Scholar Smurf (often called Pupil) has an orange knapsack on his back, black paint lines across knapsack straps. First sold in 1978 all the way until 2001, except in 1990. But oddly never sold by W. Berrie in the USA.

I have a soft spot for Scholar Smurf. Back in 2002, I rediscovered the Smurfs while on holidays in the Netherlands and Belgium. While in Brussels, I visited the Comic Art Museum which blew my mind. To celebrate the occasion, I purchased Scholar Smurf and Smurf at Laptop Computer. This was just the start my journey in collecting Smurfs, that continues today.

Typically Scholar Smurf has an orange knapsack, however it can also be found with a yellow or red knapsack. In most cases, these are from Spain and are highly sort after by collectors. Like many of these kind of Smurfs, I have only seen photos. Other fake Scholar Smurfs I have seen pictures of are from Poland and Mexico. Then personally hand painted ones.

Though I am quite happy with the different shades of orange knapsacks out there. From the very light to the very dark orange. So much so, some of my Scholar Smurfs are displayed on an angle to show off their knapsacks.

What do you think is the best way to display Scholar Smurf? Without worrying about sun exposure, animals knocking it over or any other potential disasters.

Keep on Smurfin
Kath B

Rarity Guide

1 Papa Smurf	Not really rare but still worth collecting
2 Papa Smurfs	Rare – but not too difficult to find
3 Papa Smurfs	Extremely Rare – you’re lucky if you have this one
4 Papa Smurfs	Ultra Rare – requires skill to collect
5 Papa Smurfs	Very Rare – a legendary Smurf