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Synopsis

Korkis talks about Robert Sidney Smith, the creator of Sherlock Holmes Jr. giving a brief biography of his early life and career. Then he covers when, in 1922, Smith became the first cartoonist getting a 10-year one million dollar contract ($100,00 per year) for his work on The Gumps with the Chicago Tribune along with the gift of a new Rolls Royce automobile and an oriental rug for his office. Korkis mentions that Sherlock Holmes Jr. was a footnote in Smith's career and that he died in an automobile accident on October 20, 1935.

Credits

Script

Jim Korkis, Sidney Smith

Pencils

Sidney Smith, Tim Hamilton, Bane Kerac

Inks

Sidney Smith, Marvin Mann, Bane Kerac

Letters

Sidney Smith

Contributing editor

Jim Korkis

Cover coloring

Scott Bieser

Cover illustration

Scott Bieser

Creative director, secretary

Tom Mason

Editor-in-chief, vice-president

Chris Ulm

Editorial assistant

Mickie Villa, Dan Danko

President

Scott Rosenberg

Publisher, treasurer

Dave Olbrich