"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.

 

Cartoon singed by GP aka Grandpa and Virginia -The Columbian Vancouver, Washington · Tuesday, June 30, 1981

 

Liberty Magazine 1941

 

The Newark Star-Ledger Newark, New Jersey ·1953-1956

 

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

 

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