(February-March 1958)

Dell, 1957 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell

Showdown (Table of Contents)

Gunsmoke / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Colors
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Matt Dillon (photograph of James Arness)
Reprints

I Can Spot a Troublemaker a Mile Away... (Table of Contents: 1)

Gunsmoke / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photos)
Inks
? (photos)
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Matt Dillon (photograph of James Arness)

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Two photos of James Arness as Matt Dillon.

Showdown (Table of Contents: 2)

Gunsmoke / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Paul S. Newman
Pencils
Jim McLaughlin
Inks
Jim McLaughlin
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Matt Dillon
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records. However, Martin O'Hearn (at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2018/09/some-leo-dorfman-tv-westerns.html) argues for Leo Dorfman instead, based on textual analysis.

"The Gunsmoke artist is Jim McLaughlin (long faces, narrow jaw, etc.).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

True Tales of Dodge City / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Paul S. Newman
Pencils
Jim McLaughlin
Inks
Jim McLaughlin
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records.

Art credits from Steinar Ådland December 2010

Strike (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier
Synopsis
Gus Chivvy tries to swindle young Easterner Tom Peabody with a phony silver mine claim.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Text story with 1/8 page illustration.

The Maverick (Table of Contents: 5)

Gunsmoke / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Paul S. Newman
Pencils
Jim McLaughlin
Inks
Jim McLaughlin
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Matt Dillon
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records. However, Martin O'Hearn (at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2018/09/some-leo-dorfman-tv-westerns.html) argues for Leo Dorfman instead, based on textual analysis.

The Gunsmoke artist is Jim McLaughlin (long faces, narrow jaw, etc.).

Cattle Barons (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jim McLaughlin
Inks
Jim McLaughlin
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Synopsis
Facts about cattle Barons of the Old West.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; black and white.

Art credits from Steinar Ådland December 2010

Cattle Empires (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jim McLaughlin
Inks
Jim McLaughlin
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Synopsis
Facts about huge cattle ranches in the Old West.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Last panel is Dell's "Pledge to Parents."

Art credits from Steinar Ådland December 2010

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Showdown
    Gunsmoke
  2. 1. I Can Spot a Troublemaker a Mile Away...
    Gunsmoke
  3. 2. Showdown
    Gunsmoke
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    True Tales of Dodge City
  5. 4. Strike
  6. 5. The Maverick
    Gunsmoke
  7. 6. Cattle Barons
  8. 7. Cattle Empires
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steinar Ådland
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Merlin Haas
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk