Buz Sawyer 12-23-1983 The South America Guerrillas by John Celardo & Edwin Granberry

Buz Sawyer published by King Features Syndicate
"The South America Guerrillas" 12-23-1983
13-1/4" x 4-1/4" Duotone board
Pencils, Inks, & Tones: John Celardo
Writer: Edwin Granberry

Buz Sawyer is a comic strip created by Roy Crane. Distributed by King Features Syndicate, it had a run from November 1, 1943 to October 7, 1989.

Edwin Granberry began writing Buz Sawyer during the 1940s, continuing as the strip's scripter until 1983. John Celardo drew the daily from May 3rd 1982 until it was discontinued on October 7th 1989.

John Celardo (December 27, 1918 – January 6, 2012) was an American comic strip and comic book artist, best known for illustrating the Tarzan comic strip.

Born on Staten Island, Celardo continued to live there most of his life. After a childhood in Mariners Harbor, he graduated from Port Richmond High School. He began his art career in the late 1930s drawing animals for the National Youth Administration at the Staten Island Zoo at West Brighton, where he was once photographed in the alligator pit by the Staten Island Advance.