(December 1981)

Marvel, 1973 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.90 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1981-10-06
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
A Marvel Magazine [Spider-Man]
Barcode
0714860290412
Editing
Larry Hama (credited) (editor); Marie Severin (credited) (art director); Christopher Priest (credited as Jim Owsley) (managing editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #5.
Editorial credits state 'Mark Gruenwald: Fast with a typewriter" suggesting he might have been this issue's letterer.

Crazy Clips Superman II (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
satire-parody; superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Obnoxio the Clown; Teen-Hulk [Chester Weems]

[The Fortune Teller] (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Sparling (credited)
Pencils
Jack Sparling (credited)
Inks
Jack Sparling (credited)

Genre
satire-parody

Indexer Notes

On inside front cover.

[Table of Contents] (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
various
Inks
various
Letters
typeset

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

Take a Letter to Crazy / letters page / 1.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
various
Inks
various
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from readers - Frank Titone, Jim McCormick, Edmund Plis, Danny McPherson, Daniel Barnett, David Wellons, Ray Boucher, Datafax 290, B.S. Demkind, Jay Fowler, Rhonda Davis, R.D., Nicole Zink, Lisa Bills, Eric Starnet, Trisha Smith, All Those People, Marc Alberts and Richie Allbran.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Obnoxio's Abuse Column / letters page / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
? [as Obnoxio the Clown]
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody; humor
Characters
Obnoxio the Clown (illo)

Indexer Notes

Obnoxio answers a letter from Michael Leamon.

Sooperman Too (Table of Contents: 5)

Superman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Kupperberg (credited)
Pencils
Bob Camp (credited)
Inks
Bob Camp (credited)
Letters
?

Genre
satire-parody; superhero
Characters
Sooperman [Cluck Cant]; Lois Paine; Werry Frite; President Ronald Reagan; VILLAINS: Bor-El; General Sod; Urker
Synopsis
A satire of the movie SUPERMAN II.

Crazy Gross Encounters: War Paint Wackos Part 1 (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
satire-parody

[Halloween Night] (Table of Contents: 7)

Teen Hulk / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Christopher Priest (credited as Jim Owsley)
Pencils
Bob McLeod (credited)
Inks
Bob McLeod (credited)
Letters
Bob McLeod (credited)

Genre
satire-parody; superhero
Characters
Teen Hulk [Chester Weems]; Bruno [as Wolverine]; a vampire

The Magnificient Fantasy... ...and the Moronic Reality (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mary Wilshire (credited)
Pencils
Mary Wilshire (credited)
Inks
Mary Wilshire (credited)
Letters
?

Genre
satire-parody

The American Resolution (Table of Contents: 9)

Dirk McGirk's History Report / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Carlin (credited as Michael Carlin)
Pencils
Mike Carlin (credited as Michael Carlin)
Inks
Mike Carlin (credited as Michael Carlin)
Letters
Mike Carlin (credited)

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
George Watchington; Benzadrine Arnold; Nathan Allan; Benjamin Frankly; Ethan Hail

Crazy Contest #5 (Table of Contents: 10)

Crazy Contest / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alan Kupperberg
Inks
Alan Kupperberg
Letters
?

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Obnoxio the Clown; Behemoth Jack; Teen-Hulk [Chester Weems]; Nebbish

Indexer Notes

Funniest "Moron" joke contest. Crazy Contest #2 winners are announced, with Paul A. Sutherland winning the grand prize.

If They Were Alive Today (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Codor
Pencils
Dick Codor
Inks
Dick Codor
Letters
?

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Amelia Earhart; Queen Victoria; Martha "Calamity Jane" Canary; Betsy Ross; Pocahontes; Helen Keller; Carry Nation; Cleopatra; Joan of Arc; Harriet Tubman; Lizzy Borden; Golda Meir; Florence Nightingale

[The Siematic-Smasher] (Table of Contents: 12)

Aunty Nuke / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Susan Bissett
Pencils
Steve Smallwood (credited)
Inks
Steve Smallwood (credited)
Letters
?

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Aunty Nuke; Gee Whiz Kids [Elmo; Evita]

Crazy Looks at Trick-or-Treating (Table of Contents: 13)

Crazy Looks / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Kupperberg (credited)
Pencils
Ned Sonntag (credited)
Inks
Ned Sonntag (credited)
Letters
?

Genre
satire-parody

Crazy Gross Encounters: War Paint Wackos Part 2 (Table of Contents: 14)

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
satire-parody

Haunted House of Halloween Horror (Table of Contents: 15)

The Kinetic Kids / activity / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Mellor (credited)
Pencils
Steve Mellor (credited)
Inks
Steve Mellor (credited)
Letters
Steve Mellor ?

