Crazy Magazine (1973) #37

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Crazy Magazine (1973) - #37
"Drive Yourself CRAZY Idiot Special, 1978 Edition"
Marvel Magazine Group (Marvel)

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Editor(s):
Gary Brodsky
Aron Laikin - 'Aron Mayer'
Paul Laikin

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Cover Date: May 1978
Cover Price: US $ 1.00

Issue Tagline:
Giant Bonus Pullout Section: 16 Pages of Insane Puzzles
Free Book of Fun and Games

Format: Black & White; Magazine; 82 pages

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Letters Column: None

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None entered.

Reprints/Collects:
Crazy Magazine (1973) #16
Crazy Magazine (1973) #17
Crazy Magazine (1973) #20

Notes:
EDEN NORAH, Art Directress-at-Large

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"Crazy Mailbox Nameplates" - Edit this story

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Aron Laikin - 'Aron Mayer'

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Synopsis:
Apartment mailbox nameplates featuring the names of the famous, infamous and fictional (e.g., Frank Serpico, Patty Hearst, Jusge Crater, Carlton, Your Doorman).

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Inside front cover.

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"TV Satire: Baloney Miller" - Edit this story

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Writer(s):
Lennie Herman

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Kent Gamble

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A five-page spoof of the popular police sitcom BARNEY MILLER.

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"There Oughta Be a Law Against..." - Edit this story

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A page of panels illustrating what should be illegal acts.

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"Do-It-Yourself Comedy Monologue" - Edit this story

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A two-page feature with a beautiful full-page caricature of HENNY YOUNGMAN on stage surrounded by virtually every comedian of the day. A text box contains a comedy monologue.

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"Crazy's Modern Day Song Book" - Edit this story

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Warren Emery

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Commentary on the Seventies set to well-known tunes (e.g., "When Johnny is Able to Read Again" set to the tune of "When Johnny Comes Marching Homae Again").

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Two-page spread.

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A five-page spoof of the popular sitcom, LAVERNE & SHIRLEY.

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One pager with four strips illustrating imagined scenes from the cowboy show, family show, doctor show, and juvenile show. Spoofs Gunsmoke, The Waltons, Marcus Welby, MD and Lassie.

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Illustrated by the future popular Marvel Comics artist BOB McLEOD.

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"Happiness For Today's Modern Kids" - Edit this story

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Paul Lamont

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Four pages illustrating what "Happiness is..." for today's kids (who are all middle-aged with kids of their own now!)

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"Crazy Quiz: How Crazy Are You? Take This Test and Find Out" - Edit this story

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A two-page test of your sanity (or lack thereof).

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Marylyn Ippolito - 'Marylyn'

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Clever limericks about famous monsters, including Dracula, Frankenstein, the Wolfman, Godzill, King Kong and more.

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In a prescient piece predicting the violent video games of today, ROGER FRANCIS writes in 1978, "If you think there's too much violence on TV now, you won't be seeing much less of it in the future because people love it! In fact, it just may spread to other forms of entertainment... something people can actually take part in!"

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A two-page spread featuring a game board, playing pieces, and directions.

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A five-page spoof of the popular sitcom GOOD TIMES.

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Originally presented in CRAZY MAGAZINE #16.

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"The Crazy Book of Fun and Games" - Edit this story

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A sixteen-page supplement printed on yellow paper boasting mazes, word scrambles, quizzes, and all matter of fun and games.

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A five-page spoof of Sylvester Stallone's iconic 1976 film ROCKY.

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Profiles and illustrations of eight specialty cars, including The Matzos (for Jewish Tourists in Arab Lands) and The Praying Mantis (for Holy Rollers).

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Originally presented in CRAZY MAGAZINE #16.

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"Boy, Have You Got A Wrong Number!" - Edit this story

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Two pages boasting nine gag panels showing some of the worst wrong numbers ever dialed.

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One-page featuring four strips of imagined scenes from the news show, the sports broadcast, the weather report, and the quiz program. Among those caricatured are Harry Reasoner, Barbara Walters, Muhammad Ali, and Howard Cosell.

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A page of gag panels depicting acts that should be criminalized.

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"Mythological Creatures Then and Now" - Edit this story

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Three pages contrasting the mythological creatures of yesteryear with its modern-day counterparts (e.g., a descendent of the legendary Griffon is the Merv Griffin).

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One-page spoof of the Timex Watch "it takes a licking and keeps on ticking" commercials.

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Originally presented in CRAZY MAGAZINE #20.

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"The Ad You Read... The Kit You Get" - Edit this story

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A two-page compare-and-contrast illustrating the discouraging disconnect between an ad's promise and the reality.

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"Hooray for Ecology! A Crazy Look at Our Environment" - Edit this story

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Short humorous blurbs about pollution and other ecological concerns.

"Attention Reader: This page was made out of recycled jokes!"

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"If Parents Carried Out Their Idle Threats" - Edit this story

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One-pager illustrating the oft-heard threats of parents.

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"TV Satire: The Boobonic Woman" - Edit this story

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Humorous blurbs relating to religion surround a spot illo of The Nebbish.

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Originally presented in CRAZY MAGAZINE #17.

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Inside back cover.

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Full-color back cover contains eight coupons (such as one for free coffin nails when you book your funeral with Freddie's Funerals, Inc.).

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