Issue Details

Issue	#21
Published	June-July 1960
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	?
Notes	Photo cover featuring James Arness as Matt Dillon from the "Gunsmoke" TV series.

Cover Details

Characters	James Arness (as Matt Dillon)
Genre	western
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Notes	Photo cover featuring James Arness as Matt Dillon from the "Gunsmoke" TV series.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Free Magnifying Glass"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Inside front cover; Black and White. Promo for subscriptions to Dell Comics. Premium is a pocket magnifying glass. 15 issues for $1.20.

14 page Gunsmoke story "The Inquest"

Characters	Matt Dillon; Chester; Doc Adams
Synopsis	Newcomer Dr. Kerns challenges Doc Adams findings at an inquest of a man found dead.
Genre	western
Script	Paul S. Newman
Notes	Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records. (July 2004)

4 page Dodge City Days story "The Lady's Man"

Synopsis	Dodge City bachelors pull a trick on braggart Phil Craven.
Genre	western
Script	Paul S. Newman
Notes	Plot involves man dressed as woman. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records. (July 2004)

1 page text story "Manhunt"

Synopsis	Sherrif Tom Mackey and bounty hunter Braden are both tracking bank robber Dave Selden.
Genre	western
Letters	typeset
Notes	Text story with 1/8 page illustration.

13 page Gunsmoke story "The Girl in Red"

Characters	Matt Dillon; Chester; Kitty
Synopsis	Fay, who wears a red dress, stirs up trouble in Dodge to cause a distraction for a gang robbing the express office.
Genre	western
Script	Paul S. Newman
Notes	Last panel of last page is "Dell's Pledge to Parents." Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records. (July 2004)

1 page Cowtowns of the West filler "Holbrook, Arizona"

Synopsis	Facts about Holbrook, Arizona, and its early lawmen.
Genre	western; fact
Notes	Inside back cover; Black and white.

1 page Frisky Fudgie; Kraft Fudgies advertisement "Home Run Hero"

Characters	Frisky Fudgie
Synopsis	Frisky Fudgie helps Jimmy's routine fly ball become a grand slam home run.
Genre	sports
Notes	Back cover. Ad in comic form for Kraft Fudgies candy. One of a series.