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Buzz was an A3 British

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that ran from (issues dates) 20 January 1973 to 4 January 1975, when it merged with The Topper

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. Buzz ran for 103 Issues.

List of Buzz comic strips

These are in alphabetical order and all numbers refer to issues of Buzz.

Strip Title	Artist	First Appearance	Last Appearance	Notes
Big Bad Moggy	Peter Moonie	1	29	Not in 17,18,19. From 20 onward strip title changed to Moggy.
Big Fat Flo	Phil Millar	1	103	Not in 35 & 39. Continued in The Topper Topper (comic book) The Topper was a UK comic published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd that ran from 7 February 1953 to 15 September 1990, when it merged with The Beezer.... after the merger.
Billy the Kidder	Jimmy Glen / Watson Kennedy	1	19
The Buzzies and the Fuzzies	Gordon Bell Gordon Bell C. Gordon Bell is an American computer engineer and manager. An early employee of Digital Equipment Corporation 1960–1966, Bell designed several of their PDP machines and later became Vice President of Engineering 1972-1983, overseeing the development of the VAX...	5	103	Two groups of feuding creatures resembling Weebles; one group very hairy like Captain Caveman, the others with short buzzcuts. Not in 34,38,75,83,86,88,89,90.
Calamity Kate	George Martin George Martin Sir George Henry Martin CBE is an English record producer, arranger, composer and musician. He is sometimes referred to as "the Fifth Beatle"— a title that he often describes as "nonsense," but the fact remains that he served as producer on all but one of The Beatles' original albums...	1	103	A girl who inadvertently broke things
Cookie Cookie In the United States and Canada, a cookie is a small, flat, baked treat, usually containing fat, flour, eggs and sugar. In most English-speaking countries outside North America, the most common word for this is biscuit; in many regions both terms are used, while in others the two words have...	Tom Lavery Tom Lavery Thomas Patrick Lavery was a South African athlete who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born in Scotland and died in Germiston....	1	68	Not in 3,18, nor 32 to 67.
Fred the Flop	Tom Lavery Tom Lavery Thomas Patrick Lavery was a South African athlete who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born in Scotland and died in Germiston....	1	103	About an incompetent thief. Continued in The Topper Topper (comic book) The Topper was a UK comic published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd that ran from 7 February 1953 to 15 September 1990, when it merged with The Beezer.... after the merger.
Freeze	Terry Patrick	66	90	An adventure story
Good Knight	Bill Ritchie Bill Ritchie Bill Ritchie was a Scottish cartoonist. He is known for work on comics published by D. C. Thomson.-Biography:...	17	102	Not in 30, 31, 34, 36 to 38, 40 to 53, 68, 77, 81, nor 83 to 101.
Gus the Galoot	J Edward Oliver	1	16
Harum Scareum	Gordon Bell Gordon Bell C. Gordon Bell is an American computer engineer and manager. An early employee of Digital Equipment Corporation 1960–1966, Bell designed several of their PDP machines and later became Vice President of Engineering 1972-1983, overseeing the development of the VAX...	1	56	About a rabbit Harum and a farmer's dog Scarum in conflict over the farm's carrot Carrot The carrot is a root vegetable, usually orange in colour, though purple, red, white, and yellow varieties exist. It has a crisp texture when fresh... s. Not in 30.
Hop, Skip and Jock	Malcolm Judge Malcolm Judge Malcolm Judge was a British cartoonist, best known for his contributions to DC Thomson's range of comics. He was married, had one daughter, and lived in Bishopbriggs near Glasgow....	1	103	About three boys whose strip consisted of large 'action' panels containing with numerous gags. Was the comic's only cover strip.
Jimmy Jinx And What He Thinks	Ken Harrison	1	103	About a boy with the metaphorical 'good angel' on one side of his head and a 'bad angel' on the other. Not in 16. Continued in The Topper Topper (comic book) The Topper was a UK comic published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd that ran from 7 February 1953 to 15 September 1990, when it merged with The Beezer.... after the merger.
Monty Moneybags	Jimmy Glen	1	52	Not in 24, 25, nor 42 to 49.
Nero and Zero Nero and Zero Nero and Zero was a comic strip originally in the boys' story paper The Wizard, published by DC Thomson. This strip started on 1 November 1930 and was originally drawn by Allan Morley. The strip featured the subtitle the "Rollicking Romans" and featured two bumbling Roman guards called Nero and...	Tom Bannister	1	40	About two incompetent Roman Ancient Rome Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world.... guards to Julius Caesar Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman general and statesman and a distinguished writer of Latin prose. He played a critical role in the gradual transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire.... .
