Gunsmoke #24 [British]
(December-January 1961)

Dell, 1957 Series
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Price
0.10 USD; 9d [0-0-9 GBP]
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell Exciting Adventure
Editing
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Issue Notes

A (Type 1a) price variant intended for distribution in the United Kingdom.
This issue is a variant of Gunsmoke (Dell, 1957 series) #24.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Gunsmoke / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Marshal Matt Dillon (photo of James Arness)
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Christmas Shopping a Puzzle? (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The Water Diviner (Table of Contents: 2)

Gunsmoke / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Giovanni Ticci
Inks
Alberto Giolitti
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Matt Dillon; Doc Adams; Charlie Cooke; Grace Woods; The Baron
Synopsis
Matt sets out to discover why a water diviner is having farmers dig where there is only rock.
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Indexer Notes

New pencils identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).

The Grandee (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Giovanni Ticci
Inks
Alberto Giolitti
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Jose Hodges
Synopsis
A man who identifies himself as a Spanish grandee hands out I.O.U.s to cover the cost of his stay in Dodge City and flees town when the townspeople try to collect.
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Indexer Notes

New pencils identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).

Logan's Partners (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Burke Logan; Gil Harvest
Synopsis
An escaped convict is foiled by a group of packrats when he tries to recover his stolen loot.

The Chief's Gamble (Table of Contents: 5)

Gunsmoke / comic story / 12.5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Giovanni Ticci
Inks
Alberto Giolitti
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Matt Dillon; Chester; Kitty; Chief Black Arrow; Carlton (hotel owner)
Synopsis
A chief comes to Dodge City to discuss a peace treaty with the Army. Matt's job is to keep him alive until the general from the nearby fort arrives.
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Indexer Notes

New pencils identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010).

Boys Here's a Swell Way to Make $1 to $5 Weekly (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Grit / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Cowpoke (Table of Contents: 7)

The Cowboy-at Work-at Play / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
western-frontier
Synopsis
A visual description of a cowpoke's job.
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Nichols Blue Steels are True-Blue Guns of the Old West (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Nichols Industries / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Gunsmoke
  2. 1. Christmas Shopping a Puzzle?
  3. 2. The Water Diviner
    Gunsmoke
  4. 3. The Grandee
    Dodge City Days
  5. 4. Logan's Partners
  6. 5. The Chief's Gamble
    Gunsmoke
  7. 6. Boys Here's a Swell Way to Make $1 to $5 Weekly
    Grit
  8. 7. The Cowpoke
    The Cowboy-at Work-at Play
  9. 8. Nichols Blue Steels are True-Blue Guns of the Old West
    Nichols Industries
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  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
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