(December 1974)
Marvel,
1973 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.50 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- 7 times a year
- On-sale Date
- 1974-10-31 ?
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Marvel Comics Group
- Brand
- Marvel Magazine Group
- Printer
- Printed in the U.S.A.
- Editing
- Marv Wolfman (editor)
Issue Notes
Indicia erroneously state that price per copy is 40c.
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Nick Cardy (signed)
- Inks
- Nick Cardy (signed)
- Colors
- Nick Cardy (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Al Pacino [as Serpico]; unnamed suspect; The Nebbish
Watergate Parade
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Richard Nixon; Gerald Ford; Edward Kennedy
- Synopsis
- Richard Nixon gives a pep talk to Gerald Ford, who is replacing Nixon in a long-running Broadway musical.
- Reprints
-
in Crazy Super Special (Marvel, 1975 series) #1 (Summer 1975)
-
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover
[no title indexed]
Crazy's Who's Who / text article / 0.33 page
- Script
- Marv Wolfman
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It Isn't Fair.
- Synopsis
- Editor Wolfman explains how Richard Nixon's sudden resignation forced them to discard an expensive cover painting intended for this issue.
Police Gory Story
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Charleton Heston [as Sgt. Joe Shootfurst]; Richard Thomas [as The Kid]
- Synopsis
- Satire of the NBC television series "Police Story".
- Reprints
- in Crazy Magazine (Marvel, 1973 series) #61 (April 1980)
-
Crazy's Hamburgers on the March
text story / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Crazy Magazine (Marvel, 1973 series) #70 (January 1981)
-
Indexer Notes
Parody of fast food review columns, and of the restaurants they review.
Kaspar the Dead Baby
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Kaspar the Dead Baby; Windy the Not-So-Good Witch; Kaspar's father; Kaspar's Mother
- Synopsis
- After listening to Kaspar's tale of how he was killed during a brawl between his father and mother, Windy suggests a way for Kaspar to avenge himself against his no-good father.
- Awards
- Reprints
- in Crazy Magazine (Marvel, 1973 series) #61 (April 1980), #94 (April 1983)
-
Indexer Notes
Parody of Harvey Comics' Casper the Friendly Ghost.
If Human Interest Articles Were Written Like Crime Stories
text story / 4 pages
- Script
- Barry Hepp
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Newspaper clippings of stories written in a more lurid than normal fashion.
- Reprints
- in Crazy Magazine (Marvel, 1973 series) #61 (April 1980)
-
The History of Moosekind, Part Eight
History of Moosekind / text story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- The history of Moose civilization continues, concentrating this time on the evolution of modern Germany.
- Reprints
- in Crazy Magazine (Marvel, 1973 series) #67 (October 1980)
- in The Evolution & History of Moosekind (Fantagraphics, 1989 series) (1989)
-
Crazy's Prison Crazies
Crazy's Crazies / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Series of one panel cartoons with a prison theme.
- Reprints
- in Crazy Magazine (Marvel, 1973 series) #61 (April 1980)
-
Insipid Romances
text story / 8 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Parody of true crime and tabloid photo magazines.
Saturday Morning TV
comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Lance Boyle (house name)
- Pencils
- Bert Forrest; Mordecai Inglefeld; Willie Ito; William Stout; Igor Vorpuzzi; Richard Stanley
- Inks
- Bert Forrest; Mordecai Inglefeld; Willie Ito; William Stout; Igor Vorpuzzi; Richard Stanley
- Letters
- Bert Forrest; Mordecai Inglefeld; Willie Ito; William Stout; Igor Vorpuzzi; Richard Stanley
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Parody of Saturday morning cartoon shows. Shows parodied are Wheelie & The Chopper Bunch, Land Of The Lost, These Are The Days, The Partridge Family 2200 A.D., Devlin, and Hong Kong Phooey.
- Reprints
- in Crazy Magazine (Marvel, 1973 series) #70 (January 1981)
-
Serpikette: Copess on the Beat!
Crazy Far-Out Fumetti / photo story / 6 pages
- Script
- Bill Skurski; Marv Wolfman; Nina Mende
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
Indexer Notes
Parody of the film "Serpico".
Is Ford a Better Idea?
Poli-tickles / cartoon / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Characters
- Gerald Ford
- Synopsis
- Satirical commentary on the ascension of Gerald Ford to the Presidency.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Bouncy Paper Towels
Commercials That Drive You Crazy / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Characters
- Nancy Walker [as Rosie the waitress]
- Synopsis
- Parody of Bounty Paper Towel commercials; the customers of a diner find a unique use for more absorbent Bouncy Paper Towels.
Indexer Notes
Back cover
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
Watergate Parade
-
2.
["It Isn't Fair."]
Crazy's Who's Who -
3.
Police Gory Story
-
4.
Crazy's Hamburgers on the March
-
5.
Kaspar the Dead Baby
-
6.
If Human Interest Articles Were Written Like Crime Stories
-
7.
The History of Moosekind, Part Eight
History of Moosekind -
8.
Crazy's Prison Crazies
Crazy's Crazies -
9.
Insipid Romances
-
10.
Saturday Morning TV
-
11.
Serpikette: Copess on the Beat!
Crazy Far-Out Fumetti -
12.
Is Ford a Better Idea?
Poli-tickles -
13.
Bouncy Paper Towels
Commercials That Drive You Crazy
This issue was modified by, among others
- Mark Boyer
- Nick Caputo
- Tom de Jong
- Igor Dybzinski
- Gregory Fischer
- Ramon Schenk
- Richard Thomson
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