The top 25 cartoonists in sales for 1950 were: Don Tobin, with 93 sales, Mort Walker with 87, Ted Key with 81, Chon Day with 78, Tom Henderson with 68; tying for 6th place were Clyde Lamb, George Wolfe, Lew Follette and the Berenstains, with 59 sales each; 7th place, Ray Helle with 58; tied for 8th place, Hank Ketcham and Stan Hunt with 57 sales; then Irwin Caplan with 55, Bill King with 54; 11th place, a three-way tie, with Virgil Partch, Syverson and Walter Goldstein selling 53 gags each; Reamer Keller with 46 okays, Martha Blanchard with 44; 14th place was another three-way tie, with George Smith, Gardner Rea and Kate Osann selling 42 each; Mel Lazarus with 41, Dick Cavalli with 38, Ned Hilton with 34; 18th place was a four-way tie with Jeff Keate, Ben Roth, Salo Roth and Larry Harris selling 33 to the major markets; 19th place was held by Al Kaufman and Charles Pearson with 31 okays; Mary Gibson with 29 sales, Gus Lundberg with 28, Al Ross with 27, Herb Williams with 24, John Dempsey with 23, and Corka with 22 okays

The Cartoonist Who Ranked 14th in America — and Was Nearly Forgotten "In 1950, George Smith outsold hundreds of cartoonists across the country. Today, almost no one knows his name. Here's why that matters."

  George Smith ranked #14 nationally in cartoon sales in 1950  44-year run (1950–1994) in papers like The Boston Globe and Philadelphia Inquirer  A husband-and-wife team — George and Virginia — creating work totogether.  Despite massive reach, the strip exists in no public archive.
"Every day, another piece of mid-century American culture disappears. Not because it wasn't loved — but because no one stepped in to save it in time." 

The American Statesmen

 

MANS DEATH DEMINISHES ME BECAUSE I AM INVOLVED IN MANKIND." OR IF YOU ARE NOT PART OF THE SOLUTION YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM OR: MY NOT HAVING, DRAMATICALLY CHANGES THE CHARACTER OF YOUR HAVING.

Save the Smiths

You know that in a recent Courier-Post survey 66% of their readers told the editors they wanted to see us again. so let's hurry Good news folks THE SMITH FAMILY returns

 

1949

Bertha

 

I ENJOYED THE MOVIE YOU WERE IN GOD. The Boston Globe -Friday -May- 26- 1978

 

MR. QUINLANS WINDOW JUST FELL APART. IF YOU SPANK YOUR KID. YOUR HAND WILL ROT OFF.

DON'T WORRY HONEY! by George Smith Evening star Washington District of Columbia · Sunday March 05 1950

IT'S WONDERFUL TO HAVE SO MANY SISTERS

 

I WANT A SECOND OPINION!! By Mr. and Mrs. George Smith

THE BABY'S HEAD! LOOK AT THE BABY'S HEAD! WHAT ABOUT THE BABY'S HEAD! !