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Issue Details

Issue #24
Published December-January 1961
Frequency bi-monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?

Cover Details

Characters James Arness as Marshal Matt Dillon.
Genre western
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Colors ? (photo)
Letters typeset
Notes Photo cover.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Christmas Shopping a Puzzle?"

Characters Santa Claus
Synopsis Dell Comics subscription ad.
Letters typeset

14 page Gunsmoke story "The Water Diviner"

Characters Matt Dillon; Doc Adams; Charlie Cooke; Grace Woods; The Baron
Synopsis Matt sets out to discover why a water diviner is having farmers dig where there is only rock.
Genre western
Pencils Alberto Giolitti
Inks Alberto Giolitti

4 page Dodge City Days story "The Grandee"

Characters Jose Hodges
Synopsis A man who identifies himself as a Spanish grandee hands out I.O.U.s to cover the cost of his stay in Dodge City and flees town when the townspeople try to collect.
Genre western
Pencils Alberto Giolitti
Inks Alberto Giolitti

1 page text story "Logan's Partners"

Characters Burke Logan; Gil Harvest
Synopsis An escaped convict is foiled by a group of packrats when he tries to recover his stolen loot.
Genre western
Letters typeset

12 page Gunsmoke story "The Chief's Gamble"

Characters Matt Dillon; Chester; Kitty; Chief Black Arrow; Carlton (hotel owner)
Synopsis A chief comes to Dodge City to discuss a peace treaty with the Army. Matt's job is to keep him alive until the general from the nearby fort arrives.
Genre western
Pencils Alberto GIolitti
Inks Alberto Giolitti

Half page Grit advertisement "Boys Here's a Swell Way to Make $1 to $5 Weekly"

Characters Grit Boy
Synopsis Regular Grit ad that appeared in numerous comics published by all companies during this period.
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Letters typeset

1 page The Cowboy-at Work-at Play story "The Cowpoke"

Synopsis A visual description of a cowpoke's job.
Genre western
Letters typeset

1 page Nichols Industries advertisement "Nichols Blue Steels are True-Blue Guns of the Old West"

Synopsis Ad for toy pistols and rifles.
Pencils ? (painting)
Inks ? (painting)
Colors ? (painting)
Letters typeset
Notes Back cover.