article about old-time methods for treating snake bites.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: inside back cover
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Daisy Rifle Ad

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (spot illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (spot illustrations)
Colorist(s): ? (spot illustrations)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Full-page illustrated ad for Daisy Air Rifles.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: back cover

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