Smile! (The Family Circus-Red & Green) by Bil Keane (1976 MMPB)

Smile! (The Family Circus-Red Title & Green Background) by Bil Keane (1976 Mass Market Paperback Book) Fawcett Gold Medal, which means First Edition, but not guaranteed 1st printing (print-run usually stated). Syndicated cartoons from "The Family Circus" 1st published in newspapers during 1973. Last page is an order form for 16 titles of The Family Circus books published by Fawcett. Pages not numbered. William Aloysius "Bil" Keane (1922–2011) was an American cartoonist most notable for his work on the newspaper comic The Family Circus. It began in 1960 and continues in syndication, drawn by his son Jeff Keane. Paperback cover complete with green back & spine. Front cover has title in red. Cover shows little wear, but has indent marks from storage & tear at foot of spine stabilized with tape. Prior owner's name inside front cover; otherwise interior is tight clean and text unmarked. Copyrights 1973 & 1976. Published by arrangement withThe Register & Tribune Syndicate, Inc. 1st publication as this collection in book form by Fawcett was May, 1976. This copy is from the 7th printing. Fawcett catalog: 14172-1. ISBN: 0-449-14172-1. No LCCN. MSR = US $1.25.