classic comics Characters #21: Smokey Stover Statue

Smokey Stover was a comic strip written and drawn by Bill Holman from 1935 until he retired in 1973. Distributed through the Chicago Tribune, it featured the misadventures of the titular fireman, and had the longest run of any strip in the screwball genre. Although the daily comic strip featured Smokeys escapades with his chief, the plots were mainly a framework to display an endless parade of wild humor, sight gags, puns, mirthful mishaps and nonsensical dialogue.

Features of classic comics Characters #21: Smokey Stover Statue

Limited to 600 numbered pieces, Smokey comes packaged in a litho-printed full-color tin box and includes a certificate of authenticity, retro-style pinback button, and booklet about the character and his creator, Bill Scat Holman. Smokey Stover was a comic strip written and drawn by Bill Holman from 1935 until he retired in 1973. Although the daily comic strip featured Smokeys escapades with his chief, the plots were mainly a framework to display an endless parade of wild humor, sight gags, puns, mirthful mishaps and nonsensical dialogue