(September 1982)

Marvel, 1973 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.90 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1982-06-29
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
A Marvel Magazine [Spider-Man]
Barcode
0714860290409
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A.
Editing
Larry Hama (editor); Christopher Priest (Managing Editor); Marvin M. Mallard (Cartoon Editor); Joe Albelo (art director)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #13.

[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
Rick Parker

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Obnoxio the Clown; Miss Piggy

Indexer Notes

Conan the Barbarian parody.

[Child Being Yelled At] (Table of Contents: 1)

Jack Sparling's Pantomime Prologue / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A boy is yelled at by adults all day long. At home, he yells at his teddy bear.

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
various
Inks
various
Letters
typeset

Kiljoy the Nasty (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Kupperberg
Pencils
Bob Camp
Inks
Marie Severin
Letters
Eliot R. Brown

Genre
humor; satire-parody; sword and sorcery

Indexer Notes

Parody of the motion picture 'Conan the Barbarian.'

The Sky Diver (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Bobby London (signed)
Pencils
Bobby London (signed)
Inks
Bobby London (signed)
Letters
Bobby London

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A man parachutes but his chute doesn't open until after he's been splattered on the ground.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Christopher Priest
Pencils
Gary Hallgren
Inks
Gary Hallgren
Letters
Gary Hallgren

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh, Tammy, the science fair!
Genre
humor; satire-parody

The High Gloss Fantasy... and the Low Class Reality (Table of Contents: 7)

Fantasy vs. Reality / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mary Wilshire
Pencils
Mary Wilshire
Inks
Mary Wilshire
Letters
Eliot R. Brown

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A woman fantasizes she's being photographed on the beach for Playboy; she's actually being hit on by a fat man.

A Letter from Dirk McGirk to Marbel Comix (Table of Contents: 8)

Dirk McGirk / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor

Hot - Hot - Hotter (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Codor
Pencils
Dick Codor
Inks
Dick Codor
Letters
Dick Codor

Genre
humor
Reprints

Ten Easy Magic Tricks You Can Do to Your Friends (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Leighton
Pencils
Robert Leighton
Inks
Robert Leighton
Letters
Eliot R. Brown

Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
Susan Bissett
Pencils
Steve Smallwood
Inks
Steve Smallwood
Letters
Eliot R. Brown

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Evita! Elmo! I knew when I found my molecular...
Genre
humor

Crazy Looks at a Family Reunion (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Leighton
Pencils
Ned Sonntag
Inks
Ned Sonntag
Letters
Eliot R. Brown

Genre
humor; satire-parody

Kazotsky (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bobby London (signed)
Pencils
Bobby London (signed)
Inks
Bobby London (signed)

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A Russian dancer dances his way from the stage.

The American Wing (Table of Contents: 14)

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

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

Genre
humor

The Glorious Fantasy... and the Grimy Reality (Table of Contents: 15)

Fantasy vs. Reality / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Peter Kuper
Pencils
Peter Kuper
Inks
Peter Kuper
Letters
Eliot R. Brown

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A man imagines he's a football player but he's actually taking out the garbage.

Conventional Warfare for Today's Kids (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; satire-parody

Darwins Theory of High School Evolution (Table of Contents: 17)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski
Pencils
Gary Kwapisz
Inks
Gary Kwapisz
Letters
Eliot R. Brown

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script
Virgil Diamond
Pencils
Alan Kupperberg
Inks
Alan Kupperberg
Letters
Eliot R. Brown

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Meat fat air freshener
Genre
humor

[The Curs] (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Script
David Allikas
Pencils
Dave Morris
Inks
Dave Morris
Letters
Eliot R. Brown

Genre
humor; satire-parody

Cat Person (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Script
Bobby London (signed)
Pencils
Bobby London (signed)
Inks
Bobby London (signed)

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Synopsis
A woman turns into a cat in bed. Her husband turns into a dog in response.

Indexer Notes

Seems to be a parody of the 1982 version of the film 'Cat People.'

V-V-Venom! (Table of Contents: 21)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Stuart Schwartzberg
Pencils
Kent Gamble
Inks
Kent Gamble
Letters
Eliot R. Brown

Genre
humor; satire-parody

Indexer Notes

Parody of the motion picture 'Venom.'

The End Is Near! (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

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 keen!
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

On inside back cover.

Commercials That Drive You Crazy No. 46 (Table of Contents: 24)

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

Script
Dick Codor
Pencils
Dick Codor
Inks
Dick Codor
Colors
?
Letters
Eliot R. Brown

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Synopsis
A sexy commercial for Canal No. 5 chlorine.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.
Parody of Chanel No. 5 commercials.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Obnoxio
  2. 1. [Child Being Yelled At]
    Jack Sparling's Pantomime Prologue
  3. 2. In This Issue
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Take a Letter to Crazy
  5. 4. Kiljoy the Nasty
  6. 5. The Sky Diver
    Crazy Gross Encounters
  7. 6. ["Gosh, Tammy, the science fair!"]
    Teen Hulk
  8. 7. The High Gloss Fantasy... and the Low Class Reality
    Fantasy vs. Reality
  9. 8. A Letter from Dirk McGirk to Marbel Comix
    Dirk McGirk
  10. 9. Hot - Hot - Hotter
  11. 10. Ten Easy Magic Tricks You Can Do to Your Friends
  12. 11. ["Evita! Elmo! I knew when I found my molecular..."]
    Aunty Nuke
  13. 12. Crazy Looks at a Family Reunion
  14. 13. Kazotsky
  15. 14. The American Wing
    The Kinetic Kids
  16. 15. The Glorious Fantasy... and the Grimy Reality
    Fantasy vs. Reality
  17. 16. Conventional Warfare for Today's Kids
  18. 17. Darwins Theory of High School Evolution
  19. 18. ["Meat fat air freshener"]
    Obnoxio the Clown Fun Pages
  20. 19. [The Curs]
    The Eleventh Hour Special
  21. 20. Cat Person
    Crazy Gross Encounters
  22. 21. V-V-Venom!
  23. 22. The End Is Near!
    Crazy Magazine
  24. 23. ["It's keen!"]
    Michael Carlin's Page o' Stuff
  25. 24. Commercials That Drive You Crazy No. 46
    Commercials That Drive You Crazy
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Tom de Jong
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Richard Thomson