Publishers / Marvel / Crazy Magazine (1973) / #8
8December 1974
$0.50

Crazy Magazine #8

Marvel · December 1974 · on sale 1974-10-29

Award on record
Buy it now on eBay ›Graded copies ›
How to read this file
  • Every claim on this page traces to a public bibliographic record; the sources are listed at the bottom of the file.
  • A first-appearance badge means this is the earliest non-flashback appearance on record in this database.
  • Buy links are eBay affiliate links. They never change what the record says.

Identification plate

Series
Crazy Magazine (Marvel, 1973 series)
Issue
#8
Publication date
December 1974
Key date
1974-12-00
On-sale date
1974-10-29
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.50
Pages
52

Match the book in your hand against this plate before paying an edition-specific price.

Why this issue matters

On the record: Shazam Award - Best Humor Story (1974).

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy; colors: Nick CardyAl Pacino [as Serpico]; unnamed suspect; The Nebbish
1Watergate Paradecomic story1script: Tony Isabella; pencils: Dick Wright; inks: Dick WrightRichard Nixon; Gerald Ford; Edward Kennedy
2-text article0.33script: Marv Wolfman
3Police Gory Storycomic story6script: Stu Schwartzberg; pencils: Vance Rodewalt; inks: Vance RodewaltCharleton Heston [as Sgt. Joe Shootfurst]; Richard Thomas [as The Kid]
4Crazy's Hamburgers on the Marchtext story1script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Marie Severin; inks: Marie Severin
5Kaspar the Dead Babycomic story5script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Marie Severin; inks: Marie Severin; letters: John CostanzaKaspar the Dead Baby; Windy the Not-So-Good Witch; Kaspar's father; Kaspar's Mother
6If Human Interest Articles Were Written Like Crime Storiestext story4script: Barry Hepp
7The History of Moosekind, Part Eighttext story4script: Bob Foster; pencils: Bob Foster; inks: Bob Foster
8Crazy's Prison Craziescomic story3script: John Stevens; pencils: John Stevens; inks: John Stevens; letters: John Stevens
9Insipid Romancestext story8script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Marie Severin; inks: Marie Severin
10Saturday Morning TVcomic story8script: Lance Boyle; pencils: Bert Forrest, Mordecai Inglefeld, Willie Ito, William Stout, Igor Vorpuzzi, Richard Stanley; inks: Bert Forrest, Mordecai Inglefeld, Willie Ito, William Stout, Igor Vorpuzzi, Richard Stanley; letters: Bert Forrest, Mordecai Inglefeld, Willie Ito, William Stout, Igor Vorpuzzi, Richard Stanley
11Serpikette: Copess on the Beat!photo story6script: Bill Skurski, Marv Wolfman, Nina Mende
12Is Ford a Better Idea?cartoon1script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Robert Graysmith; inks: Robert GraysmithGerald Ford
13Bouncy Paper Towelscomic story1script: Stu Schwartzberg; pencils: Marie Severin; inks: Marie Severin; colors: Marie SeverinNancy Walker [as Rosie the waitress]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Crazy Magazine #611980On eBay ›
Crazy Magazine #671980On eBay ›
Crazy Magazine #701981On eBay ›
Crazy Magazine #941983On eBay ›
Crazy Super Special #11975On eBay ›
The Evolution & History of Moosekind #[nn]
ISBN 0930193962		1989On eBay ›

Reading the story costs a fraction of owning the issue. Both routes are on every file.

Before you buy

  • Check the price box: Marvel ran 30-cent and 35-cent test-market price variants in 1976-77.
  • Canadian and Whitman editions exist for many bronze books; match the barcode area to the plate.
  • Look for Mark Jewelers inserts and date stamps - they affect collector preference, not authenticity.

Series context

‹ #78 of 94#9 ›

Sources

Found an error in this file? corrections@comicrecord.com