(October 1955)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
- Brand:
- Dell
- Editing:
- ?
- Format:
- Color; standard Golden Age and later Silver Age formats; saddle-stitched; newsprint; was an On-Going Series
Issue Notes
Indicia title is "SMOKEY THE BEAR, No. 653." Code number is S.T.B.O.S #653-5510. Copyright 1955 by Western Printing & Lithographing Co. First of eight Smokey the Bear Four Color issues.
[no title indexed]
Smokey the Bear / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Morris Gollub ? (painting)
- Inks:
- Morris Gollub ? (painting)
- Colors:
- Morris Gollub ? (painting)
Content Information
- Characters:
- Smokey the Bear; Little Smokey
Indexer Notes
Pencils, inks, and colors credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Smokey's Album
[Smokey the Bear] / filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ? (photos)
- Inks:
- ? (photos)
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- animal
- Characters:
- Smokey the Bear (photos)
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Five photos of the real-life Smokey the Bear at various ages.
[Smokey's Story]
Smokey the Bear / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Morris Gollub
- Inks:
- Morris Gollub
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Characters:
- Smokey the Bear (origin); Little Smokey (intro); Specs (intro)
- Synopsis:
- Smokey tells of his being caught in a forest fire as a cub and being rescued by the Forest Service. As an adult he is now a forest ranger. Little Smokey and Specs the raccoon help him organize the forest animals to fight a forest fire.
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
Deer Trouble
Smokey the Bear / comic story / 10 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Morris Gollub
- Inks:
- Morris Gollub
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Characters:
- Smokey the Bear; Little Smokey; Specs
- Synopsis:
- When an overabundance of deer threaten to consume all the food in the area, leaving nothing for the other animals, Smokey must find another feeding area and convince half the deer to move there.
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Water Water Everywhere!
Smokey the Bear / comic story / 10 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Morris Gollub
- Inks:
- Morris Gollub
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Characters:
- Smokey the Bear; Little Smokey; Specs
- Synopsis:
- With the help of some beavers, Smokey and his friends rebuild an eroded watershed.
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
[Night Owl]
Smokey the Bear / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Morris Gollub
- Inks:
- Morris Gollub
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Characters:
- Smokey the Bear; Little Smokey; Specs
- Synopsis:
- An owl keeps Smokey awake at night until Smokey decides to keep the owl awake all day so he'll sleep at night, too.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Thanks to Dell!
Smokey the Bear / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ? (painting)
- Inks:
- ? (painting)
- Colors:
- ? (painting)
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Characters:
- Smokey the Bear
Indexer Notes
Back cover. Painting of Smokey incorporating Dell's "A Pledge to Parents" as part of the illustration.
Table of Contents
-
1.
Smokey's Album
[Smokey the Bear] -
2.
[Smokey's Story]
Smokey the Bear -
3.
Deer Trouble
Smokey the Bear -
4.
Water Water Everywhere!
Smokey the Bear -
5.
[Night Owl]
Smokey the Bear -
6.
Thanks to Dell!
Smokey the Bear
- Alan Hutchinson
- Merlin Haas
- Gene Reed
- Roger A. Budnick
- John P. Selegue
- Merlin Haas
- Ken Lemons
- Chris Launder
- Jim Walls
- Terry Vraspir
- Gary Perlman
- Jerry Hillegas
- Craig Delich
- James Ludwig
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Kenneth Blair
- Mike Nielsen
- David Porta
- Matthew Torrance
- Ken Kwilinski
- Gary L. Watson
- Gregg Whitmore
- Max Capp
- Tony R. Rose
- Lou Mazzella
- Rodney Hinkle
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Donald Dale Milne
- Karl Wilcox
- Darrel McCann
- Peter Croome
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