This Magazine is Crazy (1957) comic books 1957

Cover by Bob McCartney. Stories and art by Jack O'Brien and others. Charlton gives its Mad imitator its fourth and final title, as it continues its hit-or-miss parodies of 1950s pop culture. In a parody of "hillbilly" comic strips Snuffy Smith and Li'l Abner, Snuffy steals Abner's gal Daisy Mae. A parody of space heroes, as Captain Half Past Twelve encounters beautiful but needy women at home and on strange planets. Plus a do-it-yourself guide to imitating the Elvis look. Spoofs of 1950s advertising, including toothpaste, brassieres, and sodas. Cover by Bob McCartney features numerous 1950s celebrities and cartoon characters, including Mad's cover boy Alfred E. Neuman himself. Glum... the Only Toothpaste You Use Just Once; Man's Best Friend!; When the Animals Finally Take Over!; I Test Hopped the Minestrone RXY-1-XPU; The Adventures of Sniffy Snuff; Confessions of a Psychiatrist's Couch; It's Part of the Game; Captain Half Past Twelve; Expose; Ribald Classic; Crazy Home Hint Dept.; Mother Goosed; Songs to Sing By; Ripper's Page; You Too Can Be a Pelvis!; Crazy's Very Own Guzzle Guide for a Simple Road to Alcoholism; Dear Miss Heartburn; Why Spend Time at Home; The Two-Headed Tigress of Pluto; Let's Explore Your Noodle!; Doodles; Letters to the Editor; Letters from the Editor; An Important Message for Mechanical Men; Blow Out That Stuffed-Up Head!; Be Slim! 8.5-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W with Red. Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Herman Slott and others. Charlton's Mad imitator continues its hit-or-miss parodies of 1950s pop culture. In a parody of both Peyton Place and Reader's Digest Condensed Books, a lurid bestseller is condensed to a single paragraph. A parody of 1950s military inquests. Spoofs of 1950s advertising, including TVs, whiskey, and cigarettes. The cover is a parody of Esquire magazine. Barlmoro; Burnoff; Gorging in/Out with Crazy; The Shouting and the Flurry; The Military's Case Against Itself : A Muffled Report; The Old Flame; Calypso USA; The Mad Cherry Bomber; When in Doubt, Pungo; The Fetish Girl; Eating in the Village; The New Wild Sound of Gerry Muldoon: Artist; I Dreamed I Went Dancing in My Boyform Shorts; Bribe Section; Book Condensation; Fishing, Etc.; The Slimdome Hat; Nagnavox; Pack Your Own, Bud!; Urbane, Yet Skin-Fitting: Thataway's Mau Mau Oxford '58; Kutty Shark Scotch Whiskey. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.