Four Color #844
Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
United States
- Published
- August 1957
- Page count
- 36
- Cover price
- 0.10 USD
- Colour
- Black & white
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/113605
Credits
- Management
- George Delacorte, President [as George T. Delacorte Jr.]
- Helen Meyer, Vice-President
- Al Delacorte, Vice-President [as Albert P. Delacorte]
Issue contents
Cover
Trail's End
(Gunsmoke)
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Feature
- Gunsmoke
- Genre
- Western-frontier
- Characters
- Matt Dillon (photo of James Arness)
Credits
- Art
- , penciller
- , photographer
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Cover is collage of photo and drawings.
1Featuring
- Feature
- Gunsmoke
- Genre
- Western-frontier
- Characters
- Matt Dillon (photo of James Arness)
Credits
- Art
- , photographer
- Text
- , typeset
Synopsis
Introduction to series.
Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Two photos and brief typeset text.
2Featuring
- Feature
- Gunsmoke
- Genre
- Western-frontier
- Characters
- Matt Dillon; Kitty; Chester
Credits
- Art
- Jim McLaughlin, line art
Reprint history
Synopsis
Matt and Kitty are on a train returning to Dodge City after a day of visiting friends when the train is attacked by robbers. After the train gets back to Dodge, Matt and Chester go after the robbers.
Notes
Originally pencils and inks credited to Jim MacDonald for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
"The Gunsmoke artist is Jim McLaughlin (long faces, narrow jaw, etc.). He worked at Ace before they folded..." from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Art correction by Steinar Ådland December 2010
3Featuring
- Feature
- Gunsmoke
- Genre
- Western-frontier
- Characters
- Matt Dillon; Chester; Kitty
Credits
- Art
- Jim McLaughlin, line art
Reprint history
Synopsis
Matt Dillon has trouble with the storekeepers when he tries to impose an order requiring guns to be checked.
Notes
Originally pencils and inks credited to Jim MacDonald for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
"The Gunsmoke artist is Jim McLaughlin (long faces, narrow jaw, etc.). He worked at Ace before they folded..." from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Art correction by Steinar Ådland December 2010
4Featuring
- Genre
- Non-fiction; western-frontier
Credits
- Art
- Jim McLaughlin, line art
- Text
- , typeset
Synopsis
Types of pistols used in the Old West.
Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. Panels with typeset text underneath.
Originally pencils and inks credited to Jim MacDonald for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
5Featuring
- Genre
- Non-fiction; western-frontier
Credits
- Art
- Jim McLaughlin, line art
- Text
- , typeset
Synopsis
Facts about theaters in the Old West.
Notes
Back cover. This sequence is replaced by an ad in some copies. See Sequence 6.
Originally pencils and inks credited to Jim MacDonald for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
6Featuring
- Feature
- Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Gum
Credits
- Text
- , typeset
Synopsis
One large "find the mistakes" drawing.
Notes
Back cover. Illustrated ad for Wrigley's Juicy Fruit chewing gum. Part of a "Summer Safety" series. This ad replaces Sequence 5 in some copies.
Notes
Indicia title is "GUNSMOKE, No. 844." Code number is GUNSMOKE O.S. #844-578. Copyright 1957 by Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. Based on the "Gunsmoke" TV series.
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.