George Smith ranked #14 nationally in cartoon sales in 1950  44-year run (1950–1994) in papers like The Boston Globe and Philadelphia Inquirer  A husband-and-wife team — George and Virginia — creating work totogether.  Despite massive reach, the strip exists in no public archive.
"Every day, another piece of mid-century American culture disappears. Not because it wasn't loved — but because no one stepped in to save it in time."