Ben Thompson (Act 1): The Gunfighter’s Reckoning Begins

In Gunsmoke #002, “Ben Thompson (Act 1),” Marshal Matt Dillon confronts a deadly blast from the past when famed gunfighter Lasseter returns to Dodge City. What begins as a quiet day soon escalates into a fatal showdown, as Dillon is forced to face the harsh realities of frontier justice and personal history. With only Act 1 surviving, this partial episode captures the tension and code of honor that defined the lawless West—and the emotional weight carried by those who enforce it.