Gunsmoke #1
"Enough Rope" kicks off with Jackson Crater, a man who narrowly escapes justice after a bank robbery due to a legal loophole, only to be cornered again after a stagecoach heist. Matt Dillon finds himself caught between the law and a mob's thirst for vengeance as he tries to keep Crater alive long enough to face trial. Written by Paul S. Newman and illustrated by Jim McLaughlin, this tense early tale from Gunsmoke #1 (1958) sets a gritty, morally charged tone with its stark portrayal of justice on the frontier—cover by Jim McLaughlin.
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Jackson Crater gets away with a bank robbery when he is released on a technicality, but is caught after robbing a stage and Matt Dillon must protect him from a lynch mob.
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