[3] Young played Cord, a young gunfighter who works undercover for the local army garrison commander at Fort Scott in the New Mexico Territory, acting as a secret law enforcement agent in the territory.
[1] Pico McGuire, Murdock, and Billy Urchin were agents working undercover with Cord.
[8] The trade publication Variety reported in March 1961, "... CBS is writing off 'Gunslinger' after half a season".
"[10] A review of the premiere episode in The New York Times called Gunslinger "a crisp, slick Western fashioned in the professionally competent tradition of Hollywood.
"[11] The review complimented the episode's writing, visual aspects, and acting and added, "the musical background and other production elements were skillfully employed.