Tweeking EMACS

[Todd Gruhn <tgruhn2%gmail.com@localhost>]

  (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist
               '(font . "Courier-22"))


; (add-to-list '(default ((t (:family "courier" :foundry "adobe"
:slant oblique :weight bold :height 254 :width normal))))))
;; THIS line chanes the color of EMACS

The second line of LISP makes EMACS tan.
I want this to leave EMACS green as I set it.

I want a font that is:
courier-22, slant oblique, weight bold

Idea??  Thanks.