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Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 797

  • Issue #797
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 797
    • Moisture swipes on front and back cover. Cover oxidation. Water damage.

    Indicia title is "GUNSMOKE, No. 797." Based on the CBS-TV series "Gunsmoke." Cropped photo of James Arness as Matt Dillon with drawn background on inside front cover. Freight War, script by Eric Freiwald and Robert Schaefer, art by Jim McDonald; Matt suspects that Curry, the area's largest freight hauler, is having his men sabotage his rivals' stages to put them out of business, but has to find evidence to make the charges stick. The Confessed Killer, script by Eric Freiwald and Robert Schaefer, art by Jim McDonald; Greg Thorne and his father Tad both confess to robbing a stage, but Matt is certain neither one did the deed and tracks down the real robbers. Facts about the founding and early days of Dodge City. Facts about the early days of the Wells Fargo stage line. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.