SUSIE Q. SMITH is brash, funny, smart, perky and cute as a button. The comic was about a teenage girl and covered many of the familiar themes of young adult comics: dating, school, dealing with parents and siblings. What set it apart, at least slightly, was the comic was unusually frank about Susie's romantic life. Susie and her pals are often depicted in the midst of communal make-out sessions, something you'd rarely if ever see in the typically modest teenage features, although the Walters toned it down for SUSIE Q. SMITH’s Dell FOUR COLOR series. SUSIE Q. SMITH was originally a single panel comic strip published by King Features in 1945.The strip was created by Linda and Jerry Walter, a husband and wife team. Jerry did the writing and Linda handled the artwork. The series became a moderate success. In 1953 the Walters moved SUSIE Q. SMITH from King Features to the McNaught Syndicate. The move to a different company also included a change in the comic’s format from a daily single panel to a multi-panel strip. SUSIE Q. SMITH ultimately lasted into 1959. THIS BOOK IS AVAILABLE IN BOTH HARDCOVER AND TRADE PAPERBACK EDITIONS AS WELL AS IN EITHER FULL COLOR OR BLACK & WHITE.