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Issue: Buzzy #1
Publication Date: January 1945
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Issues: #1 of 77 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Detective Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/03/1944
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 15 (10 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration. On-sale date of October 18 from a house advertisement in More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #100 (November-December 1944).
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.; standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Buzzy Brown; Susie Gruff; Homer Gruff
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Pages: 1
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Probable logo design credit from Todd Klein via his Facebook posting Comics Logos B #88: BUZZY on 14 June 2021.
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.33
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First Line: Only in a Superman DC Publication are found...
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Includes cover art from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #32, Batman (DC, 1940 series) #26, and Boy Commandos (DC, 1942 series) #9.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Buzzy Brown; Susie Gruff; Homer Gruff; Wolfert; Bink; Henri Boltinoff
First Line: I'll have your Pops lookin' like Charles Boyer, Kitten!
Synopsis: Mr. Gruff's portrait has been painted by "the great artist" Henri Boltinoff, but while Buzzy and his pals are delivering it to City Hall to be unveiled, it gets defaced and they have to try to repair it.
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Prof. Pipp
Character(s): Professor Pipp
First Line: My dear friends, next of kin, and unpreferred creditors...
Synopsis: humorous predictions of things that might happen when the war is over and the soldiers come home
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Buzzy Brown; Mr. Brown; Mrs. Brown; Susie Gruff; Julia; Ella; Eddie; Wolfert; Bink
First Line: Little Julia's a hot chimney, if y'ask me!!
Synopsis: Buzzy has to cancel a date with Susie to baby-sit his niece Julia.
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Pages: 6
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Genres: humorous, military
Character(s): Shorty
First Line: Some assignment. Taking care of the ship's laundry today!
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Buzzy Brown; Susie Gruff; Wolfert; Bink; Homer Gruff
First Line: Never saw things goin' so right...
Synopsis: Wolfert tries to cut Buzzy out on his date with Susie.
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Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: childrens, fantasy
Feature(s): Alix in Folly-Land
Character(s): Alix; Unk
First Line: Aww heck!!
Synopsis: Alix and his uncle observe a love triangle among three children.
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Major Muffit
Character(s): Major Muffit
First Line: Pardon me, folks,--Just another slight attack...
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Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Buzzy Brown; Susie Gruff; Homer Gruff
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Pseudonym identified in Jerry Bails' Who's Who in American Comics.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Buzzy Brown; Wolfert; Bink; Susie Gruff; Homer Gruff
First Line: Golly!! What kind of a musical instrument is that?
Synopsis: Buzzy's new exercise machine works fine until Mr. Gruff tries it out.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Buzzy Brown; Mr. Brown; Susie Gruff; Homer Gruff
First Line: Look me over, Pop!
Synopsis: Buzzy goes to the costume shop to exchange Mr. Gruff's costume for the masquerade ball, but all they have left is a circus strongman outfit, which causes several embarrassing moments for Mr. Gruff.
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Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: An important message to the boys and girls of America!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Dr. Narsty
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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