| Issue | #653 |
| Published | October 1955 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | ? |
| Notes | Indicia title is "SMOKEY THE BEAR, No. 653." Code number is S.T.B.O.S #653-5510. Copyright 1955 by Western Printing & Lithographing Co. First of eight Smokey the Bear Four Color issues. |
| Characters | Smokey the Bear; Little Smokey |
| Pencils | Morris Gollub ? (painting) |
| Inks | Morris Gollub ? (painting) |
| Colors | Morris Gollub ? (painting) |
| Notes | Pencils, inks, and colors credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). |
| Characters | Smokey the Bear (photos) |
| Genre | animal |
| Pencils | ? (photos) |
| Inks | ? (photos) |
| Notes | Inside front cover; black and white. Five photos of the real-life Smokey the Bear at various ages. |
| Characters | Smokey the Bear (origin); Little Smokey (intro); Specs (intro) |
| Synopsis | Smokey tells of his being caught in a forest fire as a cub and being rescued by the Forest Service. As an adult he is now a forest ranger. Little Smokey and Specs the raccoon help him organize the forest animals to fight a forest fire. |
| Pencils | Morris Gollub |
| Inks | Morris Gollub |
| Notes | Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
| Characters | Smokey the Bear; Little Smokey; Specs |
| Synopsis | When an overabundance of deer threaten to consume all the food in the area, leaving nothing for the other animals, Smokey must find another feeding area and convince half the deer to move there. |
| Pencils | Morris Gollub |
| Inks | Morris Gollub |
| Notes | Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). |
| Characters | Smokey the Bear; Little Smokey; Specs |
| Synopsis | With the help of some beavers, Smokey and his friends rebuild an eroded watershed. |
| Pencils | Morris Gollub |
| Inks | Morris Gollub |
| Notes | Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
| Characters | Smokey the Bear; Little Smokey; Specs |
| Synopsis | An owl keeps Smokey awake at night until Smokey decides to keep the owl awake all day so he'll sleep at night, too. |
| Pencils | Morris Gollub |
| Inks | Morris Gollub |
| Notes | Inside back cover; black and white. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). |
| Characters | Smokey the Bear |
| Pencils | ? (painting) |
| Inks | ? (painting) |
| Colors | ? (painting) |
| Notes | Back cover. Painting of Smokey incorporating Dell's "A Pledge to Parents" as part of the illustration. |