(May 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
0714860290404
Editing
Larry Hama (editor); Christopher Priest (credited as Jim Owsley) (managing editor); Marvin M. Mallard (Cartoon Editor); Marie Severin (art director); Joe Albelo (production)

Crazy Takes a Shot At Dallas! (Table of Contents)

Obnoxio / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
J. R. [Larry Hagman]; Obnoxio; Lucy Ewing [Charlene Tilton]; Irving Nebbish
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Parody of the television program 'Dallas.'

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Sparling (signed)
Pencils
Jack Sparling (signed)
Inks
Jack Sparling (signed)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Which one?
Genre
humor
Characters
God
Synopsis
An artist brings his drawing to the art director, who sends him to his boss, the boss sends the artist to his own boss, the other boss sends the artist to the chairman of the board, the chairman sends the artist to God in Heaven and even then God doesn't make a decision.
Keywords
Heaven

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 Elephink Man (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Kupperberg
Pencils
Bob Camp
Inks
Bob Camp
Letters
Carl Gafford

Genre
humor; satire-parody

Indexer Notes

Parody of the motion picture 'The Elephant Man.'

Burglary Bungles (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
Burglars use a torch to cut into a safe but the torch burns up the money.

Crazy Cars of the Future (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; satire-parody

The Modern Major Worrier (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Warren Emery
Pencils
Little Moon
Inks
Little Moon
Letters
Carl Gafford

Genre
humor; satire-parody

Amusement Park for Adults (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Arnoldo Franchioni
Pencils
Arnoldo Franchioni
Inks
Arnoldo Franchioni

Genre
humor; satire-parody

The Ever-Exciting Fantasy... and the Unavoidably Dull Reality (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
humor
Synopsis
An artist drawing stick men in a run-down apartment fantasizes being a fantastic artist living in a mansion.

The Funny Difference a Few Years Make! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski
Pencils
Steve Toomey
Inks
Steve Toomey
Letters
Carl Gafford

Genre
humor; satire-parody

Crazy Looks at a Rock Concert (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 Burglary Bungles (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
Two robbers use dynamite to blow up a safe; pieces of the safe crush and kill both thieves.

Total War Thy Name Is Female (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 Fascinating 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 mowing his lawn dreams he's really driving a chariot of horses.

Finger vs. Finger (Table of Contents: 15)

photo story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Gutman
Pencils
Dan Gutman (photographs)
Inks
Dan Gutman (photographs)
Letters
Carl Gafford

Genre
humor

The Vampire Refrigerator That Ruled the World! (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
Characters
Howard the Duck; Beverly Switzler; Vampire Refrigerator
Synopsis
A vampiric refrigerator transforms laundry machines into its obedient slaves to conquer the world. Howard vanquishes the fridge by driving into it with a steak on the hood of his car - ie, "driving a stake."

[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
Save America from the mad president
Genre
humor

[Bob Maager and the Bite the Bullet Band] (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

Still More Burglary Bungles (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
Two burglars try to lift a safe from a house using a winch but instead they pull the ceiling down.

Dull As! (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 program 'Dallas.'

[no title indexed] (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
It is the ginchiest!
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

On inside back cover.

Khrysler 1981 (Table of Contents: 23)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
James Sherman
Inks
James Sherman
Colors
?
Letters
Carl Gafford

Genre
humor; satire-parody

Indexer Notes

On back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Crazy Takes a Shot At Dallas!
    Obnoxio
  2. 1. ["Which one?"]
  3. 2. In This Issue
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Take a Letter to Crazy
  5. 4. The Elephink Man
  6. 5. Burglary Bungles
    Crazy Gross Encounters
  7. 6. Crazy Cars of the Future
  8. 7. The Modern Major Worrier
  9. 8. Amusement Park for Adults
  10. 9. The Ever-Exciting Fantasy... and the Unavoidably Dull Reality
  11. 10. The Funny Difference a Few Years Make!
  12. 11. Crazy Looks at a Rock Concert
  13. 12. More Burglary Bungles
    Crazy Gross Encounters
  14. 13. Total War Thy Name Is Female
    The Kinetic Kids
  15. 14. The Fascinating Fantasy... and the Boring Reality
  16. 15. Finger vs. Finger
  17. 16. The Vampire Refrigerator That Ruled the World!
    Howard the Duck
  18. 17. ["Save America from the mad president"]
    Obnoxio the Clown Fun Pages
  19. 18. [Bob Maager and the Bite the Bullet Band]
    The Eleventh Hour Special
  20. 19. Still More Burglary Bungles
    Crazy Gross Encounters
  21. 20. Dull As!
    Crazy T.V. Parody
  22. 21. ["Here's an offer ya can't refuse!"]
    Crazy Magazine
  23. 22. ["It is the ginchiest!"]
    Michael Carlin's Page o' Stuff
  24. 23. Khrysler 1981
This issue was modified by, among others
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  • Gregory Fischer
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Steven Samuels
  • Richard Thomson