| Issue | #844 |
| Published | August 1957 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | ? |
| Notes | Indicia title is "GUNSMOKE, No. 844." Code number is GUNSMOKE O.S. #844-578. Copyright 1957 by Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. Cover is collage of photo and drawings. Based on the "Gunsmoke" TV series. |
| Characters | Matt Dillon (as played by James Arness, photo) |
| Genre | western |
| Pencils | ?; ? (photo) |
| Inks | ?; ? (photo) |
| Colors | ?; ? (photo) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Indicia title is "GUNSMOKE, No. 844." Code number is GUNSMOKE O.S. #844-578. Copyright 1957 by Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. Cover is collage of photo and drawings. Based on the "Gunsmoke" TV series. |
| Characters | Matt Dillon (as played by James Arness, photo) |
| Synopsis | Introduction to series. |
| Genre | western |
| Pencils | ? (photos) |
| Inks | ? (photos) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Inside front cover; black and white. Two photos and brief typeset text. |
| Characters | Matt Dillon; Kitty; Chester |
| Synopsis | Matt and Kitty are on a train returning to Dodge City after a day of visiting friends when the train is attacked by robbers. After the train gets back to Dodge, Matt and Chester go after the robbers. |
| Genre | western |
| Pencils | Jim MacDonald |
| Inks | Jim MacDonald |
| Notes | Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). |
| Characters | Matt Dillon; Chester; Kitty |
| Synopsis | Matt Dillon has trouble with the storekeepers when he tries to impose an order requiring guns to be checked. |
| Genre | western |
| Pencils | Jim MacDonald |
| Inks | Jim MacDonald |
| Notes | Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). |
| Synopsis | Types of pistols used in the Old West. |
| Genre | fact; western |
| Pencils | Jim MacDonald |
| Inks | Jim MacDonald |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Inside back cover; black and white. Panels with typeset text underneath. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). |
| Synopsis | Facts about theaters in the Old West. |
| Genre | fact; western |
| Pencils | Jim MacDonald |
| Inks | Jim MacDonald |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Back cover. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). This sequence is replaced by an ad in some copies. See Sequence 6. |
| Synopsis | One large "find the mistakes" drawing. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Back cover. Illustrated ad for Wrigley's Juicy Fruit chewing gum. Part of a "Summer Safety" series. This ad replaces Sequence 5 in some copies. |