Indicia title is "SUSIE Q. SMITH, No. 553." Code number is S.Q.S. O.S. #553-544. Copyright 1954 by McNaught Syndicate. On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1954 Books and Pamphlets, page 392. Fourth of four Susie Q. Smith Four Colors. Based on the "Susie Q. Smith" newspaper strip by Jerry and Linda Walter.
Cover
1 page
Genre
Teen
Characters
Susie Q. Smith; Hutch Hopkins
Pencils
Linda Walter
Inks
Linda Walter
Cartoon
Four Gags (1 page)
Synopsis
Four one-panel gags involving Susie's sister Cleo.
Feature
Cleo
Genre
Humor; Children
Characters
Susie Q. Smith; Cleo Smith
Script
Jerry Walter
Pencils
Linda Walter
Inks
Linda Walter
Letters
Linda Walter ?
Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Four one-panel gags, possibly newspaper strip reprints.
Comic Story
Beauty Contest / Susie Q. Smith (10 pages)
Synopsis
Susie and Legs compete in a beauty contest to be the mascot of the Boys' Club.
Cleo is using olives as ammunition for her sling-shot.
Feature
Cleo
Genre
Children
Characters
Cleo Smith
Script
Jerry Walter
Pencils
Linda Walter
Inks
Linda Walter
Letters Page
No Title (2 pages)
Synopsis
Illustrated letters from teen girls complaining about teen boys; and vice versa.
Feature
Every Dog Has His Say
Genre
Teen
Characters
Susie Q. Smith; Hutch Hopkins
Script
Jerry Walter
Pencils
Linda Walter
Inks
Linda Walter
Letters
Linda Walter ?
Notes
Letters from Frances Yanna, Auburn, Mich.; Barbara Bivens, Evansville, Ind.; Eddie Norvind, Swissvale, Pa.; and Willard Lutz, Marietta, Ohio. These may be newspaper strip reprints.
Comic Story
Baby Sitter's Nightmare (1 page)
Synopsis
Susie gets more than she bargained for when she plays cowboy with the boys.
Feature
Horrible Horace and Awful Arthur
Genre
Children
Characters
Horrible Horace White; Awful Arthur White; Susie Q. Smith
Script
Jerry Walter
Pencils
Linda Walter
Inks
Linda Walter
Letters
Linda Walter ?
Comic Story
Susie Learns to Play Baseball / Susie Q. Smith (15 pages)
Synopsis
Thinking Hutch prefers playing baseball to seeing her, Susie gets Wolf Wilson to teach her baseball; but Wolf has some other lessons on his mind.
Genre
Sports; Teen
Characters
Susie Q. Smith; Hutch Hopkins; Hairbrush; Cleo Smith; Butterfly (dog); Muscles Maloney; Owlie Olson; Smiley; Wolf Wilson
Script
Jerry Walter
Pencils
Linda Walter
Inks
Linda Walter
Letters
Linda Walter
Comic Story
Club Initiation (3 pages)
Synopsis
Cleo and her friends make Cousin Clyde stay in their clubhouse at night to prove he's not scared of ghosts.
Feature
Cleo
Genre
Children
Characters
Cleo Smith; Susie Q. Smith; Cousin Clyde
Script
Jerry Walter
Pencils
Linda Walter
Inks
Linda Walter
Letters
Linda Walter ?
Comic Story
My Diary / Susie Q. Smith (2 pages)
Synopsis
Seven one-panel gags; one for each day of the week.
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