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Issue Details

Issue #138
Published 1947
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing ?
Notes Indicia title is "SMITTY, No. 138." No code number. Copyright 1947 by The Chicago Tribune.

Cover Details

Characters Smitty; Herby; Mr. Bailey; Little Moose
Genre humor

3 page Smitty story "When the Boss is Away..."

Characters Smitty; Mr. Bailey
Synopsis When Mr. Bailey goes away unexpectedly, the Board of Directors depends on Smitty, his office boy, for advice.
Notes Story begins on the inside front cover in black, red, and white. Four tiers of panels per page.
Reprinted from Smitty (News-Tribune Syndicate) daily newspaper strips from 1941.

4 page Smitty story "Second Childhood"

Characters Smitty; Mr. Bailey
Synopsis When Mr. Bailey has too many business worries, his doctor tells him to watch Smitty and try to be a kid again.
Notes Story continues from previous sequence. Four tiers of panels per page.
Reprinted from Smitty (News-Tribune Syndicate) daily newspaper strips from 1941.

4 page Smitty story "Trip to the North Woods"

Characters Smitty; Mr. Bailey; George; Little Moose
Synopsis Smitty and Mr. Bailey go on a fishing trip to the North Woods.
Notes Story continues from previous sequence. Four tiers of panels per page.
Reprinted from Smitty (News-Tribune Syndicate) daily newspaper strips from 1941.

4 page Smitty story "Trying to Be Friends with Little Moose"

Characters Smitty; Mr. Bailey; George; Little Moose; Herby
Synopsis Mr. Bailey tries to be friendly to Little Moose, an Indian who does not like him. Little Moose makes a magic potion to make Bailey obey his commands, but makes a mistake and drinks it himself.
Notes Story continues from previous sequence. Four tiers of panels per page.
Reprinted from Smitty (News-Tribune Syndicate) newspaper strips from 1941.

4 page Smitty story "Magic Potion Wears Off"

Characters Smitty; Mr. Bailey; George; Little Moose
Synopsis Mr. Bailey has Little Moose take him to the hiding place of the big fish, "Old Fighter." However the potion that made Little Moose obey Bailey wears off and Bailey has to be Little Moose's slave in order to get back to camp.
Notes Story continues from previous sequence. Four tiers of panels per page.
Reprinted from Smitty (News-Tribune Syndicate) newspaper strips from 1941.

5 page Smitty story "The Long Way Home"

Characters Smitty; Mr. Bailey; Herby; Little Moose; George
Synopsis Since Mr. Bailey is carrying him, Little Moose takes the long way to get back to camp. When Smitty and Mr. Bailey fly home from the fishing trip, the scene shifts to Herby trying to become a lifeguard at a beach.
Notes Story continues from previous sequence. Four tiers of panels per page.
Reprinted from Smitty (News-Tribune Syndicate) newspaper strips from 1941.

4 page Smitty story "Herby the Lifeguard"

Characters Herby
Synopsis The female lifeguards on a beach have Herby helping them.
Notes Story continues from previous sequence. Four tiers of panels per page.
Reprinted from Smitty (News-Tribune Syndicate) newspaper strips from 1941.

4 page Smitty story "Smitty Goes to Night School"

Characters Smitty; Herby
Synopsis Herby comes home from a week at the beach. Smitty decides to go to night school.
Notes Story continues from previous sequence. Four tiers of panels per page.
Reprinted from Smitty (News-Tribune Syndicate) newspaper strips from 1941.

4 page Smitty story "Mr. Bailey Makes Smitty President of the Company"

Characters Smitty; Mr. Bailey
Synopsis In order to get a client to do business with his company, Mr. Bailey makes Smitty its president.
Notes Story continues from previous sequence. Four tiers of panels per page.
Reprinted from Smitty (News-Tribune Syndicate) newspaper strips from 1941.

5 page Smitty story "The Van Zanny Contract"

Characters Smitty; Mr. Bailey; Mr. Van Zanny
Synopsis Van Zanny decides to sign a big contract with Smitty just to get Mr. Bailey's goat.
Notes Story continues from previous sequence. Four tiers of panels per page.
Reprinted from Smitty (News-Tribune Syndicate) newspaper strips from 1941.

5 page Smitty story "Indian Magic Doll"

Characters Smitty; Mr. Bailey; George; Little Moose
Synopsis When Little Moose can't master the seat cane that Mr. Bailey gave him, he decides to make a voodoo doll of Bailey to get revenge.
Notes Four tiers of panels per page.
Reprinted from Smitty (News-Tribune Syndicate) newspaper strips from 1942.

5 page Smitty story "Little Moose Torments Mr. Bailey"

Characters Smitty; Mr. Bailey; George; Little Moose
Synopsis Little Moose torments Mr. Bailey via long distance by using a voodoo doll. Bailey goes to Canada to get him to stop.
Notes Story continues from previous sequence. Story continues on inside back cover in black, red, and white and concludes on the back cover in color. Four tiers of panels per page.
Reprinted from Smitty (News-Tribune Syndicate) newspaper strips from 1942.