Buzzy #18

Buzzy #18 delivers a perfectly timed slice of postwar teen humor, as "America's Favorite Teen-Ager" sits reluctantly in the dentist's chair — the doctor's mirror headband gleaming and his "Say 'AH!'" command hanging in the air — while a pretty blonde girl strolls past the office window, blissfully unaware of Buzzy's predicament. George Storm's clean, expressive linework captures that relatable gap between where a teenager wants to be and where he actually is. At ten cents and 52 pages, this 1948 DC offering is a warm, witty package of suburban comedy done with real charm.