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{{Short description|Comic strip from The Beano}}
{{Primary sources|date=November 2021}}
{{EngvarB|date=September 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
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{{Distinguish|text=the 1960s' comic strip "Smiffy" from ''[[The Beezer]]'', illustrated by [[Bill Ritchie]]}}
{{Beano story spinoff
|title=Simply Simffy
|startno=2254|start_date=28 September 1985|first=2254|finishno=|finish_date=
|image=Masthead of Simply Smiffy.png|caption=The masthead of the first issue, illustrated by Jerry Swaffield.<ref name="debut"/>
|comics=y |last=2338, 3660 – ??
|characters={{ubl|[[Bash Street Kids#Smiffy|Smiffy]]|Norman Smiffy}}
|franchise={{Unbulleted list|''[[The Beano Annual]]'' 1987, 1988|''The Beano Summer Special'' 1986, 1987}}
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}}
'''Simply Smiffy''' is a [[comic strip]] published in the British comic magazine ''[[The Beano]]''. It is one of the many spin-off comic strips off ''[[The Bash Street Kids]]'', first appearing in issue 2254.<ref name=debut>{{Cite magazine|title=Simply Smiffy|date=1985-09-28|magazine=[[The Beano]]|publisher=D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd.|issue=2254|others=Illustrated by Jerry Swaffield|editor-last=Kerr|editor-first=Euan}}</ref>

== Background ==
''Simply Smiffy'' is the second ''Bash Street Kids'' spin-off that starred Smiffy, the first being ''Says Smiffy'' from 1971. It encouraged readers to mail the ''Beano'' office their ideas for new inventions, which are tested by Smiffy in the following issues. The series was illustrated by [[Jim Petrie]] and ran for over 25 issues.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Says Smiffy|date=1971-09-18|magazine=The Beano|publisher=D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd.|issue=1522|others=Illustrated by Jim Petrie|editor-last=Cramond|editor-first=Harold}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Says Smiffy|date=1972-04-01|magazine=The Beano|publisher=D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd.|issue=1552|others=Illustrated by Jim Petrie|editor-last=Cramond|editor-first=Harold}}</ref>

== Synopsis ==
The stories are about Smiffy's life outside of going to school, usually making mistakes because of his ditziness. It is revealed he has a brother, a bespectacled boy (who looks similar to Smiffy) named Norman, who supervises Smiffy's antics.

== Publication history ==
Despite Jim Petrie illustrating Smiffy's previous comic strip, ''Simply Smiffy'' was illustrated by Jerry Swaffield. It was one of the first comic strips published and approved by chief editor Euan Kerr soon after Harry Cramond's retirement.<ref>{{cite book |title=The History of The Beano: The story so far |date=2008 |publisher=Waverley Books |isbn=978-1-902407-73-9 |page=234}}</ref> The strips were a page long and were set in Smiffy's home, garden, or in parks or the high street. The series ran from issue 2254 to 2338.<ref name="debut"/><ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Simply Smiffy|date=1987-05-09|magazine=The Beano|publisher=D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd.|issue=2338|others=Illustrated by Jerry Swaffield|editor-last=Kerr|editor-first=Euan}}</ref>

=== Subsequent appearances ===
''Simply Smiffy'' returned to The Beano in the Funsize Funnies, illustrated by [[Paul Palmer (comics)|Paul Palmer]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Simply Smiffy (Funsize Funnies)|magazine=The Beano|date=November 10, 2012|issue=3660}}</ref> It also appeared in 1987 and 1988's [[The Beano Annual|''Beano'' annuals]],{{r|BA87|BA88}} and ''The Beano Summer Special''s of 1986 and 1987.{{r|BSS86|BSS87}}

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{URL|https://www.beano.com/posts/simply-smiffy-swiss-cheese|Read a ''Simply Smiffy'' story}} from the Funsize Funnies run on the ''Beano'' website

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[[Category:The Bash Street Kids]]