Buzzy #1 CGC 9.6 Triple Cover, HIGHEST GRADED

Buzzy #1 – Key Highlights

• Publisher: DC Comics

• Publication Date: December 1944

• Cover Artist: George Storm

• Interior Artists: George Storm, Jack Farr, Henry Boltinoff, and Tom McNamara

• Writers: Alvin Schwartz and Jack Farr

• Genre: Humor / Teen Comedy

• Pages: 52

• Original Cover Price: $0.10

🔥 Key Significance

• First issue of Buzzy's self-titled series, introducing the teenage character and his humorous adventures.

• Features artwork by George Storm, who also provides the cover illustration.

• Includes contributions from Alvin Schwartz, Jack Farr, and Henry Boltinoff, bringing together several creators associated with DC's Golden Age humor features.

• Offers a snapshot of postwar-era teenage comedy, including dating, friendship, family responsibilities, and humorous predictions about life after World War II.

📖 Story Highlights

Untitled Buzzy Story – Mr. Gruff's Portrait

• Script: Alvin Schwartz

• Art: George Storm

• Mr. Gruff's portrait has been painted by the supposedly great artist Henri Boltinoff. While Buzzy and his friends are delivering it to City Hall for its unveiling, the portrait gets defaced, leaving the gang scrambling to repair it before the big event.

Untitled Professor Pipp Story

• Script and Art: Jack Farr

• A humorous collection of predictions about what might happen when World War II ends and soldiers return home.

Untitled Buzzy Story – Babysitting Julia

• Script: Alvin Schwartz

• Art: George Storm

• Buzzy must cancel a date with Susie because he has to babysit his niece, Julia.

Shorty – Humor Page

• Art: Henry Boltinoff

• A short humor feature.

Untitled Alix in Folly-Land Story

• Art: Tom McNamara

• A humorous adventure featuring Alix in Folly-Land.

📌 Additional Details

• George Storm provides both the cover artwork and illustrations for the Buzzy stories.

• The issue features a humorous reference to Henry Boltinoff within the Mr. Gruff portrait story, as the fictional artist Henri Boltinoff.

• The Professor Pipp feature reflects the anticipation surrounding the eventual return of servicemen following World War II.

Collector's Note: Buzzy #1 is an appealing Golden Age DC humor issue, capturing the teenage culture of the 1940s through dating mishaps, friendships, family obligations, and postwar comedy. Its December 1944 debut makes it an interesting example of DC's wartime-era humor publishing.