Gunsmoke #23
(October-November 1960)

Dell, 1957 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1960-08-18
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell Exciting Adventure
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Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1961 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Gunsmoke / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Colors
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
James Arness (as Matt Dillon)
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The Alibi (Table of Contents: 1)

Gunsmoke / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Paul S. Newman
Pencils
Giovanni Ticci
Inks
Alberto Giolitti
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Matt Dillon; Chester
Synopsis
A trio of bank robbers pose as a sheriff and his prisoners in order to have a "perfect alibi."

Indexer Notes

Tombstone has inscription: "Here lies Bill Harris." Script submitted on February 16, 1960. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records. Art is same as Gunsmoke #20, which is credited to Giolitti; assistants. Art ID by Steinar Ådland December 2010. New art identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).

The Banner Kid (Table of Contents: 2)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
western-frontier
Synopsis
Fourteen-year-old Davy Banner has to decide whether to side with the sherif or a bank robber.

Indexer Notes

Text story with 1/4 page illustration.

The Hide Buyer (Table of Contents: 3)

Dodge City Days / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Paul S. Newman
Pencils
Giovanni Ticci
Inks
Alberto Giolitti
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier
Synopsis
Lecompt, buffalo hide buyer, gets tricked into a rigged card game.

Indexer Notes

Script submitted on January 31, 1960. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records.Art is same as Gunsmoke #20, which is credited to Giolitti; assistants. Art ID by Steinar Ådland December 2010. New art identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).

The Toll Takers (Table of Contents: 4)

Gunsmoke / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Paul S. Newman
Pencils
Giovanni Ticci
Inks
Alberto Giolitti
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Matt Dillon; Chester; Kitty (cameo)
Synopsis
A gang makes cattle drivers pay a toll to cross the river.

Indexer Notes

Last panel of page 12 is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents." Script submitted on February 21, 1960. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records. Art is same as Gunsmoke #20, which is credited to Giolitti; assistants. Art ID by Steinar Ådland December 2010. New art identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).

Free "KE" Puzzle (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

This is a Kangarooseal (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Kraft Caramels / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[ads] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

various / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Gunsmoke
  2. 1. The Alibi
    Gunsmoke
  3. 2. The Banner Kid
  4. 3. The Hide Buyer
    Dodge City Days
  5. 4. The Toll Takers
    Gunsmoke
  6. 5. Free "KE" Puzzle
  7. 6. This is a Kangarooseal
    Kraft Caramels
  8. 7. [ads]
    various
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steinar Ådland
  • Steve Coates
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Tony R. Rose
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