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27June-July 1961
$0.15

Gunsmoke #27

Dell · June-July 1961 · on sale 1961-05-02

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Series
Gunsmoke (Dell, 1957 series)
Issue
#27
Publication date
June-July 1961
Key date
1961-06-00
On-sale date
1961-05-02
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); colors: ? (photo); letters: typesetJim Arness (as Marshal Matt Dillon)
1Smoked Out City/The Intruderforeword, introduction, preface, afterword1pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: Frank GiacoiaMarshal Matt Dillon; Doc Adams
2Smoked Out Citycomic story14pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: Frank GiacoiaMarshal Matt Dillon; Kitty; Chester;
3Dell Comics Contestpromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
5The Buried Cluetext story1letters: typesetSheriff Dan Brewer; Hake Matrin; Gil Dean
6The Amazing Dog Racecomic story4pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: Frank GiacoiaJames H. Kelley; Archie Keech; Simpson
7The Intrudercomic story9.5pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: Frank GiacoiaMarshal Matt Dillon; Kitty; Doc Adams
9Prairie Firescomic story1pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: Frank Giacoia

Plus 3.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

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Britishprice 0.15 USD; 1/- [0-1-0 GBP]

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