Issue Details

Issue	#8
Published	April-May 1958
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Notes	Photo cover of James Arness as Matt Dillon from the Gunsmoke TV series.

Cover Details - "Six Gun Fury"

Characters	James Arness (as Matt Dillon)
Genre	western
Pencils	photograph
Notes	Photo cover of James Arness as Matt Dillon from the Gunsmoke TV series.

1 page Gunsmoke filler "There's three things a marshall should never lose..."

Characters	James Arness (as Matt Dillon)
Genre	western
Pencils	photographs
Letters	typeset
Notes	Inside front cover; black and white. Four photos from Gunsmoke TV series; two of which feature James Arness as Matt Dillon.

13 page Gunsmoke story "The Taming of Bull Halloran"

Characters	Matt Dillon; Chester
Synopsis	Matt Dillon has to protect some crooked gamblers after they swindle a track-laying crew outside the Dodge City limits.
Genre	western

4 page True Tales of Dodge City story "One Trick Too Many"

Synopsis	Buffalo hunter Levi Richardson's fast shooting fails him in a showdown over a poker game.
Genre	western
Script	[Paul S. Newman]
Pencils	[Al Williamson]
Inks	[Al Williamson]
Notes	Script ID from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records. Art ID from Jim Vadeboncoeur.

1 page text story "Gun Hand"

Synopsis	Sherrif Hal Gordon has to face a gunman after suffering a severe rope burn on his gun hand.
Genre	western
Letters	typeset
Notes	Text story with 1/8 page illustration.

14 page Gunsmoke story "Six-Gun Fury"

Characters	Matt Dillon; Chester; Kitty (cameo)
Synopsis	Hardcases Brace Duveen and Chip Younger harass a trapper and his Indian companion.
Genre	western

1 page filler "The Track Gang"

Synopsis	Facts about the crews who built the railroad tracks in the old west.
Genre	western; fact
Notes	Inside back cover; black and white.

1 page filler "The Fur Trapper"

Synopsis	Facts about fur-trappers.
Genre	western; fact
Notes	Back cover. Last panel is Dell's "Pledge to Parents."