Buzz (DC Thomson)

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Buzz
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PublisherD. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd
Publication date20 January 1973 to 4 January 1975
No. of issues103

Buzz was an A3 (broadsheet) British comic book magazine that ran from 20 January 1973 to 4 January 1975, when it merged with The Topper. Buzz ran for 103 Issues.

List of Buzz comic strips[]

These are in alphabetical order and all numbers refer to issues of Buzz.

Strip Title Artist First Appearance Last Appearance Notes
1 29 Not in 17,18,19. From 20 onward strip title changed to Moggy.[1]
1 103 Not in 35 & 39.[2] Continued in The Topper after the merger.
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1 19[3]
Gordon Bell 5 103 Two groups of feuding creatures resembling Weebles; one group very hairy like Captain Caveman, the others with short buzzcuts. Not in 34,38,75,83,86,88,89,90.[4]
1 103 [5] A girl who inadvertently broke things
1 68 Not in 3,18, nor 32 to 67.
1 103 [6] About an incompetent thief. Continued in The Topper after the merger.
66 90 An adventure story [7]
Good Knight Bill Ritchie 17 102 Not in 30, 31, 34, 36 to 38, 40 to 53, 68, 77, 81, nor 83 to 101.[8]
J Edward Oliver 1 16 [9]
Gordon Bell 1 56 About a rabbit Harum and a farmer's dog Scarum in conflict over the farm's carrots. Not in 30.
Malcolm Judge 1 103[10] About three boys whose strip consisted of large 'action' panels containing with numerous gags. Was the comic's only cover strip.
And What He Thinks Ken Harrison 1 103 About a boy with the metaphorical 'good angel' on one side of his head and a 'bad angel' on the other. Not in 16.[11] Continued in The Topper after the merger.
1 52 Not in 24, 25, nor 42 to 49.[12]
Nero and Zero 1 40[13] About two incompetent Roman guards to Julius Caesar.
1 103[14] About a generic resourceful/mischievous boy. Continued in The Topper after the merger.
1 29 About a boy and his octopus called Occy. Not in 19,20,21,22,23,26,27.[15]
Various Artists 4 101 Not in 5.[16] Feature where reader's sent in jokes.
62 103[17] A strip with a similar premise to the cartoon Wacky Races.
Gordon Bell 18 103 Continued in The Topper after the merger.
Skookum Skool Ken Harrison 1 103 A similar strip to The Bash Street Kids. Continued in Cracker.
The nap-happy chappie 41 103 Continued in The Topper after the merger.
Spookum Skool Ken Harrison 60 103 A spinoff of Skookum Skool but with ghosts. Also continued in Cracker.
1 27 Anthropomorphic antics of a female elephant (‘Snitch’) and a male mouse (‘Tich’).
57 103
Bill Ritchie 1 61
Uncle Dan the medicine man Bill Holroyd/ 91 103 Reprints from The Beezer.[18] Another Adventure story.
30 65 Another 'feuding rivals' strip, this time with two marooned sets of pirates on adjacent islands
1 59 Two warring American Indians. Wam (the creepy older bad guy) and a young girl Wig. An unrelated strip of the same name (also about two American Indians) appeared in the first issue of The Dandy.
He's learning to spell 1 17 [19] A strip about a wizard in training.

References[]

  1. ^ "Big Bad Moggy / Moggy". Home.btconnect.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Big Fat Flo". Home.btconnect.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Billy The Kidder". Home.btconnect.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  4. ^ "The Buzzies And The Fuzzies". Home.btconnect.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Calamity Kate". Home.btconnect.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  6. ^ "Fred The Flop". Home.btconnect.com. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  7. ^ "Freeze!". Home.btconnect.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  8. ^ "Good Knight". Home.btconnect.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  9. ^ "Gus The Galoot". Home.btconnect.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  10. ^ "Hop, Skip And Jock". Home.btconnect.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  11. ^ "Jimmy Jinx". Home.btconnect.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  12. ^ "Monty Moneybags". Home.btconnect.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  13. ^ "Nero And Zero". Home.btconnect.com. 1 November 1930. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  14. ^ "NOBBY". Home.btconnect.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  15. ^ "Olly'S Occy". Home.btconnect.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  16. ^ "Postman Knox". Home.btconnect.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  17. ^ "Rooky Racers". Home.btconnect.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  18. ^ "Uncle Dan". Home.btconnect.com. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  19. ^ "Willie The Wizard". Home.btconnect.com. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2013.

See also[]

  • List of DC Thomson publications


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