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Issue Details

Issue #23
Published October-November 1960
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?

Cover Details

Characters James Arness (as Matt Dillon)
Genre western
Pencils ? (photograph)
Inks ? (photograph)
Colors ? (photograph)
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14 page Gunsmoke story "The Alibi"

Characters Matt Dillon; Chester
Synopsis A trio of bank robbers pose as a sheriff and his prisoners in order to have a "perfect alibi."
Genre western
Script Paul S. Newman
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.

1 page text story "The Banner Kid"

Synopsis Fourteen-year-old Davy Banner has to decide whether to side with the sherif or a bank robber.
Genre western
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Notes Text story with 1/4 page illustration.

4 page Dodge City Days story "The Hide Buyer"

Synopsis Lecompt, buffalo hide buyer, gets tricked into a rigged card game.
Genre western
Script Paul S. Newman
Notes Script submitted on January 31, 1960. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records.

12 page Gunsmoke story "The Toll Takers"

Characters Matt Dillon; Chester; Kitty (cameo)
Synopsis A gang makes cattle drivers pay a toll to cross the river.
Genre western
Script Paul S. Newman
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.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) Free "KE" Puzzle

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Notes inside back cover; black and white; Promo for subscriptions to Dell Comics. Premium is "KE" puzzle game. One-year subscriptions to four different titles (26 issues) for $2.00.

1 page Kraft Caramels advertisement "This is a Kangarooseal"

Notes Back cover; color; Illustrated ad for Kraft Caramels candy. One of a series.

2 page various advertisement "ads"

Notes Ads for commercial art instruction (Art Instruction, Inc., Minneapolis, Minn), inside front cover, black and white; Jumping Jacks shoes (Vaisey-Bristol Shoe Co., Monett, Mo.) one-half page; Bundy Band Instruments (Selmer, Elkhart, Ind.), one-half page.