Smitty [Treasure Box of Famous Comics]

Walter Berndt’s long-running newspaper strip Smitty was collected in this single, early comic-book reprint from Cupples & Leon, part of their Treasure Box of Famous Comics series. Released in 1934, the issue gathered the daily and Sunday antics of the title character—a mischievous but good-hearted boy—and his family, capturing the gentle humor and clean, expressive linework that made Berndt’s strip a beloved staple of the era. While a brief one-shot, it stands as a charming artifact of the transition from newspaper funnies to the emerging comic-book format.