(March 1981)

Marvel, 1973 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.75 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
A Marvel Magazine [Spider-Man]
Barcode
0714860290403
Editing
Larry Hama (editor); Marie Severin (art director); Joe Albelo (production); Christopher Priest (credited as Jim Owsley) (managing editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bob Larkin (painting)
Inks
Bob Larkin (painting)
Colors
Bob Larkin (painting)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody

Indexer Notes

Parody of the motion picture 'Smokey and the Bandit II.'

Introducing the Amazing New Roach Diner (Table of Contents: 1)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

Indexer Notes

On inside front cover.

In This Issue (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
various
Inks
various
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Take a Letter to Crazy / letters page / 1.85 pages (report information)

Script
Larry Hama
Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Letters
typeset

Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation (Table of Contents: 4)

statement of ownership / 0.15 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Snookey and the Band Aid II (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Marc Bilgrey
Pencils
Bob Camp
Inks
Bob Camp
Letters
Carl Gafford

Genre
humor; satire-parody

Indexer Notes

Parody of the motion picture 'Smokey and the Bandit II.'

Doggie Dumbness (Table of Contents: 6)

Crazy Gross Encounters / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dave Manak (signed as Kovacs)
Pencils
Dave Manak (signed as Kovacs)
Inks
Dave Manak (signed as Kovacs)
Letters
Dave Manak (signed as Kovacs)

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Synopsis
A dog pounces on a rabbit, then an eagle pounces on the dog.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Teen Hulk / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Christopher Priest (credited as Jim Owsley)
Pencils
Marie Severin
Inks
Marie Severin
Letters
Carl Gafford

First Line of Dialogue or Text
...Look, Chester, it's th' last game of th' season...
Genre
humor; satire-parody

The Insipid Reality... and the Insidious Fantasy (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mary Wilshire
Pencils
Mary Wilshire
Inks
Mary Wilshire
Letters
Carl Gafford

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A person grappling with a vacuum cleaner would rather imagine they were wrestling a cobra.

Alpha-Bestiary (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Larry Hama
Pencils
Ralph Reese
Inks
Ralph Reese
Letters
Carl Gafford

Genre
humor

Expression of Personality Through Fads and Technology (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Noel Baebler
Pencils
Frank Springer
Inks
Frank Springer
Letters
Carl Gafford

Genre
humor; satire-parody

Crazy Looks at Lunch Period (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Kupperberg
Pencils
Ned Sonntag
Inks
Ned Sonntag
Letters
Carl Gafford

Genre
humor; satire-parody

More Doggie Dumbness (Table of Contents: 12)

Crazy Gross Encounters / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dave Manak (signed as Kovacs)
Pencils
Dave Manak (signed as Kovacs)
Inks
Dave Manak (signed as Kovacs)
Letters
Dave Manak (signed as Kovacs)

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Synopsis
A dog sees a fire hydrant and can't resist - it turns the water on.

Heavy Equipment (Table of Contents: 13)

The Kinetic Kids / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Mellor
Pencils
Steve Mellor
Inks
Steve Mellor
Letters
Steve Mellor

Genre
humor

The Exotic Fantasy... and the Boring Reality (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Gary Hallgren
Pencils
Gary Hallgren
Inks
Gary Hallgren
Letters
Carl Gafford

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A man in a dull meeting fantasizes he's in an exotic spy adventure.

Farewell My Sweet Retro Rockets (Table of Contents: 15)

A Crazy Fumetti / photo story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Marc Bilgrey
Pencils
Michael Sullivan (photographs)
Inks
Michael Sullivan (photographs)
Letters
Carl Gafford

Genre
humor; science fiction

Howie's Minute Mystery (Table of Contents: 16)

Howard the Duck / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Skeates
Pencils
Pat Broderick
Inks
Armando Gil
Letters
Carl Gafford

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; satire-parody

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Obnoxio the Clown Fun Pages / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Virgil Diamond
Pencils
Alan Kupperberg
Inks
Alan Kupperberg
Letters
Carl Gafford

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Terrible Timmy!
Genre
humor

[Bruce Strychnine] (Table of Contents: 18)

The Eleventh Hour Special / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
David Allikas
Pencils
Dave Morris
Inks
Dave Morris
Letters
Carl Gafford

Genre
humor; satire-parody

And Still More Doggie Dumbness (Table of Contents: 19)

Crazy Gross Encounters / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dave Manak (signed as Kovacs)
Pencils
Dave Manak (signed as Kovacs)
Inks
Dave Manak (signed as Kovacs)
Letters
Dave Manak (signed as Kovacs)

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Synopsis
A burglar sees a sign outside a house saying "beware German shepherd" and thinks it refers to a dog; there is actually a shepherd from Germany inside.

Shoo-in (Table of Contents: 20)

Crazy T.V. Parody / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Murad Gümen
Pencils
Kent Gamble
Inks
Kent Gamble
Letters
Carl Gafford

Genre
humor; satire-parody

Indexer Notes

Parody of the television mini-series 'Shogun.'

Please Don't Squeeze the Crazy! (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

Michael Carlin's Page o' Stuff / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mike Carlin
Pencils
Mike Carlin
Inks
Mike Carlin
Letters
Mike Carlin

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's hep, dad
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

On inside back cover.

Dawn of the Grandmas (Table of Contents: 23)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Gary Hallgren
Pencils
Gary Hallgren
Inks
Gary Hallgren
Colors
?
Letters
Carl Gafford

Genre
humor; satire-parody

Indexer Notes

Back cover.
Parody of the poster for the film 'Dawn of the Dead.'

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Introducing the Amazing New Roach Diner
  3. 2. In This Issue
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Take a Letter to Crazy
  5. 4. Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation
  6. 5. Snookey and the Band Aid II
  7. 6. Doggie Dumbness
    Crazy Gross Encounters
  8. 7. ["...Look, Chester, it's th' last game of th' season..."]
    Teen Hulk
  9. 8. The Insipid Reality... and the Insidious Fantasy
  10. 9. Alpha-Bestiary
  11. 10. Expression of Personality Through Fads and Technology
  12. 11. Crazy Looks at Lunch Period
  13. 12. More Doggie Dumbness
    Crazy Gross Encounters
  14. 13. Heavy Equipment
    The Kinetic Kids
  15. 14. The Exotic Fantasy... and the Boring Reality
  16. 15. Farewell My Sweet Retro Rockets
    A Crazy Fumetti
  17. 16. Howie's Minute Mystery
    Howard the Duck
  18. 17. ["Terrible Timmy!"]
    Obnoxio the Clown Fun Pages
  19. 18. [Bruce Strychnine]
    The Eleventh Hour Special
  20. 19. And Still More Doggie Dumbness
    Crazy Gross Encounters
  21. 20. Shoo-in
    Crazy T.V. Parody
  22. 21. Please Don't Squeeze the Crazy!
  23. 22. ["It's hep, dad"]
    Michael Carlin's Page o' Stuff
  24. 23. Dawn of the Grandmas
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  • Gregory Fischer
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Richard Thomson