Data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license.

Issue Details

Issue	#9
Published	June-July 1958
Frequency	bi-monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	?

Cover Details - "This One's for the Bounty Hunter"

Characters	James Arness [as Matt Dillon]
Genre	western
Pencils	? (photograph)
Inks	? (photograph)
Colors	? (photograph)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Photo cover of James Arness as Matt Dillon from the Gunsmoke TV series.

1 page advertisement "Kids who dig the latest..."

Genre	teen
Notes	Inside front cover; color; Illustrated ad for 7-Up Floats (7-Up plus ice cream). Includes one line text promo to "Watch 'Zorro' every week on ABC-TV! Exciting adventure from Walt Disney Studios!"

13 page Gunsmoke story "Man Without a Gun"

Characters	Matt Dillon; Chester (cameo)
Synopsis	Traveling peddler Billy Crobin is an expert marksman when shooting at targets, but can't shoot at a man.
Genre	western
Script	Paul S. Newman
Notes	First panel on page six has some dialogue whited out of word balloon. Script ID from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records.

1 page text story "Vanishing Gold"

Synopsis	Gold miners at Dapple Creek, California, are being robbed.
Genre	western
Letters	typeset
Notes	Text story with 1/4 page illustration.

4 page True Tales of Dodge City story "The Hardcase"

Characters	General George A. Custer (cameo)
Synopsis	A former Indian dog named Tous fights off a pack of "Dog Kelley's" greyhounds in Dodge City.
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.

13 page Gunsmoke story "The Bounty Hunter"

Characters	Matt Dillon; Chester; Doc Adams (cameo)
Synopsis	Bounty Hunter Wolf Ferris comes to Dodge with a warrant for Jeb Doane, the town barber.
Genre	western
Script	Paul S. Newman
Notes	Script ID from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records.

Half page advertisement "Hey Gang! Look What I've Got..."

Letters	typeset
Notes	One-half page ad in strip form for Stewart-Warner 'Cadet" bicycle speedometer. (Stewart-Warner, Chicago, Ill.)

1 page filler "Bounty Hunters"

Synopsis	Facts about bounty hunters presented in strip format.
Genre	western
Script	Paul S. Newman
Letters	typeset
Notes	Inside back cover; color. Script ID from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records.

1 page advertisement "Schwinn Bikes Are Best!"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Back cover; Illustrated ad for Schwinn Bicycles. Corvette model depicted. (Arnold, Schwinn, & Co., Chicago, Ill.)