Editing Gunsmoke (section)

==== Books ====
* In 1957, [[Ballantine Books]] published a collection of short stories.<ref>Don Ward, [http://gunsmokenet.com/GunsmokeTGAW/Marks-Stuff/Gunsmoke/collectables/Books/Gunsmoke57/Gunsmoke57.htm ''Gunsmoke – Adventures of Marshal Matt Dillon''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100428074245/http://www.gunsmokenet.com/GunsmokeTGAW/Marks-Stuff/Gunsmoke/collectables/Books/Gunsmoke57/Gunsmoke57.htm |date=April 28, 2010 }}, Ballantine Books, 1957. (Second edition released in 1960.)</ref> Each story is based on a half-hour ''Gunsmoke'' episode. Although a photo of James Arness and the CBS TV logo are on the book cover, in at least one story Matt introduces Chester as "Chester Proudfoot", an indication that the stories are actually adapted from radio scripts.
* Whitman Books published
** ''Gunsmoke'' by Robert Turner in 1958, and
** ''Gunsmoke: "Showdown on Front Street"''<ref>[http://gunsmokenet.com/GunsmokeTGAW/Marks-Stuff/Gunsmoke/collectables/Books/Showdown/HomeShowdown.htm*Paul S. Newman, ''Showdown on Front Street'']{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Whitman Books, 1969.</ref> by Paul S. Newman in 1969 ... 
* In 1970, Popular Library published the following paperback book written by Chris Stratton:
** ''Gunsmoke''
* In 1974, Award Books published the following paperback books written by Jackson Flynn based on the television series:
** ''Gunsmoke #1: "The Renegades"<ref>[http://gunsmokenet.com/GunsmokeTGAW/Marks-Stuff/Gunsmoke/collectables/Books/Gunsmoke74%20The%20Renegades/home.htm Jackson Flynn, ''The Renegades''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006042836/http://gunsmokenet.com/GunsmokeTGAW/Marks-Stuff/Gunsmoke/collectables/Books/Gunsmoke74%20The%20Renegades/home.htm |date=October 6, 2010 }}, Award Books, 1974.</ref>
** ''Gunsmoke #2: "Shootout"''
** ''Gunsmoke #3: "Duel at Dodge City"''
** ''Gunsmoke #4: "Cheyenne Vengeance"''
* In 1998, Boulevard Books published the following paperbacks written by Gary McCarthy based on the TV series:
** ''Gunsmoke''
** ''Gunsmoke: "Dead Man's Witness"''
** ''Gunsmoke: "Marshal Festus"''
* A series of novels based upon the television series written by Joseph A. West with forewords by [[James Arness]] was published by Signet:
** ''Gunsmoke: "Blood, Bullets and Buckskin"'', January 2005 ({{ISBN|0-451-21348-3}})
** ''Gunsmoke: "The Last Dog Soldier"'', May 2005 ({{ISBN|0-451-21491-9}})
** ''Gunsmoke: "Blizzard of Lead"'', September 2005 ({{ISBN|0-451-21633-4}})
** ''Gunsmoke: "The Reckless Gun"'', May 2006 ({{ISBN|0-451-21923-6}})
** ''Gunsmoke: "Dodge the Devil"'', October 2006 ({{ISBN|0-451-21972-4}})
** ''Gunsmoke: "The Day of the Gunfighter"'', January 2007 ({{ISBN|0-451-22015-3}})
** "Gunsmoke: An American Institution, Celebrating 50 Years of Television's Best Western" Written by Ben Costello, Foreword by Jim Byrnes, and Introduction by Jon Voight and published by Five Star Publications, Inc.(now Story Monsters LLC) Published 1 edition (December 22, 2012), {{ISBN|978-1589852228}}