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Issue: Crazy Magazine #1
Publication Date: October 1973
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Issues: #1 of 94 Issues (95 Printings)
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Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel Magazines [reading a magazine]View Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics Group
On Sale Date: 07/10/1973
Volume: none
Pages: 44
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.40 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 16 (11 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Marv Wolfman
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color cover; Black and White interior
Dimensions: Magazine size
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Binding: saddle-stitched; Perfect Bound
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Illustration
Black and white. Parody of Kung Fu, the television series starring David Carradine.
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Explosive First Issue

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Kelly Freas
Inker(s): Kelly Freas
Colorist(s): Kelly Freas
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Crazy
Character(s): The Nebbish
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In Content Item: FlagMarvel Firsts: The 1970s #2 published January 2012
as Crazy Magazine #1 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Virginia Slim Chances

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stu Schwartzberg
Penciller(s): Marie Severin
Inker(s): Marie Severin
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Parody of Virginia Slims magazine ads.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Kung Fooey

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stu Schwartzberg
Penciller(s): Mike Ploog (signed)
Inker(s): Mike Ploog (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Parody of the ABC television series "Kung Fu".
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Pages: 8
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Breaking And Entering Pandora's Box

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harlan Ellison
Penciller(s): Basil Wolverton
Inker(s): Basil Wolverton
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Parody article on post-nuclear Armageddon life.
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Pages: 1
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The Daily Survivor

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tony Isabella; Carla Josephs; Gerry Conway; Steve Skeates
Penciller(s): Dave Hunt; Marie Severin
Inker(s): Dave Hunt; Marie Severin
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Sample of a post-apocalyptic newspaper.
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Pages: 7
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The Lighter Side Of Racial Violence

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Marv Wolfman (plot); Roy Thomas; Jean Thomas
Penciller(s): Ned Young
Inker(s): Ned Young
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Parody of Dave Berg's "The Lighter Side" features from Mad Magazine.
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Pages: 1
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A Blow For Free Speech

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Marv Wolfman (plot); Roy Thomas; Jean Thomas
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Foto Funkies
Synopsis: Two men try to convince the woman sitting in bed between them that posing topless for the camera will be striking a blow for free speech.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: This is a parody of National Lampoon's "Foto Funnies" segment. Photographed by Michelle Wolfman. Marvel Comics editor Roy Thomas appeared as one of the men.
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Shush-Ups

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Marv Wolfman (plot); Roy Thomas; Jean Thomas
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Parody of Mad Magazine's "Shut up" recurring feature.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Marv Wolfman (plot); Roy Thomas; Jean Thomas
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Foto Funkies
First Line: Vive Le First Amendment
Synopsis: The two men prevail in getting their bed mate to take off her top, but she has a surprise waiting for them.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Photographed by Michelle Wolfman.
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The Great American Dream

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Marv Wolfman
Penciller(s): Marie Severin (storyboard)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Crazy Far-Out Fumetti
Character(s): Fred Hawker (photo of Dick Giordano); John Williams (photo of Neal Adams); Marsha Williams (photo of Gayle Landers); The Daughter (photo of Mary McPherran); The Son (photo of Tony Isabella); The Mugger (photo of Alex Simmons)
Synopsis: A slick real estate agent tries to talk an unsuspecting couple into investing in a luxury condominium.
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Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Photographed by Michelle Wolfman.
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An Independent Survey Today Announced...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jean Shepherd
Penciller(s): Don McGregor (layouts); Herb Trimpe
Inker(s): Herb Trimpe
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A series of newspaper clippings from the future are presented.
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Pages: 7
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[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Marv Wolfman
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Who's Who
First Line: Until You Bought This Book
Synopsis: Editor Wolfman gives satirical biographies of this issue's contributors.
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Pages: 1
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The Upseidown Adventure

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Len Wein
Penciller(s): Ross Andru
Inker(s): Vic Martin
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Parody of the film "The Poseidon Adventure".
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Pages: 6
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Evolution And History Of Moosekind, Part 1

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Foster
Penciller(s): Bob Foster
Inker(s): Bob Foster
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: The evolution of human history, parodied as it would apply to anthropomorphized moose. This chapter covers the evolution of prehistoric moose ancestors.
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Pages: 3
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Foom-Etti

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tony Isabella
Letterer(s): Irving Watanabe ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Richard (played by Marv Wolfman); Wendy (played by Cristen Steen)
Synopsis: A desperate young man tries to convince a bored woman to show him the secret prize she got for subscribing to Crazy Magazine.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Photographed by Vince Colletta. Inside back cover.
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Sole Survivor

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Vaughn Bode (signed)
Penciller(s): Vaughn Bode (signed)
Inker(s): Vaughn Bode (signed)
Colorist(s): Vaughn Bode (signed)
Letterer(s): Vaughn Bode (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Junkwaffel
Character(s): Squirtvegger; Card Shark
Synopsis: Card Shark frets about the high mortality rate in the squadron.
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In Issue: FlagJunkwaffel #2 published February 1995
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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