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Issue Details

Issue	#13
Published	February-March 1959
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Notes	Photo cover of James Arness as Matt Dillon from the Gunsmoke TV series.

Cover Details - "Trick Shot"

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 promo (ad from the publisher) "Free-this handsome wallet..."

Letters	typeset
Notes	Inside front cover; black and white; Promo for subscriptions to Dell comics. Premium is a red and blue vinyl wallet. 12 issues for $1.20.

14 page Gunsmoke story "Trick Shot"

Characters	Matt Dillon; Chester; Kitty
Synopsis	A trick shot gunman challenges Matt Dillon to a shooting contest.
Genre	western
Script	[Paul S. Newman]
Notes	Script ID from Robin Snyder, from Paul S. Newman's personal records.

1 page text story "Barbed-wire Feud"

Synopsis	Len Spivin, the new owner of the K-G spread, fences off a water hole that had been shared with the Circle-Dot ranch.
Genre	western
Letters	typeset

4 page Dodge City Days story "A Losing Hand"

Synopsis	A carefully planned train robbery goes astray when nothing goes as planned.
Genre	western
Script	[Paul S. Newman]
Pencils	Marvin Stein
Inks	Marvin Stein
Notes	Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records.

12 page Gunsmoke story "Lone Hand"

Characters	Matt Dillon; Chester
Synopsis	Prospector Pete Doran is robbed by three bandits and plans to capture them without Matt Dillon's help.
Genre	western
Script	[Paul S. Newman]
Notes	Last panel is "Dell's Pledge to Parents." Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records.

Half page text article "Statement of Ownership"

Genre	Postal document
Letters	typeset
Notes	Statement of Ownership for Oct. 1, 1958. No circulation figures given.

1 page advertisement "Draw Lincoln"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Inside back cover; black and white; Ad for Art Instruction, Inc. (Minneapolis, Minn.)

1 page advertisement "How does a sporty sports car driver quench his thirst in a traffic jam?"

Characters	Fresh up Freddie
Synopsis	Fresh up Freddie is a sports car driver in the middle of a traffic jam.
Genre	funny animal
Notes	Back cover. Color ad in comic strip form for 7-Up soft drink. One of a series.