Overland Express: A Ride with Death and Deception

In Gunsmoke #028, “Overland Express,” Marshal Matt Dillon is transporting a fugitive named Joe Baudry back to Dodge City when a simple stagecoach ride turns into a tense standoff. Sharing cramped quarters with a crusty old man, two drunks, and a stranger with a short fuse, Dillon suspects there’s more to one passenger than meets the eye. As the journey unfolds—with Indian attacks, a sabotaged wheel, and whispers of a hidden road agent—it becomes a deadly game of trust and survival. A suspenseful tale of frontier justice and personal codes, where deception rides shotgun.