Buzzy #72

A poolside love-triangle misunderstanding sets the tone perfectly for this August 1956 DC teen comedy, as Buzzy frantically explains to a fuming Susie that his compliment about another girl's "form" was strictly about her diving — meanwhile, the poised blonde in question balances gracefully on the diving board above them, blissfully unaware of the chaos below. The breezy summer setting and snappy speech bubble capture everything fun about mid-1950s teen humor comics in a single glance. As a bonus, this issue also announced a gigantic contest with 5,000 prizes — so readers in 1956 had even more reason to pick it up.