Crazy Magazine (1973) comic books 1980

Giant size reprint special. Painted cover art by Bob Larkin, with inset by Marie Severin. "Battlestar Galacklustre," script and art by Murad Gumen; Parody of the television program "Battlestar Galactica." "Comic Book Super Heroes That Never Quite Made It," script by Michael Weiss, art by Kent Gamble; A look at very ineffective super heroes. "Crazy's Modern-Day Freak Show," script by Roger Francis, art by Ron Zalme. "We've Got to Stop Meeting Like This...", script by Frank Wail, art by Bill DuBay. "Plant Talker," script by Howard Taylor, art by Bill Burke. "If Famous People Were Clones," script by Michael Pellowski, art by Vance Rodewelt. "The Crazy Book of Things You Could Never Figure Out as a Kid," script by Bud Lewis, art by Michael Pardo. "Cheerlie's Angels," script by Len Herman, art by Kent Gamble; Parody of the television program "Charlie's Angels." "Crazy Examples of Murphy's Law," script by Roger Francis, art by Vic Martin. "Isometric Exercises for Different People," script by Michael Pellowski, art by Charles Nicholas. "Crazy Visits A Training School For Undertakers," script by Paul Lamont, art by John Workman. "McDonald's Signs As Used by Other Organizations," script by Roger Francis, art by Tony Tallarico. "Slobsky and Hunch," script by Len Herman, art by Murad Gumen. "F.I.N.K.", script by Murad Gumen, art by Walter Brogan; Parody of the motion picture 'F.I.S.T.' NOTE: All copies listed here include the reprint insert of Marvel's Crazy comic #1. Because of the way the comic insert was bound into the issue (with heavy-duty staples that go through both the magazine and the comic, plus glue all along the comic spine), even carefully separated copies of the comic and magazine are likely to be in no better than VG condition due to the inevitable damage resulting from separation. Collectors wanting high grade copies can thus only get them when buying still-attached sets. This issue is titled Crazy Super Special #58, but is #58 of the regular Crazy title run. Cover price $0.75.

Giant size reprint special. Painted cover art by Bob Larkin, with inset by Marie Severin. "Battlestar Galacklustre," script and art by Murad Gumen; Parody of the television program "Battlestar Galactica." "Comic Book Super Heroes That Never Quite Made It," script by Michael Weiss, art by Kent Gamble; A look at very ineffective super heroes. "Crazy's Modern-Day Freak Show," script by Roger Francis, art by Ron Zalme. "We've Got to Stop Meeting Like This...", script by Frank Wail, art by Bill DuBay. "Plant Talker," script by Howard Taylor, art by Bill Burke. "If Famous People Were Clones," script by Michael Pellowski, art by Vance Rodewelt. "The Crazy Book of Things You Could Never Figure Out as a Kid," script by Bud Lewis, art by Michael Pardo. "Cheerlie's Angels," script by Len Herman, art by Kent Gamble; Parody of the television program "Charlie's Angels." "Crazy Examples of Murphy's Law," script by Roger Francis, art by Vic Martin. "Isometric Exercises for Different People," script by Michael Pellowski, art by Charles Nicholas. "Crazy Visits A Training School For Undertakers," script by Paul Lamont, art by John Workman. "McDonald's Signs As Used by Other Organizations," script by Roger Francis, art by Tony Tallarico. "Slobsky and Hunch," script by Len Herman, art by Murad Gumen. "F.I.N.K.", script by Murad Gumen, art by Walter Brogan; Parody of the motion picture 'F.I.S.T.' NOTE: All copies listed here are MISSING the reprint insert of Marvel's Crazy comic #1. Because of the way the comic insert was bound into the issue (with heavy-duty staples that go through both the magazine and the comic, plus glue all along the comic spine), even carefully separated copies of the comic and magazine are likely to be in no better than VG condition due to the inevitable damage resulting from separation. Collectors wanting high grade copies can thus only get them when buying still-attached sets. This issue is titled Crazy Super Special #58, but is #58 of the regular Crazy title run. Cover price $0.75.

