<PAGE> PAGE 1
000 A000000 05/31/97
000 C000000 0000855887
000 D000000 N
000 E000000 NF
000 F000000 Y
000 G000000 N
000 H000000 N
000 I000000 3.0
000 J000000 U
001 A000000 DREYFUS STRATEGIC MUNICIPAL BOND FUND, INC.
001 B000000 811-5877
001 C000000 2129226764
002 A000000 200 PARK AVENUE
002 B000000 NEW YORK
002 C000000 NY
002 D010000 10166
003 000000 N
004 000000 N
005 000000 N
006 000000 N
007 A000000 N
007 B000000 0
018 000000 Y
019 A000000 Y
019 B000000 147
019 C000000 DREYFUSFAM
022 A000001 SMITH BARNEY INC.
022 B000001 13-1912900
022 C000001 15900
022 D000001 11900
022 A000002 LEHMAN BROTHERS INC.
022 B000002 13-2518466
022 C000002 7089
022 D000002 2800
022 A000003 J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.
022 B000003 13-3224016
022 C000003 3000
022 D000003 4012
022 A000004 PAINEWEBBER INCORPORATED
022 B000004 13-2638166
022 C000004 4660
022 D000004 1730
022 A000005 CITICORP SECURITIES INC.
022 B000005 13-2771536
022 C000005 1900
022 D000005 2800
022 A000006 GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.
022 B000006 13-5108880
022 C000006 1600
022 D000006 2900
022 A000007 MERRILL, LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INC.
<PAGE> PAGE 2
022 B000007 13-5674085
022 C000007 0
022 D000007 2881
022 A000008 BT SECURITIES CORPORATION
022 B000008 13-3131014
022 C000008 1300
022 D000008 1300
022 A000009 OPPENHEIMER & CO., INC.
022 B000009 13-2798343
022 C000009 1940
022 D000009 0
022 A000010 E.A. MOOS & CO. L.P.
022 B000010 22-2994280
022 C000010 62
022 D000010 0
023 C000000 37451
023 D000000 30323
055 A000000 Y
055 B000000 N
062 A000000 Y
062 B000000 0.0
062 C000000 0.0
062 D000000 0.0
062 E000000 0.8
062 F000000 0.0
062 G000000 0.0
062 H000000 0.0
062 I000000 0.0
062 J000000 0.0
062 K000000 0.0
062 L000000 0.0
062 M000000 0.0
062 N000000 0.0
062 O000000 97.4
062 P000000 0.0
062 Q000000 0.0
062 R000000 0.0
063 A000000 0
063 B000000 21.5
066 A000000 N
070 A010000 Y
070 A020000 N
070 B010000 N
070 B020000 N
070 C010000 Y
070 C020000 N
070 D010000 N
070 D020000 N
070 E010000 Y
070 E020000 N
070 F010000 N
<PAGE> PAGE 3
070 F020000 N
070 G010000 Y
070 G020000 N
070 H010000 N
070 H020000 N
070 I010000 Y
070 I020000 N
070 J010000 Y
070 J020000 Y
070 K010000 Y
070 K020000 N
070 L010000 N
070 L020000 N
070 M010000 N
070 M020000 N
070 N010000 Y
070 N020000 N
070 O010000 Y
070 O020000 N
070 P010000 Y
070 P020000 N
070 Q010000 N
070 Q020000 N
070 R010000 N
070 R020000 N
071 A000000 13809
071 B000000 10627
071 C000000 427397
071 D000000 2
072 A000000 6
072 B000000 16170
072 C000000 0
072 D000000 0
072 E000000 0
072 F000000 1090
072 G000000 545
072 H000000 0
072 I000000 31
072 J000000 1
072 K000000 0
072 L000000 19
072 M000000 25
072 N000000 21
072 O000000 1
072 P000000 0
072 Q000000 0
072 R000000 14
072 S000000 0
072 T000000 0
072 U000000 0
072 V000000 5
<PAGE> PAGE 4
072 W000000 10
072 X000000 1762
072 Y000000 0
072 Z000000 14408
072AA000000 158
072BB000000 0
072CC010000 0
072CC020000 6146
072DD010000 15147
072DD020000 0
072EE000000 0
073 A010000 0.3270
073 A020000 0.0000
073 B000000 0.0000
073 C000000 0.0000
074 A000000 68
074 B000000 0
074 C000000 3500
074 D000000 425930
074 E000000 0
074 F000000 0
074 G000000 0
074 H000000 0
074 I000000 0
074 J000000 0
074 K000000 0
074 L000000 8166
074 M000000 238
074 N000000 437902
074 O000000 0
074 P000000 278
074 Q000000 0
074 R010000 0
074 R020000 0
074 R030000 0
074 R040000 128
074 S000000 0
074 T000000 437496
074 U010000 46568
074 U020000 0
074 V010000 9.39
074 V020000 0.00
074 W000000 0.0000
074 X000000 4699
074 Y000000 0
075 A000000 0
075 B000000 437192
076 000000 10.00
077 A000000 N
080 A000000 NAT'L UNION FIRE INSUR. CO. OF PITTSBURGH, PA
080 B000000 VIGILANT INSURANCE COMPANY
<PAGE> PAGE 5
080 C000000 125000
081 A000000 Y
081 B000000 164
082 A000000 N
082 B000000 0
SIGNATURE JOSEPH F. TOWER
TITLE VICE PRESIDENT
<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> 6
<CIK> 0000855887
<NAME> DREYFUS STRATEGIC MUNICIPAL BOND FUND, INC.
<MULTIPLIER> 1000
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> NOV-30-1997
<PERIOD-END> MAY-31-1997
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST> 417908
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 429430
<RECEIVABLES> 8166
<ASSETS-OTHER> 306
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS> 0
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 437902
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES> 0
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT> 0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES> 406
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES> 406
<SENIOR-EQUITY> 0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 436086
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 46568
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 46196
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> 4010
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII> 0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS> (14122)
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> 0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC> 11522
<NET-ASSETS> 437496
<DIVIDEND-INCOME> 0
<INTEREST-INCOME> 16170
<OTHER-INCOME> 0
<EXPENSES-NET> 1762
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> 14408
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> 158
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> (6146)
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> 8420
<EQUALIZATION> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> (15147)
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> 0
<SHARES-REINVESTED> 372
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> (3185)
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> 4749
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> (14280)
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES> 1090
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0
<GROSS-EXPENSE> 1762
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS> 437192
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> 9.54
<PER-SHARE-NII> .31
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC> (.13)
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND> (.33)
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS> 0
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL> 0
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END> 9.39
<EXPENSE-RATIO> .008
<AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING> 0
<AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE> 0
</TABLE>
