Crazy Magazine comic books issue 1

Debut issue of Marvels MAD-inspired magazine. Cover art by Kelly Freas. Virginia Slim Chances parody ad, script by Stu Schwartzberg, art by Marie Severin. "Kung Fooey," script by Stu Schwartzberg, art by Mike Ploog; Parody of the ABC television series "Kung Fu." "Breaking And Entering Pandora's Box," script by Harlan Ellison, art by Basil Wolverton; Parody article on post-nuclear Armageddon life. "The Daily Survivor," script by Tony Isabella, Carla Josephs, Gerry Conway, and Steve Skeates, art by Dave Hunt and Marie Severin; Sample of a post-apocalyptic newspaper. "The Lighter Side Of Racial Violence," script by Marv Wolfman (plot), Roy Thomas, and Jean Thomas, art by Ned Young; Parody of Dave Berg's "The Lighter Side" features from Mad Magazine. "The Great American Dream" Crazy Far-Out Fumetti, script by Marv Wolfman, storyboard by Marie Severin; A slick real estate agent tries to talk an unsuspecting couple into investing in a luxury condominium; includes photos of Neal Adams, Dick Giordano, and Tony Isabella. "An Independent Survey Today Announced," script by Jean Shepherd, pencils by Don McGregor (layouts) and Herb Trimpe, inks by Herb Trimpe; A series of newspaper clippings from the future. "The Upseidown Adventure," script by Len Wein, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Vic Martin; Parody of the film "The Poseidon Adventure." "Sole Survivor" one-page Junkwaffel back-cover story, script and art by Vaughn Bode; Card Shark frets about the high mortality rate in the squadron. 44 pgs., B&W. Cover price $0.40.

Stories and art by Tony Couch and others. Charlton's Mad imitator continues its hit-or-miss parodies of 1950s pop culture. A parody of Beetle Bailey comic strips and Elvis's famous induction into the Army. A parody of James Thurber's New Yorker stories. Spoofs of 1950s advertising, including beer, art instruction, and vodka. The cover is a parody of New Yorker magazine and its famous mascot, Eustace Tilley. Stupid Glass; Goings on About Town; Fred R. J. Knockworth Gets the Bad News with a Telegram; The New Yorkish; Fables for Our Time; Our Far Flung Correspondents; The Current Cinema; My Beer Is Swinegold the Dry Beer!; It's All in Your Mind!; Crazy Goes to a Party!!; Pelvis Is Drafted; Believe It or Nuts!; The Man with the Grey Flannel Mouth; Anyone Can Draw!!; Know Yourself; A Morbid Moment; New Golden Dill Soap Makes Bubbles Better; The Secret of a Real Martini Is in Dogschmidt's Vodka. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.