| Issue | #679 |
| Published | February 1956 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | ? |
| Notes | Indicia title is "GUNSMOKE, No. 679." Code number is GUNSMOKE O.S. #679-562. Copyright 1955 by Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. First of five Gunsmoke Four Colors. Based on the CBS-TV series "Gunsmoke." |
| Characters | Matt Dillon (as played by James Arness, photo) |
| Genre | western |
| Pencils | ? (photo) |
| Inks | ? (photo) |
| Colors | ? (photo) |
| Characters | Matt Dillon (as played by James Arness, photos) |
| Synopsis | Introduction to series. |
| Pencils | ? (photos) |
| Inks | ? (photos) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Inside front cover; black and white. Two photos plus typeset text. |
| Characters | Matt Dillon; Chester |
| Synopsis | A stranger seems to save Matt Dillon's life in a bar fight, but later he makes an excuse to take Dillon out of Dodge so that his gang can rob the bank. |
| Genre | western |
| Script | Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer |
| Pencils | Jim McDonald |
| Inks | Jim McDonald |
| Notes | Chester's appearance is not that of Dennis Weaver, who played the character on the TV series. Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
| Characters | Matt Dillon; Chester |
| Synopsis | Thinking Matt Dillon is too soft on troublemakers in their businesses, the owners hire four gunslingers to act as private police. The gunslingers eventually take over and the businessmen beg Dillon to get rid of them. |
| Genre | western |
| Script | Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer |
| Pencils | Jim McDonald |
| Inks | Jim McDonald |
| Notes | Story continues on inside back cover in black and white and concludes on the back cover in color. The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents." Chester's appearance is not that of Dennis Weaver, who played the character on the TV series. Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |