"One of the Smith Kids": A Smith Family Newspaper Panel

 "From the very beginning men an' women have had nothing in common except stupidity. They was given brains an' all they could see was apples!" One of the Smith kids drops a little philosophy in this panel, which a newspaper ran as a teaser for that day's strip. Clippings like this show how papers promoted The Smith Family to readers.

"Whoever Makes the Ugliest Face Wins My Teddy Bear": The Smith Family (Tri-City Herald, 1955)

 "Whoever makes the ugliest face wins my teddy bear." The Smith kids pull their worst faces, and then Mother's coming for a visit brings Dad into the contest. This daily ran in the Tri-City Herald on February 28, 1955, signed V. & G. Smith and distributed by the George Matthew Adams Service.

"Why Not, Mom?": The Smith Family (The Cincinnati Post & Times-Star)

 "Dolores, I've told you not to bring food out of the kitchen." "Why not, Mom?" Little Dolores makes her point in the last panel. This four-panel Smith Family strip was clipped from The Cincinnati Post & Times-Star.

"I Need 15¢ for Crayons, Mom": The Smith Family in Color

 "I need 15¢ for crayons, Mom." "Again! I gave you 15¢ for crayons yesterday. What do you do, eat them?" "You're on the right track." The hiccuping baby gives the game away in this full-color Smith Family strip by Mr. and Mrs. Smith.

"That's the Glory of Love": Illustrated Song Lyrics

 

"Ya gotta give a little, take a little ... that's the story of, that's the glory of love!!" A singer throws out his arms amid musical notes and hearts in this hand-lettered drawing.

Smith Family Cartoons by GP and Virginia: The Columbian, June 1981

 

"An' they tell us to 'grow up'!" Two boys laugh at adults in television commercials in the June 23 strip signed GP. In the June 30 strip signed Virginia, the boys contrast hours spent watching TV and in school with "...thinking about it." Both The Columbian, June 1981; © 1981 Universal Press Syndicate.

Liberty Magazine 1942

"I'd go home to mother if I knew where she was parked!" A George Smith gag cartoon from page 25 of Liberty Magazine, January 3, 1942, printed alongside the issue's fiction. The issue's cover is shown here too.

The Newark Star-Ledger: The Smith Family, 1953–1956

 

A Newark Sunday Star-Ledger masthead dated March 15, 1953 accompanies four Smith Family strips: the children stock up on treats after Dad praises a sugar-free town; Carol offers Tish her bike; Ellen's arithmetic answers exasperate Dad; and goodnight kisses leave Dad covered in lipstick. Strip dates are July 15, 1956; March 18, 1956; December 27, 1953; and July 3, 1955, with George Matthew Adams Service credits visible.

"...25 pounds of potatoes, 5 pounds of sugar..." (Gag Cartoon by George Smith)

 

"I never saw anyone so stubborn!" (This Week)