The Loner

An Echo of Bugles

Sep 18, 1965

A swaggering gunfighter targets an aging Confederate veteran, and Colton steps in to deal with the bully.

The Vespers

Sep 25, 1965

Sworn to avenge his brother's death, a hoodlum comes gunning for a small town's local minister. When Colton arrives to warn his old friend and ex-soldier, he finds the man unwilling to resort to violence to protect himself and his pregnant wife.

The Lonely Galico Queen

Oct 2, 1965

A dance hall girl mistakes Colton for her mail-order bridegroom.

The Kingdom of McComb

Oct 9, 1965

Unable to perform the deed themselves, a group of religious colonists attempt to recruit Colton to kill a powerful landowner trying to evict them.

One of the Wounded

Oct 16, 1965

Colton tries to help a Union army veteran left mute and immobile by the psychological horrors of war.

The Flight of the Artic Tern

Oct 23, 1965

Colton becomes involved in a romantic triangle when he saves a friend's bride-to-be from a runaway horse.

Widow on the Evening Stage

Oct 30, 1965

Following the murder of a man during an Indian attack, Colton witnesses a town's prejudice towards the man's Indian widow.

The House Rules at Mrs. Wayne's

Nov 6, 1965

While trying to defend his wife's honor, a friend of Colton is killed... and Colton is torn between seeking justice and keeping his word to turn the other cheek.

The Sheriff of Fetterman's Crossing

Nov 13, 1965

Colton has second thoughts after accepting the position of deputy to the dubious sheriff of a sleepy Montana town.

The Homecoming of Lemuel Stove

Nov 20, 1965

Colton befriends a Union soldier who returns from war to find that his father has been lynched by bigots.

Westward, the Shoemaker

Nov 27, 1965

When a well-intentioned immigrant is stripped of his nest egg in a rigged card game, Colton takes on the con artist.

The Oath

Dec 4, 1965

When a doctor proves to be as full of whiskey as he is of self-pity, Colton must perform an emergency appendectomy on a young gunfighter.

Hunt the Man Down

Dec 11, 1965

Colton is drafted to help a posse hunt down a seemingly harmless recluse.

Escort for a Dead Man

Dec 18, 1965

A man who deserted from the Army wants Colton to escort him back to his fort.

The Ordeal of Bud Windom

Dec 25, 1965

A murder suspect's son makes life difficult for Colton when the boy tries to clear his father's name.

To the West of Eden

Jan 1, 1966

While traveling across the desert to deliver horses to their new owner, Colton reluctantly agrees to escort a young woman across the arid land.

Mantrap

Jan 8, 1966

Colton becomes the target of an assassin when he is the sole witness to a robbery and murder.

A Little Stroll to the End of the Line

Jan 15, 1966

Colton neither likes nor respects the man he has been deputized to protect: a rabble-rousing preacher who fears death from an ex-convict.

The Trial in Paradise

Jan 22, 1966

Colton provides the defense in a kangaroo court trial of a former Union Army officer.

A Question of Guilt

Jan 29, 1966

In the darkness Colton kills an intruder, and discovers the man is an Army Lieutenant.

The Mourners for Johnny Sharp (1)

Feb 5, 1966

While a young gunman lies dying in a cave, a ruthless man waits outside hoping to get his hands on the boy's loot. (Part 1 of 2)

The Mourners for Johnny Sharp (2)

Feb 12, 1966

Following the late Johnny Sharp's instructions, Colton arranges for the four people closest to the gunman to meet at the undertaker's parlor. (Part 2 of 2)

Incident in the Middle Of Nowhere

Feb 19, 1966

Colton encounters a little girl riding his horse — which was stolen from Colton during the stagecoach robbery in which he was shot and left for dead.

Pick Me Another Time to Die

Feb 26, 1966

Colton is accused of slaying a sheriff.

The Burden of the Badge

Mar 5, 1966

A group of reformed criminals deputize Colton to defend and protect them.

To Hang a Dead Man

Mar 12, 1966

Colton joins a sheriff in search of a town's destroyers.