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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.