Gunsmoke
Youthful · 1949–1952 · 16 issues
About the series
Based on the popular radio Western, Gunsmoke was a gritty, 16-issue comic book series published by Youthful from 1949 to 1952. Anchored by the artwork of Manny Stallman, Doug Wildey, and Graham Ingels, the title captured the stark, adult tone of the radio show before the more famous television adaptation. It stands as a notable early example of a licensed Western comic, offering a raw and unglamorous vision of frontier justice.