Painted cover art by Bob Larkin. "Crazy Mixed-Up Calendar for 1980," art by Ron Zalme. "Star Trip," script by Rico Tallar, art by Kent Gamble; Parody on "Star Trek: The Motion Picture." "Specialized Summer Camps," script by Freddie Josephs, art by Ron Zalme. "A Crazy Look At Different Types of Teachers," script by Michael Pellowski, art by Murad Gumen. "The Crazy Animal Quiz," script by Marylyn Fontaine, art by Mike Pardo. "Future Household Detectors," script by Michael Pellowski, art by Vic Martin. "Crazy Goes to the Circus," script by Bill Quidort, art by Al Scaduto. "The New Trend: Advertising Books On TV," script by Roger Francis, art by Walter Brogan. "More Crazy Inventions For The Modern Age," script by Bob Heit, art by Tony Tallarico. "Anxiety Is ...," script by Bill Quidort, art by Ray Billingsley. "Still More Scenes From Foreign Films" photo story, script by Aron Laikin (as Aron Mayer). "The Incorrigible Teen Hulk The Origin!", script by Mike Pellowski, pencils by Marie Severin, inks by John Tartaglione; Chester Weems has had a horrible day, and then a visit to the dentist turns him into Teen-Hulk. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $0.75.

Painted cover art by Jim Sherman. "The Insult That Made A Corpse Out Of "Mac", script by Russ Maheras; Parody of Charles Atlas comic book ads. "McClown," script by Marv Wolfman, art by Neal Adams; Parody of the television program 'McCloud.' "Evolution And History Of Moosekind," script and art by Bob Foster; The evolution of human history, parodied as it would apply to anthropomorphized moose. "If Human Interest Articles Were Written Like Crime Stories," script by Barry Hepp; Newspaper clippings of stories written in a more lurid than normal fashion. "The Walnuts," script by Marv Wolfman, art by Marie Severin; Parody of the television series "The Waltons." "Realistic Toy Catalogue," script by Steve Gerber, Bruce Garlin, and Allen Goffstein, pencils by Marie Severin, inks by Ralph Reese; Parody of toy catalogs. "Enticing Ads for Jobs You Wouldn't Want," script by Michael Pellowski, art by Bill Dubay. "Crazy's Guide To Professional (?) Wrestling," art by Mike Ricigliano. "Idaho Tests of Baser Skills," script by Steve Skeates (as Stephen Lewis Skeates and Warren Savin). "The Great American Dream" Crazy Far-Out Fumetti photo story, script by Marv Wolfman, storyboard by Marie Severin storyboard, photographs by Michelle Wolfman; A slick real estate agent tries to talk an unsuspecting couple into investing in a luxury condominium. "Kaspar the Dead Baby," script by Marv Wolfman, art by Marie Severin; After listening to Kaspar's tale of how he was killed during a brawl between his father and mother, Windy suggests a way for Kaspar to avenge himself against his no-good father; Parody of Harvey Comics' Casper The Friendly Ghost. "Talking Pictures" photo story, script by Eden Norah, art by Bill Skirsky. "Police Gory Story," script by Stu Schwartzberg, art by Vance Rodewalt; Satire of the NBC television series "Police Story." "Crazy's Prison Crazies," script and art by John Stevens. Untitled Consumer Confidential story, script by Bob Foster and Greg Crosby, art by Nel Samcorn; Investigative report into a tourist attraction. "Toads," script and art by Bob Foster. "Crazy's Far Out Fumetti #5: In a Little Shanty Town..." Crazy's Far Out Fumetti photo story, script by Marv Wolfman, photos by Michele Wolfman. "Virginia Slim Chances," script by Stu Schwartzberg, art by Marie Severin; Parody of Virginia Slims magazine ads. "Revenge in Peoria!", script by Lark Russell, art by Marie Severin; A twelve-year-old boy seeks to avenge himself on his mother for humiliating him at school. 84 pgs., B&W. Cover price $1.25.

