Who Is Matt Dillon? Origin, Powers and Key Facts
Matt Dillon (Company-Licensed): U.S. Marshall in Dodge City, Kansas in the 1870's.
Matt Dillon is a Company-Licensed comic book character, with over 159 comic issue appearances. U.S. Marshall in Dodge City, Kansas in the 1870's.
Who is Matt Dillon?
James Arness played the role of U. S. Marshall Matt Dillon for 20 seasons on CBS in the legendary Gunsmoke series. This series was the longest running Western in television history. Gunsmoke has often been described as an adult Western, as sometimes the content touched on serious subjects. Even though the series was supposedly set in Dodge City, sometimes Matt would have to travel out-of-state tracking criminals. Hence, at times lovely mountain or desert scenery provided a welcome change of pace. A dispute arose in the last 1960's and early 1970's about all the violence on televsion and the possible ill effects it might have on society.
Key facts
Matt Dillon is of human origin and first appeared in "Gunsmoke". The character is published by Company-Licensed. With 159 recorded issue appearances, Matt Dillon ranks among the most featured characters in comics.
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Who is Matt Dillon?
U.S. Marshall in Dodge City, Kansas in the 1870's.
When did Matt Dillon first appear?
Matt Dillon first appeared in "Gunsmoke".
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