Buz Sawyer - Roy Crane

Royston Campbell Crane (1901-1977), who signed his work Roy Crane, created the comic-strip characters Wash Tubbs, Captain Easy, and Buz Sawyer. He is regarded as one of the innovators of the adventure comic strip - wrote and drew Wash Tubbs, one of the first adventure strips, for nearly 20 years.

In 1943 he left Wash to create Buz Sawyer. Buz Sawyer immediately hit the ground running. From the start it was a top-notch adventure strip, and won Crane many fans who had never heard of 'Wash Tubbs' and 'Captain Easy'. 

Buz Sawyer, originated in 1943, ran in syndication until 1989, and featured many globe-spanning adventures of John Buz Sawyer. A chivalrous adventurer, Buz Sawyer was initially a fighter pilot for the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Theatre of World War II. When the war ended, Buz became a troubleshooter for an oil company. However, civilian life didn’t suit Buz Sawyer all that much, so he re-enlisted in the Navy as a jet pilot in the 1950s, leading to many exciting Cold-War adventures.

As a great comic strip artists/writers, Roy Crane was largely overlooked. He was a master storyteller and his work still continues to inspire cartoonists, even today...

Download here few of the vintage Buz Sawyer comics - one of where 'Sweeney', his Pal was first introduced and the other one is 'Captain Easy'. 




Buzz Sawyer - 1 (Size: 22.1 MB)

Buzz Sawyer - 2 (Size: 54.5 MB)
Captain Easy - 10 (Size: 36.1 MB)