Nobby	Bob McGrath Bob McGrath Robert Emmet "Bob" McGrath is an American singer and actor best known for playing the human character Bob on Sesame Street. He was born in Ottawa, Illinois. McGrath was named for Irish patriot Robert Emmet....	1	103	About a generic resourceful/mischievous boy. Continued in The Topper Topper (comic book) The Topper was a UK comic published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd that ran from 7 February 1953 to 15 September 1990, when it merged with The Beezer.... after the merger.
Olly's Occy	Phil Milar	1	29	About a boy and his octopus called Occy. Not in 19,20,21,22,23,26,27.
Postman Knox	Various Artists	4	101	Not in 5. Feature where reader's sent in jokes.
The Rooky Racers	Alan Rogers Alan Rogers Alan Rogers may refer to:Alan Rogers , XXth century Bishop of Mauritius, Bishop of Fulham and Bishop of EdmontonAlan Rogers , camping enthusiast and publisher...	62	103	A strip with a similar premise to the cartoon Wacky Races Wacky Races Wacky Races is an animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera. The series features 11 different cars racing against each other in various road rallies throughout North America, with each driver hoping to win the title of the "World's Wackiest Racer." Wacky Races ran on CBS from September... .
Sammy's Scribbles	Gordon Bell Gordon Bell C. Gordon Bell is an American computer engineer and manager. An early employee of Digital Equipment Corporation 1960–1966, Bell designed several of their PDP machines and later became Vice President of Engineering 1972-1983, overseeing the development of the VAX...	18	103	Continued in The Topper Topper (comic book) The Topper was a UK comic published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd that ran from 7 February 1953 to 15 September 1990, when it merged with The Beezer.... after the merger.
Skookum Skool Skookum Skool Skookum Skool was a comic strip originally featured in Buzz. The strip first appeared in the first issue of Buzz and was featured in every issue of the comic. The strip was drawn by Ken H...	Ken Harrison	1	103	A similar strip to The Bash Street Kids The Bash Street Kids The Bash Street Kids is an ongoing comic strip featuring in the British comic The Beano. The strip was created by Leo Baxendale under the title When the Bell Rings, and first appeared in The Beano in issue 604, dated 13 February 1954. It became The Bash Street Kids in 1956 and since then, it has... . Continued in Cracker.
Sleepy Ed The nap-happy chappie	John Aldrich John Aldrich John Aldrich is an American political scientist and author, known for his research and writings on American politics, elections, and political parties, and on formal theory and methodology in political science....	41	103	Continued in The Topper Topper (comic book) The Topper was a UK comic published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd that ran from 7 February 1953 to 15 September 1990, when it merged with The Beezer.... after the merger.
Spookum Skool	Ken Harrison	60	103	A spinoff of Skookum Skool but with ghosts. Also continued in Cracker.
Tich and Snitch	David Gudgeon	1	27	Anthropomorphic antics of a female elephant (‘Snitch’) and a male mouse (‘Tich’).
Top Tec	George Martin George Martin Sir George Henry Martin CBE is an English record producer, arranger, composer and musician. He is sometimes referred to as "the Fifth Beatle"— a title that he often describes as "nonsense," but the fact remains that he served as producer on all but one of The Beatles' original albums...	57	103
The Twitz of the Ritz	Bill Ritchie Bill Ritchie Bill Ritchie was a Scottish cartoonist. He is known for work on comics published by D. C. Thomson.-Biography:...	1	61
Uncle Dan the medicine man	Bill Holroyd/Albert Holroyd	91	103	Reprints from The Beezer. Another Adventure story.
The Whiteys and the Stripeys	Tom Lavery Tom Lavery Thomas Patrick Lavery was a South African athlete who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born in Scotland and died in Germiston....	30	65	Another 'feuding rivals' strip, this time with two marooned sets of pirates on adjacent islands
Wig and Wam	Arthur Martin	1	59	Two warring American Indians. Wam (the creepy older bad guy) and a young girl Wig. An unrelated strip (also about two American Indians) appeared in the first issue of The Dandy The Dandy The Dandy is a long running children's comic published in the United Kingdom by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. The first issue was printed in 1937 and it is the world's third longest running comic, after Detective Comics and Il Giornalino... .
Willie the Wizard He's learning to spell	Ken Hunter Ken Hunter Ken Hunter is a former champion Australian rules football player who played for the Carlton Football Club in the VFL ....	1	17	A strip about a wizard in training.

List of Buzz comic strips

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