Monday PSA: Buzzy’s Rules of Water Safety
Filed under: Comics
With summer officially here in the United States (thank you, Memorial Day), it seemed the perfect time for a summer-themed public service ad. Today, Buzzy, his girlfriend Susie, and his “friend” Wolfie teach readers about water safety.
It seems to me that a big flaw in Wolfie’s plan is that few women would find the “ability to almost drown” a positive.
TRUE STORY: It was at this point that Buzzy stated administering a battery of tests to those who wanted to be his friend –no more of this having to rescue a drowning acquaintance. Subsequently, all his previous friends moved over to the Binky strip, except for Wolfie, who was able to grandfather in as Buzzy’s only remaining friend.
This PSA appeared in various DC comics from September 1952, and then was reused 10 years later in comics from September 1962. The script and art are by PSA stalwarts Jack Schiff and Win Mortimer.
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June 10th, 2010 at 5:45 pm
I’m glad the safety rules include lifejackets in the canoe (conspicuously absent in the panel…).
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