We preserve and share the work of cartoonists George and Virginia Smith.

The Smith Family Comic Archive Project is a 501(c)(3) public charity. We collect, preserve, and make accessible the original artwork, magazine roughs, and syndicated strips of The Smith Family, which George and Virginia Smith created from 1950 to 1997. The archive supports research, teaching, and public appreciation of mid-century American cartoon art.

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Thursday, September 4, 2025

1953 The Evening News


 

They're Coming to Your House!

They're Coming to Your House! GOODNESS NO!! THEYRE NOT ALL OURS!! ONE BELONGS NEXT DOOR Written by a very real Mr. and Mrs. George Smith who have nine real-life youngsters. STARTING MONDAY in the star-studded comic pages of The Miami Herald Doesn't Everyone You Know Read The Herald



 

The Smith Family, September 4, 2025






 

Parting Shots American Legion Magazine 1950





 

Civilization can never occur till exacerbation

CIVILIZATION CAN NEVER OCCUR TILL EXACERBATION, OBSTREPEROUSNESS AND PARSIMONY ARE REPLACED BY PERSPICACITY MONIFICENCE AND MAGNANIMITY