(November 1981)

Marvel, 1973 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.90 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
A Marvel Magazine [Spider-Man]
Barcode
0714860290411
Editing
Larry Hama (editor); Christopher Priest (Managing Editor); Marvin M. Mallard (Cartoon Editor); Marie Severin (art director); Joe Albelo (production)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Obnoxio / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Obnoxio the Clown

Indexer Notes

Parody of the film poster of 'The Howling.'

Sharpening an Appetite (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Vic Martin
Pencils
Vic Martin
Inks
Vic Martin
Letters
Vic Martin

Genre
humor
Characters
Ajax the Sword-Swallower
Synopsis
Ajax eats his utensils for dinner.

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 / 2 pages (report information)

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

The Yowling (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Kupperberg
Pencils
Bob Camp
Inks
Bob Camp
Letters
Marian Stensgard

Genre
humor; horror-suspense; satire-parody

Indexer Notes

Parody of the motion picture 'The Howling.'

Medieval Mirth Part 1 (Table of Contents: 5)

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
Synopsis
A knight goes to rescue a princess from a dragon, but the dragon accidentally crushes the princess with its tail.
Keywords
dragon

If Syndicated Cartoonists Drew Marvel Comics (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Albelo
Pencils
Joe Albelo
Inks
Joe Albelo
Letters
Marian Stensgard

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Synopsis
Parodies of Marvel comics featuring 'Star Warm' (Star Wars in the style of Charles Shulz's Peanuts), 'Sgt. Fatty and His Hounded Commandos' (Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos in the style of Mort Walker's Beetle Bailey) and Kvetch-Men (X-Men in the style of Mell Lazarus' Miss Peach).

The Ultra Glamorous Fantasy... and the Ultra Gross Reality (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mary Wilshire
Pencils
Mary Wilshire
Inks
Mary Wilshire
Letters
Marian Stensgard

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A slovenly young woman imagines herself as a wealthy individual.

What I Did Over My Summer Vacation by Dirk McGirk (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor

If They Were Alive Today (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Codor
Pencils
Dick Codor
Inks
Dick Codor
Letters
Marian Stensgard

Genre
humor; satire-parody

Aunty Nuke (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Susan Bissett
Pencils
Steve Smallwood
Inks
Steve Smallwood
Letters
Marian Stensgard

Genre
humor

Crazy Looks at a Sandlot Baseball Game (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Kupperberg
Pencils
Ned Sonntag
Inks
Ned Sonntag
Letters
Marian Stensgard

Genre
humor; satire-parody

Medieval Mirth Part 2 (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
Synopsis
A knight attacks what he thinks is a dragon but it's really the mast of a viking boat.
Keywords
Vikings

Beezer in Dreamland (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 Charming Fantasy... and the Charred Reality (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Gary Hallgren
Pencils
Gary Hallgren
Inks
Gary Hallgren
Letters
Marian Stensgard

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A man imagines he rescued a dog from a burning building but he's really the arsonist.

Crazy's Alien Guide and Handbook (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski
Pencils
Bruce Day
Inks
Bruce Day
Letters
Marian Stensgard

Genre
humor

Greeting Cards for Today's Declining Morality (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Marc Bilgrey
Pencils
Arnoldo Franchioni
Inks
Arnoldo Franchioni
Letters
Marian Stensgard

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Synopsis
Satirical greeting cards based around things such as the Iranian hostage crisis and Watergate.

[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
Marian Stensgard

First Line of Dialogue or Text
TV shows which don't have enough violence
Genre
humor

[The Policemen] (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script
David Allikas
Pencils
Dave Morris
Inks
Dave Morris
Letters
Marian Stensgard

Genre
humor; satire-parody

Medieval Mirth Part 3 (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
Synopsis
A dragon eats a knight whole then spits out his armor.
Keywords
dragon

The Grossest American Zero (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Script
Murad Gümen
Pencils
Kent Gamble
Inks
Kent Gamble
Letters
Marian Stensgard

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Sandman; Sons of the Serpent; Nomad; Hate-Monger

Indexer Notes

Parody of the television program 'The Greatest American Hero.'

Feeling Desert-ed?!? (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Crazy Magazine / 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
Guess what? It's daffy.
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

On inside back cover.

Feel the Vertigo (Table of Contents: 23)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Steve Skeates
Pencils
Marie Severin
Inks
Marie Severin
Colors
Marie Severin
Letters
Marian Stensgard

Genre
humor; satire-parody

Indexer Notes

On back cover.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Obnoxio
  2. 1. Sharpening an Appetite
  3. 2. In This Issue
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Take a Letter to Crazy
  5. 4. The Yowling
  6. 5. Medieval Mirth Part 1
    Crazy Gross Encounters
  7. 6. If Syndicated Cartoonists Drew Marvel Comics
  8. 7. The Ultra Glamorous Fantasy... and the Ultra Gross Reality
  9. 8. What I Did Over My Summer Vacation by Dirk McGirk
  10. 9. If They Were Alive Today
  11. 10. Aunty Nuke
  12. 11. Crazy Looks at a Sandlot Baseball Game
  13. 12. Medieval Mirth Part 2
    Crazy Gross Encounters
  14. 13. Beezer in Dreamland
    The Kinetic Kids
  15. 14. The Charming Fantasy... and the Charred Reality
  16. 15. Crazy's Alien Guide and Handbook
  17. 16. Greeting Cards for Today's Declining Morality
  18. 17. ["TV shows which don't have enough violence"]
    Obnoxio the Clown Fun Pages
  19. 18. [The Policemen]
    The Eleventh Hour Special
  20. 19. Medieval Mirth Part 3
    Crazy Gross Encounters
  21. 20. The Grossest American Zero
    Crazy T.V. Parody
  22. 21. Feeling Desert-ed?!?
    Crazy Magazine
  23. 22. ["Guess what? It's daffy."]
    Michael Carlin's Page o' Stuff
  24. 23. Feel the Vertigo
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  • Gregory Fischer
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Richard Thomson