Crazy #4
(March 1954)

Marvel, 1953 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Authorized A. C. M. P. Conforms to the Comics Code
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Classic Syndicate Inc.
Brand
Atlas [black & white]
Editing
Stan Lee

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Maneely (signed as Joe Maneely)
Inks
Joe Maneely (signed as Joe Maneely)
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Artie Simek ?

Genre
horror-suspense; satire-parody

Indexer Notes

Coloring credit per Stan Goldberg.

Zombie! (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Everett ?
Pencils
Bill Everett (signed as 'RIP' Everett)
Inks
Bill Everett (signed as 'RIP' Everett)
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Everett

Job Number
D-818
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Comes now the spooky story department
Genre
horror-suspense; satire-parody
Reprints

Off My Trolley (Table of Contents: 2)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
D-952

I Love Loosely! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Howie Post (signed)
Pencils
Howie Post (signed)
Inks
Howie Post (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek ?

Job Number
D-872
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Romance dept: The tender and touching story of one girl's to find true love!
Genre
romance; satire-parody

The Greatest Schmoe on Earth (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Hartley (signed)
Inks
Al Hartley (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
D-943
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Children of all ages, look! We're at the circus!
Genre
satire-parody

Indexer Notes

Parody of the film The Greatest Show on Earth (Paramount Pictures, 1952). (Information from Tom Lammers).

Rocky Hollowheadsawdustskull (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sol Brodsky (signed as Sol Brodsky)
Inks
Sol Brodsky (signed as Sol Brodsky)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
D-851
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In this corner, and with no further ado...
Genre
satire-parody; sports

Indexer Notes

Signed in last panel.

Perhaps inspired by boxers Rocky Marciano (1923-1969), heavyweight champion of the world (1952-1956); and/or Rocky Graziano (1919-1990), middleweight champion of the world (1947-1948). (Information from Tom Lammers).

Wild Bill Hiccup! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Maneely
Inks
Joe Maneely
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
D-756
First Line of Dialogue or Text
They didn't come any quicker on the draw than good old Wild Bill Hiccup!
Genre
satire-parody; western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Parody of American frontiersman James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok (1837-1876). (Information from Tom Lammers).

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Zombie!
  3. 2. Off My Trolley
  4. 3. I Love Loosely!
  5. 4. The Greatest Schmoe on Earth
  6. 5. Rocky Hollowheadsawdustskull
  7. 6. Wild Bill Hiccup!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ger Apeldoorn
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Steve Jenner
  • Ekki Nax
  • Banks S. Robinson
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr (R.I.P.)