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Sidney Smith - The Gumps - 1929 Daily from the Death of Mary Gold Story

Location: Smith, Sidney
Artist: Sidney Smith (All)

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Sidney Smith - The Gumps - Back of Daily
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Location: Smith, Sidney
Title: Sidney Smith - The Gumps - 1929 Daily from the Death of Mary Gold Story
Artist:  Sidney Smith (All)
Media Type: Pen and Ink
Art Type: Comic Strip
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 51
Likes on CAF: 0
Comments: 1
Added to Site: 10/19/2025

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The story arc of the death of Mary Gold in Sidney Smith's The Gumps kept readers' attention on edge for months. The story was complete with the maligned hero, Tom Carr, and the villainous Mr. Ausstinn (with the snake-like double s). This daily, from February 23, 1929, features Mary Gold's parents, as Mr. Gold finds out that he's been wiped out after playing a stock tip from Mr. Ausstinn. This is only months before the stock crash in October 1929, so Smith and others may have known that something was afoot. The daily shows Smith's wonderful use of dialogue, and even though there are no main characters, the readers truly felt something for these two.

Interestingly, on the back of the piece (additional image), someone was practicing their lettering, while also revealing their identity as Dick Tracy!

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Marcus Wai Member Since 2005
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Posted On 10/20/2025

Pretty daring as nothing was thought to be slowing down the momentum of the market at the time.  The despair is fully on display and a downer of a strip which would be more in the realm of editorial cartoons.