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Issue Details

Issue #909
Published May 1958
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?
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.

Cover Details

Characters Smitty; Herby; Scrappy (dog)

1 page Smitty and Herby story "Crying Shame"

Characters Herby; Tommy
Synopsis Herby tries to find out why his friend is crying.
Notes Inside front cover; black and white.

8 page Smitty and Herby story "Happy Birthday"

Characters Smitty; Herby; Ginnie; Mr. 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.

6 page Smitty and Herby story "What Every Mother Should Know"

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

6 page Smitty and Herby story "Proof of Loss"

Characters Herby; Scrappy (dog); Smitty (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.

7 page Smitty and Herby story "A Hero's Life"

Characters Herby; Smitty; 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.

5 page Smitty and Herby story "Fighting Old Fighter"

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

1 page Smitty and Herby story "Herby's Lucky Day"

Characters Herby
Synopsis Herby spends a dollar on hot dogs and candy and the next morning is too sick to go to school.
Notes Inside back cover; black and white.

1 page Smitty and Herby story "Dreaming of Food"

Characters Herby
Synopsis Herby dreams of candy and ice cream, then has a nightmare about castor oil.
Notes Back cover; pantomime story. The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents."