Gunsmoke
Dell · 1957–1961 · 22 issues
About the series
Based on the classic television series, Dell’s Gunsmoke comic ran 22 issues from 1957 to 1961, bringing the gritty adventures of Marshal Matt Dillon to the four-color page. The series was most frequently scripted by Paul S. Newman, Leo Dorfman, and Red Thunder Cloud, with the dusty, dramatic landscapes of Dodge City brought to life by regular artists including Jim McLaughlin, Giovanni Ticci, and Alberto Giolitti. It stands as a faithful, pre-Code-era adaptation that captured the show’s moral weight and Western atmosphere for a generation of young readers.