Gunsmoke #11

Published
October-November 1958
Page count
36?
Cover price
0.10 USD
Colour
Black & white
Format
Comic series
GCD
www.comics.org/issue/105615

Credits

Editing
?

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Show/hide Cover Untitled (Gunsmoke) Cover, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Gunsmoke
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
James Arness (as Matt Dillon)

Credits

Art
? (photograph)
Colours
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
Gunsmoke (Junior Readers, 1958? series) #5 (September 1960)
Untitled

Notes

Photo cover of James Arness as Matt Dillon from the Gunsmoke TV series.

Show/hide 1. What does a lion hunter drink for a quick, refreshing lift? Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Genre
Anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Fresh Up Freddie

Synopsis

Fresh Up Freddie is a lion hunter.

Notes

Inside front cover; color. Ad in comic strip form for 7-Up soft drink. One of a series.

Show/hide 2. The Witness (Gunsmoke) Comic story, 14 pages

Featuring

Feature
Gunsmoke
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Matt Dillon; Chester; Kitty (cameo)

Credits

Script
[Paul S. Newman]
Art
Jim McLaughlin

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
Gunsmoke (Junior Readers, 1958? series) #5 (September 1960)
The Witness

Synopsis

A panhandler is witness to a robbery and killing, but has trouble getting anyone to believe him.

Notes

Script ID from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records. Art ID from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. Also art credits from Jerry Bails' Who's Who. Art identification by Steinar Ådland December 2010

Show/hide 3. The Little Stranger Text story, 1 page

Featuring

Genre
Western-frontier

Credits

Author
Letters
typeset

Synopsis

A bully makes a mistake when he tries to harass a stranger in town.

Notes

Includes header illustration

Show/hide 4. The Missing Mules (True Tales of Dodge City) Comic story, 4 pages

Featuring

Feature
True Tales of Dodge City
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Bat Masterson (cameo)

Credits

Script
[Paul S. Newman]
Art
Al Williamson

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
Gunsmoke (Junior Readers, 1958? series) #5 (September 1960)
The Missing Mules

Synopsis

A freighter named Dirty Face Jones has his four stolen mules returned by the thieves without the sherif's help.

Notes

Script ID from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records.

Show/hide 5. Low Bid (Gunsmoke) Comic story, 12.5 pages

Featuring

Feature
Gunsmoke
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Matt Dillon; Chester; Kitty (cameo)

Credits

Script
[Paul S. Newman]
Art
Jim McLaughlin

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
Gunsmoke (Junior Readers, 1958? series) #5 (September 1960)
Low Bid

Synopsis

A cattle buyer named Druck uses his gang to intimidate other cattle buyers from bidding at the stock auctions and is able to buy the cattle for cheap prices.

Notes

Script ID from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records. Art ID from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. Also art credits from Jerry Bails' Who's Who. Art identification by Steinar Ådland December 2010

Show/hide 6. Jumping Jacks Advertisement, 0.5 pages

Notes

One-half page illustrated ad for Jumping Jacks shoes (Vaisey-Bristol Shoe Co., Monett, Mo.)

Show/hide 7. In Time For School... Promo (ad from the publisher), 1 page

Credits

Letters
typeset

Notes

Inside back cover; color. Promo for subscriptions to Dell comics. Premium is three ball point pens. 12 issues for $1.50.

Show/hide 8. Havin' Fun the Real Roy Rogers Way! Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Characters
Roy Rogers

Credits

Art
? (photograph)
Colours
? (photograph)

Notes

Back cover. Photo ad of Roy Rogers and four small children dressed in Roy Rogers "Double R Brand" clothes posed in a "play" holdup.


Status

AusReprints ID

  • 99753

Cover added

  • 15/11/2015

Index completed

  • 15/11/2015

Last updated

  • 15/11/2015