Little Plum is a cartoon strip in the Beano comic. It first appeared in issue 586, dated 10 October 1953. The eponymous hero and his friends Chiefy and Hole-in-um-Head are members of the "Smellyfoot" Indian tribe, who spend most of their time fleeing from their rivals the "Puttyfeet". Other characters include Dr.Kildeer (the tribal medicine-man) and Treaclefoot (Plum's faithful horse). Little Plum was originally drawn by Leo Baxendale, and, after a few strips drawn by Robert Nixon, Ron Spencer took over. The strip originally finished in the mid 1980s, but it reappeared for a short time in 1998 under the name 'The Legend of Little Plum', drawn by Tom Paterson. In 2003 it returned again under its original name, and is still in The Beano today, drawn by Hunt Emerson.