Four Color #909 - Smitty
(May 1958)

Dell, 1942 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1958
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
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Issue Notes

Indicia title is "SMITTY, No. 909." Code number is SMITTY O.S. #909-585. Copyright 1958 by Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate, Inc. Based on the "Smitty" newspaper strip.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Smitty and Herby / cover / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
humor
Characters
Smitty Smith; Herby Smith; Scrappy (dog)
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[Crying Shame] (Table of Contents: 1)

Smitty and Herby / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
humor
Characters
Herby Smith; Tommy
Synopsis
Herby tries to find out why his friend is crying.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; black and white.

Happy Birthday (Table of Contents: 2)

Smitty and Herby / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Genre
humor
Characters
Smitty Smith; Herby Smith; Ginnie; George B. Bailey
Synopsis
Smitty sends Herby to get some candy for his girlfriend's birthday. The candy is ruined, so Herby makes a card for Smitty to give to the girl.

What Every Mother Should Know (Table of Contents: 3)

Smitty and Herby / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Genre
humor
Characters
Herby Smith; Smitty Smith; Scrappy (dog)
Synopsis
When Herby's mother is sick, Herby assumes the duties of running the house.

Proof of Loss (Table of Contents: 4)

Smitty and Herby / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Genre
humor
Characters
Herby Smith; Scrappy (dog); Smitty Smith (cameo)
Synopsis
Herby gives Scrappy to a poor girl, but the dog is stolen by a bully and Herby has to fight to get him back.

A Hero's Life (Table of Contents: 5)

Smitty and Herby / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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Genre
humor
Characters
Herby Smith; Smitty Smith; Scrappy (dog)
Synopsis
Herby is a bystander when a boy saves a baby from drowning in a pool. The boy quickly leaves and the baby's parents assume that Herby is the hero. Herby is increasingly uncomfortable as the publicity touting him as a hero increases.

Fighting Old Fighter (Table of Contents: 6)

Smitty and Herby / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Genre
humor
Characters
Smitty Smith; Herby Smith; George B. Bailey; George the guide
Synopsis
Smitty, Herby, and Mr. Bailey go to the North Woods to go fishing.

[Herby's Lucky Day] (Table of Contents: 7)

Smitty and Herby / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
humor
Characters
Herby Smith
Synopsis
Herby spends a dollar on hot dogs and candy and the next morning is too sick to go to school.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; black and white.

[Dreaming of Food] (Table of Contents: 8)

Smitty and Herby / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Characters
Herby Smith
Synopsis
Herby dreams of candy and ice cream, then has a nightmare about castor oil.

Indexer Notes

Back cover; pantomime story. The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents."

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Smitty and Herby
  2. 1. [Crying Shame]
    Smitty and Herby
  3. 2. Happy Birthday
    Smitty and Herby
  4. 3. What Every Mother Should Know
    Smitty and Herby
  5. 4. Proof of Loss
    Smitty and Herby
  6. 5. A Hero's Life
    Smitty and Herby
  7. 6. Fighting Old Fighter
    Smitty and Herby
  8. 7. [Herby's Lucky Day]
    Smitty and Herby
  9. 8. [Dreaming of Food]
    Smitty and Herby
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  • Dwayne Best
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Keith Alan Morgan
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