Buzzy #37

Buzzy's smooth-talking teen charm is on full display in this 1951 DC humor gem, as our letterman-sweatered hero holds hands with his girlfriend on the front porch, nervously explaining to a very unimpressed, pajama-clad man that they're "Er-ah — rehearsing for the school play, y'know…!" The grumpy figure in the doorway, pipe clenched and clearly unconvinced, makes for a wonderfully relatable comedy of teenage excuses gone sideways. At 52 big pages for just a dime, this issue — featuring the story "Party Lines" — delivers the kind of lighthearted suburban humor that made Buzzy such a fun corner of the DC lineup.