Painted cover art by Bob Larkin. Gene Simmons of KISS cover. "Crazy Commercial No. 798 - The Wisk Commercial," script by Michael Weiss, art by Tony Tallarico; People taunt a man for having ring around the collar; he commits murder and winds up with a rope around his collar. "Queency," script by Rico Tallar, art by Murad Gumen; Parody of the television program 'Quincy.' "Beware of... for the Coming Year" text story, script by Eden Norah, art by Aron Laikin. "Substitute Expressions for Those Unpleasant Expressions," script by Freddy Josephs, art by John Reiner. "If Newspapers Printed Follow-up Stories Next to Each Other" text story, script by Warren Emery. "The Advantages of Bad Breath," script by Michael Pellowski, art by Tony Tallarico. "Medical Madness," script by Bill Quidort, art by Ron Zalme. "How to Succeed in School Without Really Trying," script by Michael Pellowski, art by Walter Brogan. "The Crazy Book of In-famous Quotations," script by Bill Quidort, art by Aron Laikin. "Creative Ways to Instill Guilt... and Get What You Want," script by Andy Lomberti, art by Charles Nicholas. "Crazy Goes to a KISS Concert," script by Bill Quidort, art by Al Scaduto. "Future Movie Versions of Today's TV Shows," script by Murad Gumen, art by John Reiner. "Redesigning World Landmarks to Make Them More Popular," script by Phil Hirsch, art by Tony Tallarico. "More Scenes from Foreign Films" photo story, script by Aron Mayer. "The Numbers Racket" text story, script by Ted Eisenberg. "The Concert Hall," script and art by Arnoldo Franchioni; A pianist arrives on a concert stage before a piano; then he balances the piano on his nose. "How to Live on 10¢ a Day," script by Joe Kiernan, art by Al Scaduto. "When Everybody in Baseball Holds Out for More Money" text story, script by Hope Hirsch, art by Vic Martin. "Adult Toys for Grownups," script by Andy Lomberti, art by Tony Tallarico. "Sequels to Great Books" text story, script by Bill Quidort, art by Aron Laikin. Untitled Teen Hulk story, art by Marie Severin. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $0.75.

Painted cover art by Bob Larkin. "Uncle Sam's Surplus & Novelties"; Parody of the Johnson C. Smith Novelty Company ads often found in comic books. "Apocryphal Nowland," script by Paul Kupperberg, art by Bob McLeod; Parody of the film "Apocalypse Now." "Blobs"; Suggested sequels to the film "The Blob." "The Eleventh Hour Special," script by David Allikas, art by Walter Brogan; Parody of the television series "The Midnight Special"; Groups parodied are The Village People, Cheap Trick and The Knack. "Kustom Kars of the Stars," script and art by Dave Morris; What customized cars would look like for various celebrities. "How Not to Make a Commercial" photo story, script by Stu Schwartzberg, photos by Eliot Brown. "Old Movie Monsters: Where Are They Today?", script and art by Joey Epstein. "Crazy Visits A School Dance," script by Paul Kupperberg, art by Ned Sonntag. Untitled Teen Hulk story, art by Marie Severin; Escaping from his abductors, Chester lands in the middle of Melanie's beach party and is abused by Hunk and a shark. "The Duck Hunter," script and art by Ernie Kovacs; A duck hunter straps a decoy to his head so he can sneak up on swimming ducks. "What's Reality?", script by Roger Stern, art by Vicente Alcazar; Howard the Duck tries to lecture an audience on how ephemeral the concept of reality is, while the audience just wants to watch Beverly jiggle. "Obnoxio the Clown Funpage," script by Virgil Diamond, art by Alan Kupperberg. "Bentsome," script by Murad Gumen, art by Kent Gamble; Parody of the television series "Benson"; Bentsome tries to solve a murder in the Governor's Mansion. "The Macronauts" back cover illustration, script by Larry Hama, art by Michael Golden; Parody of the toy line "The Micronauts," 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $0.75.

Painted cover art by Bob Larkin. "Obnoxio the Clown for President" inside front cover, art by Alan Kupperberg; Obnoxio the Clown provides his political platform for his candidacy for the Presidency. "The Blech Hole," script by Paul Kupperberg, pencils by Bob McLeod, inks by Klaus Janson; Parody of the film "The Black Hole." "Fads," script and art by Peter Bramley; Predictions of absurd fads destined to sweep the nation in the future. "The Shipwrecked Sailor," script and art by Ernie Kovacs; When a sailor adrift on the ocean finds a small raft to hold on to, his weight capsizes it. "Pinky's First Date gets out of Hand: photo story by Dan Gutman; The Finger Family becomes upset when their eldest daughter starts dating a foot. "Mr. Rogers Pacifies the Universe," script and art by Dave Morris; Mr. Rogers ends war and strife on the planet through his unique world view and personal magnetism. "Crazy Visits a Beach Party," script by Paul Kupperberg, art by Ned Sonntag. "The Creatures in the Volcano," script by Stan Lee (plot) and Chris James (rewritten dialogue), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Wally Wood and Marie Severin (tones); An old Marvel horror story is reprinted with rewritten dialogue to satirize the genre; a Polynesian native must investigate the strange events surrounding a neighboring volcano. "The Eleventh Hour Special," script by David Allikas, art by Walter Brogan; Parody of the television show "The Midnight Special"; acts satirized are The Bee Gees, Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer. "The Audition," script by Roger Stern, pencils by Pat Broderick, inks by Armando Gil; Howard auditions variety acts for his vaudeville style revue. "Bake Roaches in the Tutti Frutti Century," script by Murad Gumen, art by Kent Gamble; Parody of the "Buck Rogers" television show. 52 pgs., B&W. NOTE: Issue #65 has #66 misprint on cover. Cover price $1.25.

