Buzz (DC Thomson)

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Buzz
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Publisher D. 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.

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List of Buzz comic strips

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

Strip TitleArtistFirst AppearanceLast AppearanceNotes
Big Bad Moggy Peter Moonie 129Not in 17,18,19. From 20 onward strip title changed to Moggy. [1]
Big Fat Flo Phil Millar 1103Not in 35 & 39. [2] Continued in The Topper after the merger.
Billy the Kidder Jimmy Glen /

Watson Kennedy

119 [3]
The Buzzies and the Fuzzies Gordon Bell 5103Two 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]
Calamity Kate George Martin 1103 [5] A girl who inadvertently broke things
Cookie Tom Lavery 168Not in 3,18, nor 32 to 67.
Fred the Flop Tom Lavery 1103 [6] About an incompetent thief. Continued in The Topper after the merger.
Freeze Terry Patrick 6690An adventure story [7]
Good Knight Bill Ritchie 17102Not in 30, 31, 34, 36 to 38, 40 to 53, 68, 77, 81, nor 83 to 101. [8]
Gus the Galoot J Edward Oliver 116 [9]
Harum Scareum Gordon Bell 156About a rabbit Harum and a farmer's dog Scarum in conflict over the farm's carrots. Not in 30.
Hop, Skip and Jock Malcolm Judge 1103 [10] About three boys whose strip consisted of large 'action' panels containing with numerous gags. Was the comic's only cover strip.
Jimmy Jinx And What He Thinks Ken Harrison 1103About 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.
Monty Moneybags Jimmy Glen 152Not in 24, 25, nor 42 to 49. [12]
Nero and Zero Tom Bannister 140 [13] About two incompetent Roman guards to Julius Caesar.
Nobby Bob McGrath 1103 [14] About a generic resourceful/mischievous boy. Continued in The Topper after the merger.
Olly's Occy Phil Milar 129About a boy and his octopus called Occy. Not in 19,20,21,22,23,26,27. [15]
Postman Knox Various Artists4101Not in 5. [16] Feature where reader's sent in jokes.
The Rooky Racers Alan Rogers 62103 [17] A strip with a similar premise to the cartoon Wacky Races.
Sammy's Scribbles Gordon Bell 18103Continued in The Topper after the merger.
Skookum Skool Ken Harrison 1103A similar strip to The Bash Street Kids. Continued in Cracker.
Sleepy Ed The nap-happy chappie John Aldrich 41103Continued in The Topper after the merger.
Spookum Skool Ken Harrison 60103A spinoff of Skookum Skool but with ghosts. Also continued in Cracker.
Tich and Snitch David Gudgeon 127Anthropomorphic antics of a female elephant (‘Snitch’) and a male mouse (‘Tich’).
Top Tec George Martin 57103
The Twitz of the Ritz Bill Ritchie 161
Uncle Dan the medicine man Bill Holroyd/Albert Holroyd 91103Reprints from The Beezer. [18] Another Adventure story.
The Whiteys and the Stripeys Tom Lavery 3065Another 'feuding rivals' strip, this time with two marooned sets of pirates on adjacent islands
Wig and Wam Arthur Martin 159Two 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.
Willie the Wizard He's learning to spell Ken Hunter 117 [19] A strip about a wizard in training.

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

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