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1February 1969
$0.15

Gunsmoke #1

Western · February 1969 · on sale 1968-11-13

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Series
Gunsmoke (Western, 1969 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
February 1969
Key date
1969-02-00
On-sale date
1968-11-13
Indicia publisher
Western Publishing Company Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); colors: ? (photo); letters: ?; typesetJames Arness as Marshal Matt Dillon; Amanda Blake as Kitty; Milburn Stone as Doc Adams; Ken Curtis as Festus
2Gun Feudcomic story14script: Leo Dorfman; pencils: Alberto Giolitti; inks: Alberto GiolittiMarshal Matt Dillon; Kitty; Doc Adams; Festus
3Gold Key Comics Club Newspromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
4Reader's Pageillustration1letters: typeset
5Holiday Offerpromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetBugs Bunny; Woody Woodpecker; Flintstones; Little Lulu
6Jokes on Youtext article1script: Melanie Martin
7The Bounty Huntercomic story12script: Leo Dorfman; pencils: Alberto Giolitti Studio; inks: Alberto Giolitti StudioMarshal Matt Dillon; Festus; Lefty Lawrence; Luke Hemmings
8Dinosauria Triceratopscomic story1letters: typeset
9Santa's bigger than ever...promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetSanta Claus

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

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