Cover art by James Sherman. "Star Warts Too: The Empire Strikes Out," script by Paul Kupperberg, art by Bob McLeod; Parody of the film "Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back." "The Kitten Who Lost His Nose," script by Steve Skeates, art by Mary Wilshire; Satire of children's books; a cat wakes up to find his nose is gone. "When Turkeys Ruled The Earth," script and art by Stephen Mellor; Series of incidents of humanity versus giant feral turkeys. "When Consumers Have to Pay for Everything," script by Mike Pellowski, art by Ramona Fradon; Examples of businesses charging for items that formerly were complimentary. "Bread Of Frankenstein" photo story, script by Marc Bilgrey, photos by Michael Sullivan; A scientist brings a loaf of bread to life, but the loaf rebels against him. "Crazy Looks at Summer Camp," script by Paul Kupperberg, art by Ned Sonntag. Untitled Teen Hulk story, pencils by Marie Severin, inks by John Tartaglione; Chester's humiliation at the school prom is interrupted by a biker gang invading the gymnasium and disrupting the dance. "Food For Thought," script by Steve Skeates, pencils by Pat Broderick, inks by Armando Gil; Howard the Duck tries to convince Beverly she doesn't need to diet. Meanwhile an Indian maiden tries to capture Howard for her dinner. "The White Swallow," script and pencils by Murad Gumen, inks by Alan Kupperberg; Parody of the CBS television show "The White Shadow." "Sea-Baboons" back-cover illustration, script by Jim Owsley, art by Al Milgrom; Parody of the "sea monkey" ads that often appeared in comic books. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $0.75.

Painted cover art by Bob Larkin. American Giggler, script by Paul Kupperberg, art by Gary Hallgren; A satire of the movie American Gigolo. Postcards from Americans on Vacation, script and art by T. Hachtman. Sugar Junkies--A Crazy Fumetti, script by Judy Brown, art by Michael Sullivan. Self Defense for Girls, script and art by Joey Epstein. Target... Earth, script by Marc Bilgrey, art by Steve Ditko. Ticket to Nowhere starring Howard the Duck, script by Steve Skeates, pencils by Pat Broderick, inks by Armando Gil. Now, From the Best Picture of 1979 Come the Kennel Kraemer vs. Kraemer Action Figures Sets, art by Al Milgrom. The Dupes of Haggard, script by Murad Gumen, art by Kent Gamble; A satire of the television show The Dukes of Hazzard. 52 pgs. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

Painted cover art by Bob Larkin. The Signing, script by Paul Kupperberg, art by Steve Smallwood; A satire of the movie The Shining. 24 Ways to Upset Your Older Sister, script by Melanie Shorin, art by Arnoldo Franchioni. Frog's Legs, script by Bob Toomey, pencils by Milton Knight, Jr., inks by Jose R. Albelo. Ritchie Retch in Enemy of the Working Class!, script by Christopher Priest [as Jim Owsley], pencils by Howard Bender, inks by Marie Severin; Richie Rich parody. The Burlesque House, script by Steve Skeates, pencils by Pat Broderick, inks by Armando Gil. That's Real Incredible People!, script by Murad Gumen, art by Kent Gamble; The cast of Thats Incredible and Real People play Family Feud. 52 pgs. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

Painted cover art by James Sherman. The Towering Mess, script by Stu Schwartzberg, art by Vance Rodewalt; A satire of the movie The Towering Inferno. History of Moosekind, Part X, script and art by Bob Foster; Invading herds from Scandinavia and the low pastures settle on the British Isles, sowing the seeds of British Empire. Daily Survivor, New York's Only Newspaper. Daytime Television, script by Marv Wolfman, art by Dick Wright. Saturday Morning TV. Crazy Guide to Body Language, script by Michael Pellowski, art by Michael Ricigliano. American Fairy Tales, script by Warren Emery, art by Bill Dubay. Crazy's Ultimate Game Show!, script by Paul Lewis, art by Marie Severin. Everything You Need to Form Your Own Rock Group and Make Millions of Dollars Even Though You Have Absolutely No Musical Ability Whatsoever!, script by Steve Skeates, art by Trina Robins. 52 pgs. $0.75. Cover price $1.25.