Exhibit 4.1

                           SPECIMEN STOCK CERTIFICATE

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COMMON STOCK               PAR VALUE $.50 PER SHARE

INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEVADA

NUMBER - DC _____

CUSIP 205768 20 3

SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

THIS CERTIFIES THAT ______________________________________  IS THE OWNER OF

FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK OF

Comstock Resources,  Inc. hereinafter called "Corporation"  transferable only on
the  books  of the  Corporation  by the  holder  thereof  in  person  or by duly
authorized  attorney,  upon the surrender of this certificate properly endorsed.
This Certificate is not valid until countersigned and registered by the Transfer
Agent and  Registrar.  In Witness  Whereof,  the  Corporation  has  caused  this
certificate  to be signed by the  facsimile  signatures  of its duly  authorized
officers.

Dated:

PRESIDENT

SECRETARY

COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:
AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY
TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR.

BY

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE


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COMSTOCK RESOURCES, INC.

THE CORPORATION  WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH STOCKHOLDER WHO SO REQUESTS
THE  DESIGNATIONS,  PREFERENCES AND RELATIVE,  PARTICIPATING,  OPTIONAL OR OTHER
SPECIAL RIGHTS OF EACH CLASS OF STOCK OR SERIES THEREOF OF THE  CORPORATION  AND
THE  QUALIFICATIONS,  LIMITATIONS OR  RESTRICTIONS  OF SUCH  PREFERENCES  AND/OR
RIGHTS.  SUCH REQUEST MAY BE MADE TO THE  CORPORATION AT ITS PRINCIPAL  PLACE OF
BUSINESS OR TO THE TRANSFER AGENT.

The following  abbreviations,  when used in the  inscription on the face of this
certificate,  shall be  constructed  as  though  they were  written  out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations:

TEN COM--as tenants in common
TEN ENT--as tenants by the entireties
JT TEN--as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common
UNIF GIFT MIN ACT____________ (Cust) Custodian____________ (Minor) under Uniform
Gifts to Minors Act _________ (State)

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

For value received,                       hereby sell, assign and transfer unto
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PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE

PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP CODE OF
ASSIGNEE

Shares   represented  by  the  within   Certificate,   and  do  hereby
irrevocably constitute and appoint


Attorney  to  transfer  the  said  shares  on  the  books  of  the  within-named
Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises. Dated,

NOTICE:

THE  SIGNATURE(S) TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME(S) AS WRITTEN
UPON THE FACE OF THE  CERTIFICATE  IN EVERY  PARTICULAR  WITHOUT  ALTERATION  OR
ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER.

(SIGNATURE)

(SIGNATURE)

THE  SIGNATURE(S)  SHOULD BE  GUARANTEED  BY AN ELIGIBLE  GUARANTOR  INSTITUTION
(BANKS,  STOCKBROKERS,  SAVINGS  AND LOAN  ASSOCIATIONS  AND CREDIT  UNIONS WITH
MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE  MEDALLION  PROGRAM),  PURSUANT TO
S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15.

SIGNATURE(S) GUARANTEED BY:

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