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
The Kinetic Kids

The Cosmic Fantasy... ...and the Caustic Reality (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Gary Hallgren (credited)
Pencils
Gary Hallgren (credited)
Inks
Gary Hallgren (credited)
Letters
?

Genre
satire-parody

Night of the Living Hand! (Table of Contents: 17)

photo story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Gutman (credited)
Pencils
Dan Gutman (credited) (photos)
Inks
Dan Gutman (credited) (photos)
Letters
?

Genre
horror-suspense; satire-parody
Characters
Pinky; Index; Uncle Morty (zombie hand)

Great Poems Shortened into Limericks (Table of Contents: 18)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
David Allikas (credited)
Pencils
Gary Kwapisz (credited)
Inks
Gary Kwapisz (credited)
Letters
?

Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
Poems include "The Seven Ages of Man", "Casey at the Bat", "The Charge of the Light Brigade", "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", "The Raven" and "Gunga Din."

Obnoxio the Clown Funpages (Table of Contents: 19)

Obnoxio the Clown Funpages / activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Virgil Diamond (credited)
Pencils
Alan Kupperberg (credited)
Inks
Alan Kupperberg (credited)
Letters
?

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Obnoxio the Clown

The Eleventh Hour Special (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Script
David Allikas (credited)
Pencils
Dave Morris (credited)
Inks
Dave Morris (credited)
Letters
?

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Behemoth Jack; The Whom; Sceevy Wonder; Pat Beenatart

Crazy Gross Encounters: War Paint Wackos Part 3 (Table of Contents: 21)

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
satire-parody

M*U*S*H in Vietnam (Table of Contents: 22)

M*A*S*H / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Murad Gümen (credited as Murad Gumen)
Pencils
Kent Gamble (credited)
Inks
Kent Gamble (credited)
Letters
?

Genre
satire-parody; war
Characters
Gawkeye Fierce; General Potty; B.S.; Leech; Lt. Calley; Sgt. Klungon; Margarrote; Cheerless; Colonel Blake
Synopsis
A satire of the television show M*A*S*H.

Oh No! Sold Out Again?!? (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

Crazy Subscriptions Dept. / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

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

Script
Mike Carlin (credited as Michael Carlin)
Pencils
Mike Carlin (credited as Michael Carlin)
Inks
Mike Carlin (credited as Michael Carlin)
Letters
Mike Carlin ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's a scream!
Genre
satire-parody

Commercials That Drive You Crazy No. 37 (Table of Contents: 25)

Commercials That Drive You Crazy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dick Codor
Pencils
Dick Codor
Inks
Dick Codor
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
Commerical for AAMucko Transplants.

Indexer Notes

On back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Crazy Clips Superman II
    Superman
  2. 1. [The Fortune Teller]
  3. 2. [Table of Contents]
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Take a Letter to Crazy
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Obnoxio's Abuse Column
  6. 5. Sooperman Too
    Superman
  7. 6. Crazy Gross Encounters: War Paint Wackos Part 1
    Crazy Gross Encounters
  8. 7. [Halloween Night]
    Teen Hulk
  9. 8. The Magnificient Fantasy... ...and the Moronic Reality
  10. 9. The American Resolution
    Dirk McGirk's History Report
  11. 10. Crazy Contest #5
    Crazy Contest
  12. 11. If They Were Alive Today
  13. 12. [The Siematic-Smasher]
    Aunty Nuke
  14. 13. Crazy Looks at Trick-or-Treating
    Crazy Looks
  15. 14. Crazy Gross Encounters: War Paint Wackos Part 2
    Crazy Gross Encounters
  16. 15. Haunted House of Halloween Horror
    The Kinetic Kids
  17. 16. The Cosmic Fantasy... ...and the Caustic Reality
  18. 17. Night of the Living Hand!
  19. 18. Great Poems Shortened into Limericks
  20. 19. Obnoxio the Clown Funpages
    Obnoxio the Clown Funpages
  21. 20. The Eleventh Hour Special
    The Eleventh Hour Special
  22. 21. Crazy Gross Encounters: War Paint Wackos Part 3
    Crazy Gross Encounters
  23. 22. M*U*S*H in Vietnam
    M*A*S*H
  24. 23. Oh No! Sold Out Again?!?
    Crazy Subscriptions Dept.
  25. 24. ["It's a scream!"]
    Michael Carlin's Page O' Stuff
  26. 25. Commercials That Drive You Crazy No. 37
    Commercials That Drive You Crazy
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Steve Coates
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Morbus Iff
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Richard Thomson