Buz Sawyer #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis volume collects the earliest Buz Sawyer newspaper strips by Roy Crane, following the titular Navy pilot through World War II in the Pacific theater. It reprints the series from its 1943 debut through the end of the war, showcasing Crane's dynamic storytelling and art in a hardcover edition from Fantagraphics.
Buz Sawyer #1 (2011, Fantagraphics) reintroduces the classic World War II adventure strip with Roy Crane’s original storytelling and art, capturing the high-stakes aerial combat of the Pacific Theater through the eyes of pilot Buz Sawyer and his gunner Rosco Sweeney. As Buz navigates the tensions of romance with both the guerrilla fighter Maharani Nasinga and his hometown sweetheart Christy Jameson, he’s pulled between duty and desire—until the war’s final months demand his full focus. The cover by Roy Crane perfectly sets the tone for this gritty, grounded wartime journey.
In the Pacific Theater of World War II, pilot Buz Sawyer and his gunner Rosco Sweeney dogfight enemy planes while navigating the tension of a romance with the guerrilla fighter Maharani Nasinga. Back home in Willow Springs, Buz grapples with pressure to marry Tot Winter, even as his heart remains with Christy Jameson, before returning to the front for the final months of the war and the long-awaited homecoming.
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