Indicia title is "SMOKEY THE BEAR, No. 818." Code number is S.T.B. O.S. #818-576. Copyright 1957 by Western Printing & Lithographing Co. "Authorized and approved by the State Foresters and the Forest Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture in cooperation with the Advertising Council." Fourth of eight Smokey the Bear Four Color issues.
Cover
1 page
Feature
Smokey the Bear
Pencils
? (painting)
Inks
? (painting)
Colors
? (painting)
Genre
Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Characters
Smokey the Bear; Little Smokey; Specs
Notes
Richard Richmond says this cover is the same cover artist as Four Color issues 653, 708, 755 and 818 but not by Morris Gollub.
Comic Story
The Jumping Contest (1 page)
Synopsis
A bee helps Specs win a jumping contest with a frog.
Feature
Smokey the Bear
Genre
Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Characters
Smokey the Bear; Little Smokey; Specs
Pencils
Morris Gollub
Inks
Morris Gollub
First Line
Very good, Mr. Frog!
Notes
Inside front cover; black and white.
Comic Story
The Black Sheep (12 pages)
Synopsis
A stubborn black ram causes problems when Smokey tries to direct the mountain sheep to new grazing grounds.
Feature
Smokey the Bear
Genre
Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Characters
Smokey the Bear; Little Smokey; Specs
Pencils
Morris Gollub
Inks
Morris Gollub
Comic Story
The Litter Jitters (10 pages)
Synopsis
A herd of peccaries upsets litter baskets and scatters trash in the forest.
Feature
Smokey the Bear
Genre
Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Characters
Smokey the Bear; Little Smokey; Specs
Pencils
Morris Gollub
Inks
Morris Gollub
Comic Story
The River's Secret (10 pages)
Synopsis
When a river's level drops by three feet, Smokey, Little Smokey and Specs go to its headwaters, where they find it originates in a cavern. They find a rockfall in the cavern has diverted the water for the river into a side channel.
Feature
Smokey the Bear
Genre
Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Characters
Smokey the Bear; Little Smokey; Specs
Pencils
Morris Gollub
Inks
Morris Gollub
Comic Story
The Fledgling (1 page)
Synopsis
Smokey rescues a fledgling bird that keeps trying to fly before it is old enough.
Feature
Smokey the Bear
Genre
Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Characters
Smokey the Bear
Pencils
Morris Gollub
Inks
Morris Gollub
First Line
Sm-Smokey! Catch him!
Notes
Inside back cover; black and white.
Comic Story
Two Sides to a Story (1 page)
Synopsis
Smokey and Little Smokey start painting on opposite sides of the ranger station and find they are using different colors.
Feature
Smokey the Bear
Genre
Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Characters
Smokey the Bear; Little Smokey
Pencils
Morris Gollub
Inks
Morris Gollub
Notes
Back cover; pantomime story. The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents."
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